My research is focused on gaining insight into the neural mechanisms underlying hearing and auditory processing abilities. I use a variety of auditory evoked potential techniques to explore the neural representation of auditory information at multiple stages along the auditory pathway. My interests include developing and refining clinical applications of these objective measures for the diagnosis and remediation of disorders of the auditory system. Currently in my lab we are investigating changes in cortical representations of frequency discrimination in individuals with hearing loss, and exploring how damage to the brain and central auditory system in traumatic brain injury affects neural encoding and processing of speech at brainstem and cortical levels.

Vander Werff K.R., Johnson, T.A., and Brown, C.J. (2008). Clinical application – Audiogram estimation. In: G. Rance (Ed.), Auditory Steady-State Response: Generation, Recording, and Clinical Applications. San Diego, CA: Plural.

Vander Werff K.R., Prieve B.A., and Georgantas L.M. (2007). Test-retest reliability of wideband reflectance measures in infants under screening and diagnostic test conditions. Ear and Hearing 28(5): 669-681.

Vander Werff K.R., and Brown C.J. (2005). The effect of audiometric configuration on threshold and suprathreshold auditory steady-state responses. Ear and Hearing, 26(3): 310-326.

Vander Werff K.R., Brown C.J., Gienapp B.A., and Schmidt Clay K.M. (2002). Auditory Steady-State Response (ASSR) and Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Thresholds in Children. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 13(5):227-235.