Applied Sciences

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. 

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.

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.

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.