Funding

National Institutes of Health NIDCD Early Research Career R21 Award (R21DC021756)

An analytical technique to evaluate early auditory evoked potentials

12/06/2024 –11/30/2027

Kamerer (PI)

Electrophysiological measures of auditory health and function have the potential to provide critical information currently missing from clinical hearing tests; however, they have historically relied on a highly trained human eye to analyze and interpret features of the electrical responses, limiting their clinical use and what features are researched. The proposed research develops a free, automated tool for analysis and interpretation of electrophysiological measures that would allow clinicians and researchers to use features that cannot be measured by the human eye to identify sensorineural pathologies causing hearing loss. The research goals align with Themes 1 and 5 of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Strategic Plan by identifying new biomarkers of sensorineural function and using machine learning to train and automate the analytical tool, resulting in improved clinical diagnosis and prognosis, and development of targeted pharmaceutical research.

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National Institutes of Health, NIDCD R01 Award (R01DC016348)

Understanding suprathreshold hearing deficits

12/01/2017-7/31/2023

Kamerer (Co-I)

The purpose of this research program is to improve our understanding of suprathreshold hearing deficits and to establish a theoretical framework for the development of diagnostic methods for hidden hearing loss in humans. The work addresses issues that have both basic scientific interest and applied clinical relevance. The work will improve our understanding of potential mechanisms underlying hearing and listening difficulties. The ability to diagnose hidden hearing loss in the clinic will usher in new methods for clinical evaluation and may lead to advances in intervention strategies for individuals who have hidden hearing loss. Therefore, the proposed research is relevant to public health because it applies scientific knowledge to address the effects of hearing loss, which affects more than 30 million people in the US.

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National Institutes of Health, NIDCD T32 Award (T32DC000013)

Research in human communication and its disorders

06/08/2018-5/31/2022

Kamerer (Postdoctoral Fellow)

There is a critical need for interdisciplinary research in the area of human communication and its disorders. The Boys Town National Research Hospital postdoctoral training program is designed to provide trainees with the expertise required to develop successful independent research programs through training in a large center comprising a highly collaborative and unique mix of behavioral and clinical translational research programs.