About Us

Emily Buss, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, Email: ebuss@med.unc.edu

Emily Buss is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She studied at Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania before coming to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Buss is involved in a wide range of studies of human hearing including normative studies in both children and adults, as well as experiments on the effects of hearing loss in listeners who make use of hearing aids or cochlear implants. Publications can be seen at NCBI.

Stacey Kane, Au.D.

Research Audiologist, Email: stacey_kane@med.unc.edu

Stacey Kane is a Ph.D. student. Prior to coming to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she worked as a pediatric clinical audiologist. There she developed research interests which include appropriate audiologic interventions for difficult-to-test populations and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder. Stacey earned her B.A. in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and her Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) at Washington University in St. Louis.

Monica Folkerts, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Email: monica_folkerts@med.unc.edu

Monica Folkerts is a post doc focusing on the spatial hearing abilities of older listeners, with and without hearing loss. She received her graduate degree in Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University where her focus was the effect of hearing loss on sound localization strategies. Monica received her undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Olivia Zimmerman

Graduate Research Assistant

Olivia Zimmerman is a second-year Doctor of Audiology student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She attended Northwestern University for her undergraduate degree. Olivia is a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Trainee and has a particular clinical interest in cochlear implants.

Caroline Paroby, B.A.

Graduate Research Assistant

Caroline Paroby is a first-year Doctor of Audiology student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned a B.A. in Communication Sciences and Psychology from Case Western Reserve University. Caroline is interested in research about speech perception and the lifespan population.

Selena Marcum

Graduate Research Assistant

Selena Marcum is a second-year Doctor of Audiology student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previously, she attended the Ohio State University for her undergraduate degree. Selena is a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Trainee as well.