Meet the Research Team

This study is being conducted by a team of many individuals from the following institutions and organizations: 

University of Kentucky

Matthew L. Bush, MD, PhD, MBA

  • Department Chair & Vice Chair for Research, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Nancy Schoenberg, PhD

  • Professor, Dept. of Behavioral Science
  • Director of the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET)

Paul Stringer

  • Research Protocol Manager, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

 

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Susan Emmett, MD, MPH

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Director of the Center for Hearing Health Equity

Samantha Kleindienst Robler, AuD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • Associate Director of the Center for Hearing Health Equity

Shayu Deshpande, PhD

  • Research Program Manager, Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Duke University Global Health Institute

Elizabeth Turner, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics and Global Health
  • Director of the DGHI Research Design & Analysis Core

Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD, FAHA

  • Associate Professor, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery

Hannah Lane, PhD, MPH 

  • Implementation Scientist, Dept. of Population Health Sciences.