Tiffany A. Johnson, Ph.D., Lab Co-Director [faculty bio]

Dr. Johnson serves as co-chair of the KU Intercampus Program in Communicative Disorders and chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech at KU Medical Center. Her research focuses on understanding how the human auditory system works in individuals with either normal or impaired auditory function.

Lauren G. Mann, Ph.D., Lab Co-Director [faculty bio]

An assistant professor in the Department of Hearing and Speech at KU Medical Center, Dr. Mann incorporates her 15+ years in clinical neuroaudiology into research projects that keep patient outcomes in the forefront.

Mallory Miller, Au.D. [faculty bio]

As a provider in the KU Center for Concussion Management, Dr. Miller specializes in vestibular assessment following head injury. Her research interests include the effects of mTBI on balance and improving objective diagnostic tools for concussion diagnosis and recovery monitoring.

Ali Jamos

Ali is a doctoral student at KU Medical Center and his research interests include hidden-hearing loss and exploring the differences in how hearing loss advances in aging adults. He is currently working on two projects that evaluate the effects of dietary patterns on hearing status in older adults.

Ghina Fares

A doctoral student at KU Medical Center, Ghina is interested in studying how audiology diagnostic tools can be used to predict concussion recovery and monitor symptom improvement. Her current research emphasizes comparison of low-, mid- and high-frequency tests of the vestibular system in patients seen in the Neuroaudiology Clinic as part of a concussion assessment.

Sami Lashley
Sami is an audiology doctoral student in the class of 2027 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her research interests are in the therapeutic potential of music for tinnitus management. Her current project investigates how neural activity differs between live and passive music listening in individuals with chronic tinnitus.

Betsy Sweiger
Betsy is an audiology doctoral student in the class of 2027 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her research interests are in auditory and vestibular consequences of concussion. Her current project investigates how altered auditory timing after concussion may be evaluated and treated using the clinical system, Interactive Metronome.