Research
Current Doctoral Student Projects
Current
Durham, D. “Health Disparities in Otology”
2022-Present
MD student, Applied Practice Project; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern
University
Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman MD
Bartolome, A. “Community Pharmacies as sites for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Delivery;
Stakeholder Opinions Pilot Study”
2021-Present
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Reyes, C. “Understanding Hearing Health Care Attitudes, Beliefs, and Knowledge of
Hispanic Parents of children with Hearing loss”
2021-Present
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Dowdy, M. “Retrospective Study on Factors that Affect Audiological Follow-Up Rates
in Malawi”
2021-Present
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman MD
Lewis, C. “Hearing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Black Women: A Multi-method
Analysis”.
2021-Present
PhD student, Applied Practice Project; College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern
University Committee: Victoria Sanchez, AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Julia Toman
MD
Dorey, C. “Neurophysiological measures of the inner ear using extended high-frequency
stimuli”
2020-Present
Biomedical Sciences PhD student, USF College of Medicine
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD and Jeffery Lichtenhan PhD
Rooker, J. “Neurotoxicity monitoring”
2019-Present
Nursing PhD student, USF College of Nursing PhD Program
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Matthew Anderson MD, Victoria Marshall MD, Constance
Visovsky MD
Past
Lamanna, J. “Pilot study to evaluate hearing and cognition performance in patients
who do or could utilize and osseointegrated device”
2020-2022
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Morgan Oktela Fuentes
AuD, Marsadi Parliament AuD
Boyle, S. “An Evaluation of the DIN, AEMT, and WIN Materials on Listeners with Normal
Hearing and Listeners with Sensorineural Hearing Loss".
2020-2022
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Morgan Oktela Fuentes
AuD, Marsadi Parliament AuD
Introcaso, K. “Tele-audiologic rehabilitation for new adult cochlear implant users.”
2019-2022
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Nye, T. “The Effect of Presentation Level on WIN Scores: A Potential Diagnostic Tool
for Hidden Hearing Loss”
2019-2022
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Schneley, M. “ Evaluation of bone conduction thresholds among patients with normal
hearing and sensorineural hearing loss”.
2019-2022
AuD Student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
May, A. “ Evaluation of bone conduction thresholds among males and female listeners”.
2019-2022
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Neil, H. “ Re-manualization of the ACHIEVE hearing intervention”
2019-2021
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD, Theresa Chilsom PhD
Jones, S. “Making a case for hearing targeted cytomegalovirus (CMV) screenings in
newborns in the state of Florida”
2019-2021
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Tilley, M. & Manser, E. “Emergency ASL Toolkit for USF audiology clinicians”
2019-2021
AuD students, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Schwartz, B. “Assessment of eAudiology for Providing Clinical Services and Supports
for Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study“
2019-2021
Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Oktela, M., Bethune, E., Gaye-Allen, M. “ Word-recognition in quiet performance:
Effects of the Carrier Phrase, Age, and Talker Variability”
2018-2020
AuD students, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Sassano, C. “The Creation of a Vestibular Appointment Flowchart Based on Patient Symtoms
and Best Practices.”
2018-2020
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD
Czulada, C. “Effect of Educational Videos on Caregiver Hearing Aid Knowledge.”
2017-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Reichard, A. “Language Preferences for Delivery of Hearing Loss Education for Older
Spanish Speaking Adults.”
2017-2019
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Glazer, S. “Measuring changes in auditory cortical oscillations during tinnitus sound
therapy.”
2017-2019 AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Spandau, C. “Understanding tinnitus and its treatment through behavioral measures.”
2017-2019
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Holmes, Y. “Application of the Living Well with Hearing Loss program with Spanish-speaking
adults of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent.”
2016-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Haney, M. “Salicylate-induced tinnitus in CBA/CAJ mice assessed using tonal pre-pulse
inhibition of the acoustic startle response.”
2016-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Hinton, A. “The anti-inflammatory effects of Omega-3 essential fatty acids on the
aging cochlea”
2016-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD
Looney, M. “Effect of microphone directionality and noise reduction on speech in noise
recognition in Advanced Bionics cochlear implant users”
2016-2019
Co-Chair; Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida
Gospodinsky, H. “Effect of microphone directionality and noise reduction on speech
in noise recognition in Cochlear cochlear implant users”
2016-2019
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD
Jones, H. “Implementing an online rehabilitation system to improve caregivers’ knowledge
of hearing aids and hearing impairment”
2016-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Hutchison, P. “Investigating behavioral manifestations of residual inhibition of tinnitus
in a mouse model.”
2016-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Seldine, M. “Behavioral and Quantitative Estimations of Pitch Strength and Height”
2016-2018
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Oree, P. “Evaluation of a hearing loss toolkit for self-management”
2015-2019
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Gutman, K. “Evaluation of a Spanish language toolkit for hearing loss self-management”
2015-2019
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Hicks, C. “Predictive value of the theory of planned behavior in hearing help-seeking
behavior”
2015-2017
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Riffel, C. “Speech in noise perception in age-related hearing loss,”
2014-2017
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Galicia Almanza, P. “An exploratory examination of outcome measures in a hearing intervention
clinical trial,”
2014-2016
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD, Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Fabrizzi, A. & Kaplan, M. Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors: Noise induced hearing
loss and hearing loss prevention programs.
2014-2016
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Claxton, E. “The effects of ambient noise levels on the auditory brainstem response.”
2014-2016
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
McAteer, B. “The development and validation of an audiologic test battery to diagnose
individuals with Friedreich’s Ataxia,”
2013-2015
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD
Craig-Ashley, K. “Auditory Brainstem Responses: Patients with Friedreich’s Ataxia,”
2013-2015
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD
Klein, A. “The relation between background noise acceptance/annoyance as and hearing
aid noise reduction processing.”
2013-2015
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Ambrosio, A. “Speech Understanding in Noise (SUN) test as a screening for hearing
loss.”
2013-2015
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD
Green, C. “Objective and Subjective comparisons of Hearing Assistive Technology,”
2012-2014
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD
Roberson, P. “Functional Hearing Questionnaire: A new method of quantifying functional
hearing complaints of blast injured veterans.”
2012-2014
AuD student, Audiology Doctoral Project (ADP), University of South Florida, Tampa,
FL
Committee: Michelle Arnold AuD PhD