People

Sumitrajit (Sumit) Dhar
Principal TroublemakerSumit’s scientific interests include otoacoustic emissions, cochlear mechanics, and hearing health care.

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

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

Parisa Jalilzdeh Afshari
Postdoctoral ScholarParisa 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
Research Study CoordinatorDana is the Research Study Coordinator for the lab’s nOAExt study. Her research interest at the lab is improving hearing healthcare accessibility.