Jessica received her Doctorate in Audiology from the University of Utah in 2018 and is currently a PhD candidate in the APP lab. She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and International Relations from the University of California, Davis.
Currently, her research interests are understanding the physiological processes that may help people understand speech in noisy environments, using psychophysical and electrophysiological methods. Specifically, she is interested in how the medial olivocochlear reflex may facilitate our ability to hear in noisy environments and what happens to this reflex with age/and or hearing loss. Her clinical interests include vestibular diagnostics, cochlear implants, and neurosurgical monitoring.
Her hobbies include drinking coffee, traveling, drawing, rock climbing, Pilates, and traveling to find more coffee.
