People

Sumitrajit (Sumit) Dhar

Sumitrajit (Sumit) Dhar

Principal Troublemaker

Sumit’s scientific interests include otoacoustic emissions, cochlear mechanics, and hearing health care.

Mary Meskan

Mary Meskan

Assistant Instigator

Mary is an audiologist with clinical and research experience. Her interests include improving access to hearing healthcare.

Madeline Pitman

Madeline Pitman

Research Study Assistant

Madeline primarily focuses on participant recruitment and research administration. She assists in the lab’s ongoing studies.

Parisa Jalilzdeh Afshari

Parisa Jalilzdeh Afshari

Postdoctoral Scholar

Parisa is a clinician-scientist audiologist bridging clinical care and translational research to advance innovations in hearing health. Her work concentrates on the interaction between peripheral and central auditory functions, speech processing, and auditory changes throughout the lifespan. She brings unique insight to real-world solutions for complex auditory challenges.

Dana Shuaibi

Dana Shuaibi

Research Study Coordinator

Dana is the Research Study Coordinator for the lab’s nOAExt study. Her research interest at the lab is improving hearing healthcare accessibility.