116 - Gabrielle Merchant, Au.D., Ph.D. - The Case for Wideband Tympanometry

Guest: Gabby Merchant, Au.D., Ph.D. - Scientist II & Director of the Translational Auditory Physiology and Perception Laboratory at Boys Town National Research Hospital Gabby joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss: - Her backstory, obtaining a joint Ph.D. from MIT & Harvard in Speech & Hearing Bioscience, and then acquiring her Au.D. from UMass Amherst - The many mentors Gabby has had along the way, including Susan Voss and Jill de Villiers - How and why she decided to leave her home in New England for Nebraska to join Boys Town National Research Hospital - Her passion and work around wideband tympanometry - The advantages that wideband tympanometry provides clinicians, especially within the pediatric population - What it's like working inside a translational research lab and the many reasons that make Boys Town so special to Gabby --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futureear/message

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Discussing the business of hearing healthcare and how hearing professionals can succeed in a rapidly evolving landscape. Guests of the show include experts with backgrounds in Audiology, Public Health, Consumer Audio, and Technology. The goal of Future Ear Radio is to connect the trends converging around our ears. (FuturEar)