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Awards

• Kayla Cormier - Meritorious Poster Designation at ASHA 2024
• Ana Sanchez - Richard D. Wyant Endowed Award in Audiology from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
• Vanessa Lucero - First Place Poster at CAA 2025

Presentations

ASHA 2024 - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• Kenna Dugdale (co-authors Kayla Cormier and Carly Schimmel) - "Neuroplasticity changes and P300 amplitudes over time in first time hearing aid users" (Poster)
• Kayla Cormier (co-author Carly Schimmel) - "Clinical use of the P1 biomarker to assess cortical maturation in conductive/mixed hearing loss" (Poster)

SFN 2024 - Society for Neuroscience

• Kayla Cormier (co-authors Carly Schimmel and Kenna Dugdale) - "Cortical neuroplasticity after intervention in hearing loss" (Poster)

CAA 2024 - Colorado Academy of Audiology

• Vanessa Lucero (co-authors Carly Schimmel and Kayla Cormier) - "Investigating Visual Evoked Potentials as Markers of Crossmodal Plasticity in OTC Hearing Aids" (Poster)

EHDI 2024- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention

• Kayla Cormier (co-author Carly Schimmel) - "Auditory cortex development in children with hearing loss and additional disabilities" (Poster)
• Carly Schimmel (co-author Kayla Cormier) - "Cortical maturation in children with conductive, mixed, and unilateral hearing losses" (Poster)

Publications

• Kayla Cormier was first author on the publication "Hearing loss and psychosocial outcomes: Influences of social emotional aspects and personality" in PLOS One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304428
• Kayla Cormier and Don Bell-Souder were co-authors on the publication "Neurocognitive outcomes in young adults with cochlear implants: The role of early language access and crossmodal plasticity" in Hearing Research https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2024.109074
• Carly Schimmel was first author (co-author Kayla Cormier) on the publication "Digits-in-Noise test as an assessment tool for hearing loss and hearing aids" in Audiology Researchhttps://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres14020030
• Don Bell-Souder was first author on the publication "Validation of direct recording of electrically evoked cortical auditory evoked potentials through a cochlear implant system" in Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-79528-3 

Awards

• Hannah Sake - First Place Poster at CAA 2023
• Natalie Raden - Second Place Poster at CAA 2023
• Kayla Cormier - Audiology/Hearing Science Reach Travel Awards (ARTA) for ASHA 2023
• Carly Schimmel - Audiology/Hearing Science Reach Travel Awards (ARTA) for ASHA 2023
• Carly Schimmel  - CAPCSD Plural Research Scholarship Award 

Presentations

ASHA 2023 - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• Kayla Cormier (co-authors Cary Schimmel, Natalie Raden, and Kenna Dugdale) - "Brain plasticity and cognition in response to hearing aids" (Poster)
• Carly Schimmel (co-author Kayla Cormier) - "Online self-assessment of hearing ability and hearing aid intervention" (Poster)

CAA 2023 - Colorado Academy of Audiology

• Hannah Sake (co-author Don Bell-Souder) - "Remote vs In-Person Testing of Speech-in-Noise Using AzBio" (Poster)
• Natalie Raden (co-authors Kayla Cormier, Carly Schimmel, and Kenna Dugdale) - "How amplification affects cognition as measured by a cognitive visual evoked potential" (Poster)
• Jasmine Ramirez (co-authors Carly Schimmel and Kayla Cormier) - "Creating an Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Fact Sheet" (Poster)
• Carly Schimmel (co-authors Kayla Cormier and Katrina Smoot) - "Utility of cortical biomarker testing in children with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder" (Poster)
• Kayla Cormier - "Auditory cortex developmental trajectories and language development trajectories in children with hearing loss with and without additional disabilities" (Poster)

Children's Hospital of Colorado Spring Pediatric Research Conference

• Kayla Cormier - "Auditory cortex development in children with hearing loss with and without additional disabilities" (Poster)
• Carly Schimmel (co-author Don Bell-Souder) - "The role of telehealth therapy for children with cochlear implants and hearing aids" (Poster)

• Kayla Cormier (co-author Carly Schimmel) - "Cognitive screening in hearing loss: MoCA cognitive screening tool for hearing aid trial"
• Bailey Harmon (co-author Kayla Cormier) - "Changes in the P300 wave before and after amplification use" (Poster)
• Carly Schimmel (co-author Kayla Cormier) - "Digits in noise test as a remote hearing assessment tool" (Poster)

Awards

• Jasmine Ramirez - Richard D. Wyant Endowed Award in Audiology from the University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology
• Kayla Cormier -First Place Poster at CAA 2022
• Kayla Cormier - NIH T32 Post-Doctoral Research Trainee grant through the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Department of Otolaryngology.
• Kayla Cormier - Institute of Cognitive Science Student Research Award

Presentations

ASHA 2022 - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• Kayla Cormier (co-authors Bailey Harmon, Claire Ducatte, and Don Bell-Souder) - "Practice effect considerations with cognitive screening" (Poster)

CAA 2022 - Colorado Academy of Audiology

• Kayla Cormier - “Cognitive screening in audiology settings” (Poster)
• Carly Schimmel (co-author Kayla Cormier) - "Digits in noise test as an at-home clinical tool" (Poster)
• Bailey Harmon (co-authors Kayla Cormier and Carly Schimmel) - "P300 cortical response changes as a function of amplification use" (Poster)
• Lauren Chung (co-authors Olivia Ruggiano, Kayla Cormier, and Carly Schimmel) - "The benefits of cortical auditory evoked potentials in pediatric clinical practice" (Poster)

Kayla Cormier (co-authors Don Bell-Souder, Carly Schimmel, and Emily Lee) was awarded First Place Poster at the Colorado Academy of Audiology Conference for her poster “Hearing loss and psychosocial outcomes: Influences of social emotional aspects and personality”

Emily Lee (co-authors Kayla Cormier and Don Bell-Souder) was awarded Second Place Poster at the Colorado Academy of Audiology Conference for her poster “Face mask use in health care settings: effects on cognition, listening effort and strategies for amelioration”

Carly Schimmel (co-authors Bailey Harmon, Hannah Glick, and Don Bell-Souder) was awarded Second Place Poster at the Colorado Academy of Audiology Conference for her poster "Changes in alpha power in the brain after hearing aid use"

Kayla Cormier was awarded with the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA) Student Scholarship Award to present her poster "Cortical maturation and cognitive outcomes in young deaf adults who use cochlear implants" at the ACIA conference

Carly Schimmel was awarded with the American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACIA) Student Scholarship Award to present her poster "The role of telehealth in aural habilitation therapy for children fitted with cochlear implants and hearing aids" at the ACIA conference

Carly Schimmel (co-authors Hannah Glick,and Don Bell-Souder) was awarded with the James & Susan Jerger Award for Excellence in Student Research for her poster "Spectral changes in the brain after hearing aid use" at the American Academy of Audiology Conference

Kayla Cormier (co-authors Don Bell-Souder and Carly Schimmel) was awarded with the American-Speech-Hearing Association (ASHA) Meritorious Poster Designation for her poster “Cortical maturation and cognitive outcomes in young Deaf adults who use cochlear implants” at the ASHA conference

Carly Schimmel (co-authors Emily Lee, Hannah Glick, and Don Bell-Souder) was awarded with the American-Speech-Hearing Association (ASHA) Meritorious Poster Designation for her poster "Brain changes in mild to moderate hearing loss after hearing aid use" at the ASHA conference

Carly Schimmel (co-authors Emily Lee, Hannah Glick, and Don Bell-Souder) was awarded with the James & Susan Jerger Award for Excellence in Student Research for her poster "Brain changes in mild to moderate hearing loss after hearing aid use" at the American Academy of Audiology Conference