Team
SPAN Lab Members
SPAN Lab Director
Michelle Kapolowicz, PhD
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
kapolowicz@usf.edu
View Curriulum Vitae
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, Irvine, Otolaryngology
PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas, Cognition and Neuroscience
MS, The University of Texas at Dallas, Applied Cognition and Neuroscience
BA, The University of Texas at Arlington, Philosophy
I use behavioral, electrophysiological, and pharmacological approaches to study how people cope with speech understanding in difficult listening situations. I am particularly interested in how this process is more difficult for certain populations, such as for cochlear implant users or people with tinnitus, and how we can improve overall hearing outcomes.
Graduate Students
Anna Lise Barksdale, AuD Student
My research interests are in contributing to our understanding of speech perception
variability across cochlear implant users and in working to characterize the roles
of extended high frequency hearing loss and hyperacusis in tinnitus.
Undergraduate Students
Jiwon Baek, Undergraduate LSH Student
I am interested in pursuing a graduate degree in audiology. I am working to expand
my understanding of the knowledge gained from my coursework through hands-on experience
in the SPAN Lab, while also exploring the diverse field of audiology to discover my
specific area of interest.