Cassie A. Garner, Ph.D., CCC-A
Assistant Professor
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology/ Audiology - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2004 Master of Science in Audiology - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2007 Doctor of Philosophy in Human Sciences - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
CLINICAL CERTIFICATION/ LICENSURE
- Certificate of Clinical Competence - Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Audiologist License - Nebraska- not active
- Audiologist License - Texas
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Basic studies of the normal, human auditory system, more specifically, cochlear mechanics, using non-invasive techniques (otoacoustic emissions, auditory evoked potentials, behavioral methods, middle ear measures)
- Improving test performance of otoacoustic emissions
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Neely, S.T., Johnson, T.A., Garner, C.A., & Gorga, M.P. 2005. Stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions measured with amplitude-modulated suppressor tones. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 118, 2124-2127.
Gorga, M.P., Dierking, D.M., Johnson, T.A., Beauchaine, K.L., Garner, C.A., & Neely, S.T. 2005. A validation and potential clinical application of multivariate analyses of distortion-product otoacoustic emission data. Ear & Hearing, 26, 593-607.
Gorga, M.P., Johnson, T.A., Kaminski, J.R., Beauchaine, K.L., Garner, C.A., & Neely, S.T. 2006. Using a combination of click- and tone burst-evoked auditory brain stem response measurements to estimate pure-tone thresholds. Ear & Hearing, 27, 60-74.
Johnson, T.A., Neely, S.T., Garner, C.A., & Gorga, M.P. 2006. Influence of primary-level and primary-frequency ratios on human distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 119, 418-428.
Garner, C.A., Neely, S.T., & Gorga, M.P. 2008. Sources of variability in distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 124, 1054-1067.
RECENT GRANTS
2009 - Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health & University Medical Center, Women's Health Innovation Fund Grant - Gender Differences in Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Fine Structure