Applied Sciences

Lisa Davidson, PhD
Associate Professor
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery;
Coordinator
Pediatric Audiology at the CID Oral School
Research Interests: The overall goal of our current research project is to specify how perceptual and cognitive abilities interact to determine relative benefits of sensory devices for children with moderate to profound sensorineural hearing loss.

Jill B. Firszt, PhD
Professor
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery
Director, Cochlear Implant Program
Dr. Firszt's clinical and research interests include bilateral and unilateral cochlear implants in adults and children, asymmetric hearing and unilateral haring loss, speech recognition, behavioral and electrophysiologic measures with electrical stimulation and optimization of speech processor mapping.


Guangyong Peng, MD, PhD
Professor of Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Our lab’s research focuses on understanding the role of different subsets of T cells in suppressive tumor microenvironments and the development of novel tumor therapeutic strategies using metabolic and molecular reprogramming of T cell fate and function for enhanced tumor immunity and immunotherapy.

Nancy Tye-Murray, PhD
Professor
Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery
Research Interests: Research in the Tye-Murray laboratory centers on fostering successful spoken language communication for both adults and children. Half of our efforts center on understanding the fundamental processes that allow for audiovisual speech perception, using behavioral measures and more recently, fMRI methodology, with particular emphasis on how development and aging affect perceptual abilities. The second half centers on developing aural rehabilitation strategies that develop both listening and speechreading abilities.