Sridhar Krishnamurti

Sridhar Krishnamurti serves as Professor and Audiology Graduate Program Officer in Auburn University's Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences within the College of Liberal Arts. His Haley Center office (1102) supports his dual roles as AuD program coordinator and director of the Auditory and Hearing Science Lab.

His educational foundation includes a PhD from Kent State University, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from India's All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, and clinical fellowship training at Harvard Medical School's Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Research spans electrophysiology, hearing conservation, and auditory processing disorders with emphasis on aging populations. Current investigations focus on neural network modeling of auditory-cognitive decline, hearing aid efficacy in dementia, and military/musician hearing conservation. His lab employs otoacoustic emissions, VEMP, and pupillometry to assess auditory plasticity and stress.

Recent publications reveal increasing integration of computational methods with clinical audiology, particularly neural network applications for diagnosing auditory processing disorders and modeling Alzheimer's-related hearing decline. Military and music-related hearing conservation remains a consistent thread across his work.

Scientific recognition includes:

• 1999 New Investigator Research Award (American Academy of Audiology)
• 2011 Auburn University Teaching Excellence Award
• 2012 Auburn University Faculty Research Award
• Fellowship in the American Academy of Audiology

He actively mentors students in research projects while serving on Alzheimer's Association grant panels and journal review boards. Current grant activities focus on warfighter hearing protection and musician hearing conservation.

The Auditory and Hearing Science Lab conducts experimental research on auditory localization, situational awareness devices, and noise-induced hearing loss mechanisms through collaborations with military and music programs.