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Jeff Martin
Jeff received his Ph.D. degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2006. Jeff is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences where he teaches a variety of courses in the Doctor of Audiology program. As the Assistant Director of the Texas Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) Laboratory, Jeff’s research aims at understanding the brain mechanisms contributing to the auditory processing difficulties facing some children and adults. His recent Event-Related Potential (ERP) studies focus on the influence of more cognitive factors (e.g., divided and selective attention) on dichotic listening performance in children at risk for APD. As an audiologist, Jeff is also involved in the translation of research findings to the development of better behavioral and electrophysiological procedures for the clinical evaluation of APD.
Jyutika Mehta
Jyutika received her Master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders form UT Dallas in 1999. Her research interests include individuals on the autism spectrum of disorders, children with language disorders and auditory processing difficulties. Her current research focus is on the brain-mapping of event-related potentials, interhemispheric transfer of auditory information, and it's implications for auditory processing disorder (APD). Jyutika is a licensed speech-language pathologist for Plano I.S.D. and is serving on the board of directors of a non-profit organization involved in early childhood intervention programs.
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Gary Overson
Gary received his master’s degree from Arizona State University in 1993. He worked as a clinical audiologist until 1999, when he began full-time doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. Current research interests are focused on evaluation of cortically measured electrophysiological brain activity of human listeners during dichotic presentations of connected discourse.
Tara Reed
Tara received her master’s degree in audiology from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans in 2000. Subsequently, she worked as a clinical audiologist in South Carolina and Houston, TX for several years. In 2005, she joined the UTD PhD program in Communication Disorders. Her current research interest includes using electrophysiological measures, such as event related potentials (ERPs), to evaluate auditory processing abilities in young and elderly populations.