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Areas of Research
Faculty and Staff
- Adam Bosen, Ph.D.
- Anastasia Kerr-German, Ph.D.
- Angela AuBuchon, Ph.D.
- Barbara Morley, Ph.D.
- Brad Corr, PT, DPT
- Brittany K. Taylor, Ph.D.
- Christopher M. Conway, Ph.D.
- Claire Selin, Ph.D.
- Daniel M. Rasetshwane, Ph.D.
- Dawna Lewis, Ph.D.
- Dominic Cosgrove, Ph.D.
- Douglas Keefe, Ph.D.
- Elizabeth Heinrichs-Graham, Ph.D.
- Ellen Peng, Ph.D.
- G. Christopher Stecker, Ph.D.
- Gabrielle Merchant, Au.D., Ph.D.
- Gaelle E. Doucet, Ph.D.
- Giorgia Picci, Ph.D.
- Harma Meffert, Ph.D.
- Hope Sparks Lancaster, Ph.D.
- Irina Patwardhan, Ph.D.
- James Blair, Ph.D.
- Johannah Bashford-Largo, PhD
- Jonathan Huefner, Ph.D.
- Justin Kueser, Ph.D.
- Karina Blair, Ph.D.
- Karla McGregor, Ph.D.
- Katherine R. Gordon, Ph.D.
- Kathryn Wiseman, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A
- Katie Schlieker, PT, DPT
- Kaylah Lalonde, Ph.D.
- Kristen Janky, Ph.D.
- Krystal Werfel, Ph.D.
- Lisa Goffman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
- Lori Leibold, Ph.D.
- M. Rohan Fernando, Ph.D.
- Marisa L. Zallocchi, Ph.D.
- Mary Pat Moeller, Ph.D.
- Matthew Dobbertin, D.O.
- Max J. Kurz, Ph.D.
- Michael Gorga, Ph.D.
- Monita Chatterjee, Ph.D.
- Nicole E. Corbin, Ph.D., CCC-A
- Patrick Tyler, Ph.D.
- Rachel K. Spooner, Ph.D.
- Ryan McCreery, Ph.D.
- Sahil Bajaj, Ph.D.
- Sophie E. Ambrose, Ph.D.
- Stephen Neely, D.Sc.
- Stuart White, Ph.D.
- Tiana Cowan, Ph.D.
- Timothy Arbisi-Kelm, Ph.D.
- Tony W. Wilson, Ph.D.
- Walt Jesteadt, Ph.D.
- Yesha Lundberg, Ph.D.
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- Ph.D. in Human Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
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- T35 Short Term Research Training Program
  - Investigators and Laboratories Available to T35 Trainees
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- Vestibular and Balance
Center for Perception and Communication in Children (COBRE Grant)
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Institute for Human Neuroscience
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- Brain Architecture, Imaging and Cognition
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- Dynamic Imaging of Cognition and Neuromodulation
- Neurodiversity
  - Current Studies
- Physiology of Walking and Engineering Rehabilitation
  - Current Studies
- Cognitive Affective Neurodevelopment in Youth Laboratory
- Multimodal Clinical Neuroimaging
- Translational Motor Imaging
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- Functional Genetics
- Gene Expression
- Molecular Diagnostic
- Neurochemistry
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- Vestibular Genetics
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- Emerging Language Knowledge
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- Etiologies of Language and Literacy
- Language Experience and Speech Perception
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- Language in Motion
- Language Learning and Memory
- Word Learning
- Working Memory and Language
- Written Language
  - Current Studies
  - Our Research Team
Core Services and Facilities
- Core Services
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- Technology Core Services
  - Technology Core Services Team
  - Sample of Our Research Technologies
  - Audiovisual Speech-in-Noise
  - Optimizing VEMP Testing Using a Reflex Hammer in Children
  - Portable, Easy-to-Use Acoustic Reflectance Measurement
  - Vocal Development Landmarks Interview (VDLI)
- Core Facilities
- Anechoic Chamber Core Facility
- Auditory-Visual (AV) Core Facility
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- Advanced Brain Imaging: Cannabis
- Advanced Brain Imaging: HIV
- Advancing Hearing Healthcare and Outcomes for Individuals with Down Syndrome Across the Lifespan
- Audiovisual Speech Enhancement in Children
- Brain Reorganization Across the Adult Lifespan
- Characterizing the Impact of Auditory Experience on Cognitive, Language, and Neural Outcomes in Children
- Children’s Skills Supporting Listening in Noise Study
- Developmental Changes in the Brain and Their Link to Psychiatric Traits
- Developmental Multimodal Imaging of Neurocognitive Dynamics (Dev-MIND)
- Effect of Age and Paradigm on Pediatric Sinusoidal Harmonic Acceleration Testing
- Five Memory Tests – A Remote Study
- Functional Hearing In Complex Auditory Environments
- Hearing Adaptation in Noisy Conditions in Adults
- Hearing Adaptation in Noisy Conditions in Children
- Igniting Mobility in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy
- Language Comprehension and Learning in Children
- Learning and Attention in Children
- Memory Strategies in Young Children
- Modulation of Spontaneous Cortical Activity by tDCS: BRAIN Initiative I
- Neuromagnetic Signatures of Down Syndrome
- Puberty and Emotion Regulation
- Reading Outcomes in Children with Vestibular Loss
- Speech Recognition in Individuals with Cochlear Implants
- Testosterone and PTSD
- Understanding Complaints of Hearing Loss
- Visual Sequence Memory in Children with Cochlear Implants
- Word Learning and Retention by Children with and without Developmental Language Disorder

Center for Human Performance Optimization

The Center for Human Performance Optimization is dedicated to creating an inviting atmosphere to support and improve mobility in children and adolescents with physical disabilities. Our goal is to help young people discover things they never knew they were capable of through skill development and exercise. We do this by bringing together cutting-edge researchers, dedicated physical therapists and the most advanced motion technology and equipment to create a unique hybrid in neuroscience care. This collaboration allows us to develop new and improved therapeutic interventions so that every individual can have a breakthrough in optimizing their performance.

Like No Other Physical Therapy Clinic

The 2,300 square foot, barrier-free facility, is designed to feel more like a state-of-the-art sport training facility rather than a medical clinic or research center. The dynamic support systems, split belt and curved treadmills, therapeutic training equipment and open area exploration systems with fall prevention are just a few of the pieces of equipment you will find in the Center to encourage and enhance mobility.

Learn more about our cutting-edge equipment.

Innovative Approach to Therapeutic Outcomes

In the scientific world, research is conducted in academic or corporate settings, often without any interaction with relevant populations or strategies regarding how the research can be translated into treatments that can help people.

Breaking that traditional research style is what makes the Center for Human Performance Optimization unique, not only in Omaha, but nationwide.

The truly innovative approach comes from having the Institute for Human Neuroscience and the Center for Human Performance Optimization next door to each other, working collaboratively to develop prototypes of therapeutic design and rapidly testing the new technology and techniques in patient care – ultimately driving change in medicine.

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Boys Town Center for Human Performance Optimization
14098 Mother Teresa Lane
Boys Town, NE 68010

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