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[AUDITORY] Seeking PhD student



The Children’s Auditory Research for Educational Success (CARES) lab (https://www.indianacareslab.org/) is seeking a PhD student beginning Fall 2026. No specific background is required; however, individuals with experience conducting physiologic and/or behavioral research with school-age children or with pediatric audiology experience are especially encouraged to apply. 

Research in the CARES lab aims to improve our understanding of communication challenges faced by school-age children with and without hearing differences. We use a combination of subjective, behavioral, and electrophysiologic methods to learn about listening effort, attention allocation, and the effects of intervention (e.g., hearing aids, remote microphones) on communication. Results from our work provide valuable information to audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and teachers of children who are deaf and hard of hearing about environmental and child-specific characteristics that contribute to communication breakdowns. 

Our lab is part of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Science at Indiana University https://sphs.indiana.edu/. Information about our PhD program can be found at https://sphs.indiana.edu/graduate/phd-degree/ or at our virtual information session on November 13th 12:45-1:45pm Eastern Time (email spalmiot@xxxxxx for a link to join). 

Interested individuals can send a CV/resume and cover letter describing research interests to the lab director, Samantha Gustafson (sjgustaf@xxxxxx). Formal applications for the PhD program are due to Indiana University by January 1, 2026 (December 1, 2025 for international applicants). 



 

Samantha Gustafson, AuD, PhD, CCC-A

Assistant Professor

Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Indiana University Bloomington

(812) 855-6271

sjgustaf@xxxxxx

www.indianacareslab.org