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Carolina Abdala, Ph.D.
Scientist III,
Laboratory on Development of Auditory Function Children's Auditory Research and Evaluation (CARE) Center

email address: cabdala@hei.org

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS:

  • Ph.D. in Hearing Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Academic Appointments:  (1) Adjunct Faculty Member at USC, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. (2) Lecturer at CSU Northridge, Department of Communicative Science and Disorders
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship: Children's Auditory Research and Evaluation (CARE) Center, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA

CURRENT RESEARCH GRANTS

  • 2008-2013   “Peripheral Auditory System Function in Humans: A Continuum of Maturation and Aging" National Institutes of Health, NIDCD  Principal Investigator: Caroline Abdala.

  • 2003-present  "Postnatal Cochlear Maturation and Sources of Immaturity"  National Institutes of Health, NIDCD  Principal Investigator: Caroline Abdala (No-Cost Extension).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Abdala, C. & Oba, S. (2008). Changes in the DP-gram during the preterm and earlypostnatal period.
    Ear Hear. 29(4): 512-23.

  • Dhar S. & Abdala, C. (2007). A comparative study of DPOAE fine stucturein human newborns and adults with normal hearing. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 122(4): 2191-2202.

  • Abdala, C., Keefe, D. & Oba, S. (2007). Distortion product otoacoustic emission suppression tuning and acoustic admitttance in human infants: Birth through six months. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121(6): 3617-3627.

  • Abdala, C., Keefe, D. & Oba, S. (2007). Theory of forward and reverse middle-ear transmission applied to otoacoustic emissions in infant and adult ears. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 121(2): 987-993.

  • Abdala, C. & Keefe, D. (2006). Effects of middle-ear immaturity on DPOAE supression tuning in infant ears.
    J. Acoust. Soc. Am.     120(6): 3832-3842.

  • Abdala, C. (2005). Effects of asprin on distortion product otoacoustic emissions suppression in adults: A comparison for neonatal data. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 118(3): 1566-1575.

  • Abdala, C. (2004). Distortion product otoacoustic emission (2f1–f2) suppression in 3-month-old infants: Evidence for postnatal maturation of human cochlear function? J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 116(6): 3572-3580.

  • Abdala, C. & Chatterjee, M.  (2003).  Maturation of cochlear non-linearity as measured by DPOAE suppression growth in humans. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114(2): 932-943.

  • Abdala, C. (2003) A Longitudinal Study of DPOAE  Ipsilateral Suppression and Input/Output Characteristics in Human Neonates. J. Acoust. Soc. Am.  114(6): 3239-3250.

  • Abdala, C & Visser-Dumont, L. (2003).  Distortion product otoacoustic emissions: a tool for hearing assessment and scientific study. Volta Review Mongraphs. 103: 281-302.

  • Abdala, C. & Fitzgerald, T. (2003). Ipsilateral distortion product otoacoustic emission (2f1-f2) suppression in children with sensorineural hearing loss. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 114(2): 919-931.

  • Chen,  P.,  Zindy, F., Abdala, C., Liu, F., Li, X., Roussel, M. & Segil, N. (2003). Progressive hearing loss in mice lacking the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor Ink4d. Nature Cell Biology. 5(5): 422-426.

  • Abdala, C. (2001). DPOAE suppression tuning: cochlear  immaturity in premature neonates or auditory aging in normal hearing adults? J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 110: 3155-3162.

  • Abdala, C. (2001). Maturation of human cochlear amplifier function: DPOAE (2f1-f2) ipsilateral suppression at low- and high-levels in human adults and neonates. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 110: 1465-1476.

  • Starr, A., Sininger, Y., Nguyen, T., Michalewski, H., Oba, S. & Abdala, C. (2001). Cochlear receptor and auditory pathway activity in auditory neuropathy. Ear Hear. 22: 91-99.

  • Abdala C., Sininger, Y.S. & Starr A. (2000.)  DPOAE Suppression in subjects with auditory neuropathy. Ear and Hearing. 21: 542-553.

  • Abdala C. (2000).  Distortion product otoacoustic emission (2f1-f2) amplitude growth in human adults and neonates. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 107: 446-456.

  • Abdala C., Sininger Y.S. & Ma. E.(1999).  Maturation of medial efferent system function in humans.  J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 105(4): 2392-2402.

  • Sininger, Y.S., Cone-Wesson B. & Abdala C.(1998). Gender distinctions and lateral asymmetry in auditory brainstem response threshold of the human neonate. Hearing Research. 126: 58-66.

  • Sininger Y.S. & Abdala, C. (1998). Physiologic assessment of hearing.  In Lalwani, A.K. & K.M. Grundfast (eds.), Pediatric Otology/Neurotology. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company.  pp. 127-154.

  • Sininger, Y.S. & Abdala, C.(1998). Otoacoustic emission for the study of auditory function in infants and children. In Berlin C. (ed.), Proceedings of Scientific Symposium on Otoacoustic Emissions.  Louisiana State University Press.  4:105-125.

  • Abdala, C. (1998).  Audiological tests for infants with multiple disabilities. In D. Chen (ed.), Effective Practices in Early Intervention.  American Foundation for the Blind pp. 246-286.

  • Abdala, C. (1998).  A developmental study of DPOAE (2f1-2f2) suppression in humans.   Hearing Research, 121:125-138.

  • Sininger. Y.S., Abdala, C., & Cone-Wesson, B. (1997). Auditory threshold sensitivity of the human neonate as measured by auditory brainstem response. Hearing Research. 104: 27-38.

  • Abdala, C. (1996). DPOAE (2f1-f2) amplitude as a function of f2/f1 frequency ratio and primary tone leval separation in human adults and neonates. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 100(6): 3726-3740.

  • Abdala, C. & Sininger, Y.S. (1996). The development of cochlear frequency resolution in the human auditory system. Ear and Hearing. 17: 374-385.

  • Abdala, C., Sininger, Y. & Ekelid, M.(1996). DPOAE suppression tuning curves in human adults and neonates. Hearing Research. 98: 38-53. 

  • Abdala, C. & Folsom, R. (1995). The development of frequency resolution in human adults and infants as revealed by the ABR recorded with notched-noise masking. J. Acoust. Soc. Am.. 98(2): 921-930.

  • Abdala, C., Folsom, R. (1995). Frequency contribution to the click-evoked ABR in human adults and infants. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 97(4): 2394-2404.


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