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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Michelle Hughes, PhD, CCC-A is a full Professor and Director of the Cochlear Implant Research Laboratory (CIRL) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. She received her M.A. in Audiology in 1995 and Ph.D. in Hearing Science in 2003 from the University of Iowa. She completed her clinical fellowship in audiology at the University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. Research interests involve examining the relation between physiology and perception in cochlear implants, speech perception, telepractice for cochlear implant service delivery, overcoming hearing health disparities, and exploring auditory and vestibular effects secondary to substance misuse. She has been the PI/PD for numerous NIH grants, including R03, R01, and T35. She has served as a standing member for the NIH CDRC grant review panel and has been a section editor for Ear and Hearing since 2007.