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Skyler G. Jennings, Au.D., Ph.D., serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Utah. His academic work focuses on auditory neuroscience and audiology, specifically investigating speech perception mechanisms in noisy environments and the role of the medial olivocochlear reflex in auditory adaptation.
Dr. Jennings completed his undergraduate education at the University of Utah and Utah State University, followed by graduate studies at Purdue University where he earned his master's degree, clinical doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.), and Ph.D. His research program centers on understanding how the auditory system calibrates to changing acoustic soundscapes, with particular emphasis on why individuals with cochlear hearing impairment struggle to adapt due to compromised outer hair cell function affecting efferent feedback mechanisms.
Analysis of his 14 publications (2009-2019) reveals consistent investigation into auditory processing in noise, cochlear mechanics, and hearing loss effects. Key research themes include amplitude modulation detection, overshoot phenomena, auditory filter tuning, and computational modeling of individual differences. His work demonstrates how notched-noise precursors improve low-frequency modulation detection and reveals sharper cochlear tuning in musicians, with significant implications for hearing assistive technologies.
Dr. Jennings has contributed to methodological advancements in auditory research through the development of the PsyAcoustX MATLAB toolbox for psychoacoustic experimentation. His collaborative research with investigators including Bidelman, Strickland, and Dubno spans auditory neuroscience, computational modeling, and clinical audiology applications.
