Lauren G. Mann, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A

Professional Background

Lauren Mann, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A, an assistant professor in the KU Department of Hearing and Speech, conducts research and teaches courses in tinnitus, auditory processing disorders and clinical business practice. She practiced clinical neuroaudiology for 14 years, serving as clinic director for the Neuroaudiology Clinic from 2016 to 2025 and specializing in central auditory injuries of concussion including tinnitus, auditory processing disorders and hyperacusis.

Mann received bachelor's degrees in psychology and communication sciences and disorders in 2007 from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and earned her doctorate in audiology (Au.D.) at the University of Kansas in 2011. In 2021, she received a doctorate in philosophy (Ph.D.) with an emphasis on tinnitus following brain injury, also from KU.

Active in faculty governance at KU, Mann regularly serves on committees at both the department and school levels. In addition to her faculty responsibilities, she is actively involved in regional and national professional organizations. Mann is a member of the Kansas Speech Language Hearing Association, holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-A) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and serves on the Online Professional Development Committee for the Council of Academic Programs for Communication Sciences and Disorders. She serves on the Simucase Audiology Board and works as an audiology virtual simulation leader. She has served on the Hearing Aid Project's Audiology Advisory Group, leading student volunteers for a national hearing aid upcycling program through Sertoma since 2016.

Research

Overview

Mann's research interests emphasize central auditory changes following injuries such as concussion, or degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. She is co-director of the Auditory Research Alliance at KU Medical Center, where she oversees projects related to music-based interventions for auditory and vestibular symptoms of brain injuries, noise exposure and other disorders of the auditory brain.