King Chung

Dr. King Chung is a Professor at the Mass General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, specializing in Audiology under the Communication Sciences and Disorders school. Her career spans research, education, and humanitarian efforts in hearing health.

• B.S., Communicative Disorders, Utah State University
• M.A., Audiology, University of Memphis
• Ph.D., Audiology, Northwestern University

Dr. Chung's research focuses on amplification, calibration methods, and humanitarian audiology. She pioneered a game-based automated hearing test app for low-resource settings and holds 4 US patents (3 granted, 1 pending) for innovative hearing device enhancements.

Herscholarly work from 2023-2025 emphasizes over-the-counter hearing aids, war-induced hearing loss in Ukraine, and mobile calibration tools. Her studies also address cross-cultural audiometric standards and automated hearing screening for refugee populations.

• Excellence in Research Award (NIU, 2013)
• AAA Humanitarian Award (2020)
• Promoting Academic Equity/Diversity in Service (2023)
• Excellence in Service Award (NIU, 2019)

Dr. Chung led >10 international humanitarian trips across 8 countries, including recent initiatives for Ukrainian refugees in Poland. She co-created the Coalition for Global Hearing Health and developed a low-cost calibration system improving access to audiological services.