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