Translational Hearing Center Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows and Staff
Our Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows and Staff
Creighton Faculty
![Alekha Dash](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-11/A%20Dash.jpg?itok=_wXJg-uy)
Alekha K. Dash, RPh, PhD
- Gilbert F. Taffe, Jr. Endowed Chair
- 402.280.3188
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![Darren Groh](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Groh_Darren.jpg)
Darren Groh, MD
- Program Director, Pathology Residency Program
- 402.398.6680
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![Gwendalyn King](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/king_gwen.jpg?itok=XDG9Qyum)
Gwendalyn King, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3125
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![Michael Nichols](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/M%20Nichols.jpg?itok=2Nb0FN1H)
Michael G. Nichols, MS, PhD
- Program Director, M.S. Physics and M.S. Medical Physics Programs
- 402.280.2159
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![Brian North](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/B%20North.jpg?itok=CFkz_iKL)
Brian J. North, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.3855
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![Elton North](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/E%20J%20North.jpg?itok=lsGtaJH4)
Elton Jeffrey North, BS, MS, PhD
- Associate Professor
- 402.280.2871
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![Justine Renauld](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Justine-Renauld_0.jpg)
Justine Renauld, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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![Sonia Rocha-Sanchez](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/S%20Rocha-Sanchez.jpg?itok=FGlgew8i)
Sonia Maria Rocha-Sanchez, BS, MS, PhD, MBA
- Director, Biomedical Sciences Research Core
- 402.280.5098
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![Patrick Swanson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/P%20Swanson.jpg?itok=LyaYwQ0n)
Patrick C. Swanson, PhD
- Program Director, Graduate Program Director
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology - 402.280.2716
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![Litao Tao](/sites/default/files/styles/card_contact/public/2021-12/litao-tao.jpg?itok=dV7rkklx)
Litao Tao, PhD
- Assistant Professor
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![Sarath Vijayakumar](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Sarath-Vijayakumar.jpg)
Sarath Vijayakumar, PhD
- Research Assistant Professor
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![Andrew Wagner](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/andrew-wagner..jpg)
Andrew R. Wagner, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.5188
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![Marisa Zallocchi](https://dms.creighton.edu/sites/default/files/faculty-images/Marisa-Zallocchi_0.jpg)
Marisa L. Zallocchi, PhD
- Assistant Professor
- 402.280.4069
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![Michael Anne Gratton, PhD](/sites/default/files/2023-09/michael-anne-gratton.jpg)
Michael Anne Gratton, PhD
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- Director, Vestibular and Balance Laboratory
- Kristen.Janky@boystown.org
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![Ryan McCreery, PhD](/sites/default/files/2023-09/ryan-mccreery.jpg)
- Vice President of Research Director, Audibility, Perception and Cognition Laboratory
- Ryan.McCreery_@boystown.org
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- Director, Translational Auditory Physiology and Perception Laboratory
- Gabrielle.Merchant@boystown.org
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![Blank Profile](/sites/default/files/2021-11/blankprofile_2_1_4_0.jpg)
- Director, Neurochemistry Laboratory
- Barbara.Morley@boystown.org
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![](/sites/default/files/2024-06/heather-porter.jpg)
- Senior Audiology Research Associate
- Heather.Porter@boystown.org
Postdoctoral Fellows
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![Blank Profile](/sites/default/files/2021-11/blankprofile_2_1_4_0.jpg)
Vijayprakash Manickam, PhD
- Dr. Zallocchi’s Lab
- VijayprakashManickam@creighton.edu
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![Cong Tian, PhD](/sites/default/files/2023-07/cong1_0.jpeg)
Cong Tian, PhD
- Dr. Steyger’s Lab
- CongTian@creighton.edu
Research Staff
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![Anthony Stender, PhD](/sites/default/files/2023-09/anthony-stender.jpg)
Anthony Stender, PhD
- Research Scientist
- AnthonyStender@creighton.edu
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![Molly McDevitt, PhD](/sites/default/files/2023-09/molly-mcdevitt.jpg)
Molly McDevitt, PhD
- Research Scientist
- MollyMcdevitt@creighton.edu
Creighton Administrative Staff
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![Jerrod Lawrence](/sites/default/files/2021-12/jerrod_lawrence_0.jpg)
Jerrod Lawrence
- Administrator, Biomedical Sciences
- JerrodLawrence@creighton.edu
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![Charles Klinetobe, PhD](/sites/default/files/2023-09/charles-klinetobe.jpg)
Charles Klinetobe, PhD
- Assistant Director, Dr. Richard Bellucci Center for Translational Hearing Research
- CharlesKlinetobe@creighton.edu
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![Olivia Shope](/sites/default/files/2021-12/olivia_shope.jpg)
Olivia Redden
- Program Supervisor, Biomedical Sciences
- OliviaShope@creighton.edu
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![Stacy Barney, M.Ed.](/sites/default/files/2021-12/stacy-barney.jpg)
Stacy Barney, M.Ed.
- Assistant Director
- StacyBarney@creighton.edu
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![Jacob Walker](/sites/default/files/2021-12/jacob-walker.jpg)
Jacob Walker
- Program Manager
- JacobWalker@creighton.edu
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General Inquiries
Charles Klinetobe
Assistant Director
CharlesKlinetobe@creighton.edu
Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, NE
402.280.2866
Director
Peter S. Steyger, PhD
Program Administrator
Stacy Barney MEd
StacyBarney@creighton.edu
Research Scientist - Mass Spectrometry Services
Molly McDevitt, PhD
MollyMcdevitt@creighton.edu
Administrative Support
Jacob Walker
JacobWalker@creighton.edu
402.280.2886