Jacie R. McHaney, PhD

Bio

I am a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University studying auditory neuroscience. I received my PhD in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh.

My research focuses on the neurobiology and plasticity underlying speech processing using neurophysiological (EEG, pupillometry, peripheral nerve stimulation) and cognitive computational neuroscience approaches. My research goals are to develop neurobiologically-informed rehabilitative approaches for speech perception in noise challenges. My current research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying individual differences in speech perception in noise in aging.

I have secured over $250,000 from the National Institutes of Health to investigate speech perception challenges in aging and in individuals who complain of speech perception difficulties but have clinically-normal hearing thresholds. I leverage audiological protocols, cutting-edge neurophysiological methods, and neurobiologically-grounded computational models to gain a better understanding of the source of speech perception challenges in the absence of overt hearing loss.

You can find me on Bluesky and X.

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA

    PhD, Communication Science and Disorders, Auditory Neuroscience | 2023

  • The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX

    BS, Psychology, Biology Minor | 2015

  • Austin Community College | Austin, TX

    AS, General Studies in Science | 2015

Funding

  • NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

    May 2022 - April 2023 | $145,608

    NIH-NIDCD | F31DC020085 - Neural Mechanisms of Speech Perception in Noise in Middle-Age

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute Quantitative Methodologies Pilot Program

    February 2022 - January 2023 | $25,000

    NIH-NCATS | UL1TR001857 - Decision Strategies in Speech Perception in Aging

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  • NRSA Institutional Training in Auditory and Vestibular Neuroscience

    September 2019-August 2021 | $85,252

    NIH-NIDCD | T32DC011499

    Role: Trainee

Jacie R. McHaney, PhD

Bio

I am a Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University studying auditory neuroscience. I received my PhD in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh.

My research focuses on the neurobiology and plasticity underlying speech processing using neurophysiological (EEG, pupillometry, peripheral nerve stimulation) and cognitive computational neuroscience approaches. My research goals are to develop neurobiologically-informed rehabilitative approaches for speech perception in noise challenges. My current research aims to develop a mechanistic understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying individual differences in speech perception in noise in aging.

I have secured over $250,000 from the National Institutes of Health to investigate speech perception challenges in aging and in individuals who complain of speech perception difficulties but have clinically-normal hearing thresholds. I leverage audiological protocols, cutting-edge neurophysiological methods, and neurobiologically-grounded computational models to gain a better understanding of the source of speech perception challenges in the absence of overt hearing loss.

You can find me on Bluesky and X.

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA

    PhD, Communication Science and Disorders, Auditory Neuroscience | 2023

  • The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX

    BS, Psychology, Biology Minor | 2015

  • Austin Community College | Austin, TX

    AS, General Studies in Science | 2015

Funding

  • NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

    May 2022 - April 2023 | $145,608

    NIH-NIDCD | F31DC020085 - Neural Mechanisms of Speech Perception in Noise in Middle-Age

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute Quantitative Methodologies Pilot Program

    February 2022 - January 2023 | $25,000

    NIH-NCATS | UL1TR001857 - Decision Strategies in Speech Perception in Aging

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  • NRSA Institutional Training in Auditory and Vestibular Neuroscience

    September 2019-August 2021 | $85,252

    NIH-NIDCD | T32DC011499

    Role: Trainee