Kelly Harris

Kelly Harris is a Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine.

• Research focuses on auditory neuroscience, hearing loss in aging, and cochlear implant outcomes
• Active in clinical trials related to auditory diagnostics and neural compensation

Research Interests include auditory processing, age-related hearing decline, neural synchrony, and multisensory integration. She investigates how brain structure/function changes affect speech recognition in older adults and cochlear implant users.

Recent publications show trends in auditory neuroscience (6), aging (5), and neurophysiology (4), with subtopics spanning cochlear implants, central gain theory, and multisensory speech processing.

Her work bridges clinical practice (cochlear implant studies) and basic science (mouse auditory nerve research). Collaborators include James Dias, Mark Eckert, and Judy Dubno.