Carolina Abdala

Carolina Abdala is a Professor in the Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Southern California. She leads the AbdaLab, focusing on cochlear function across the human lifespan. Her research integrates advanced otoacoustic emission (OAE) techniques to study maturation, aging, and hearing disorders. Key projects include disentangling distortion and reflection components of OAEs, developing protocols for sensorineural hearing loss diagnosis, and exploring cochlear mechanics in newborns and elderly populations. Her work is funded by the NIH-NIDCD, emphasizing translational applications for clinical audiology and cochlear modeling.

Research interests span auditory neuroscience, cochlear biophysics, and diagnostic technologies. Collaborations include USC faculty like Dr. Christopher Shera. The lab’s innovations in swept-tone OAE protocols and joint reflection-distortion profiling aim to refine hearing assessments. No awards are explicitly listed, but her extensive publications reflect significant contributions to auditory science.

Labs/Teams: AbdaLab (specializing in cochlear function and OAE analysis). Grants: NIH-NIDCD-funded projects on human cochlear maturation and aging. Students/Advising: No advisees listed in the provided data. Future work includes advancing OAE-based diagnostics and modeling cochlear nonlinearities.