Translational Auditory Physiology and Perception Laboratory

04/20/2026

TAPP Lab research assistant, Raya, presented on our efforts to increase families' access to hearing research in our community at the 3rd Annual Empowerment in Special Education Conference and Resource Day.

04/17/2026

Congratulations to Vivien on an excellent presentation summarizing work she has done in the TAPP Lab over the past year of her audiology externship!

03/20/2026

Happy First Day of Spring!!!

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the TAPP Lab!

03/12/2026

Today we bid Jane farewell and wish her luck as she continues her audiology journey at the University of North Carolina. Jane has been a vital member of our TAPP team for nearly 4 years. She has been instrumental in our implementation of wideband tympanometry into the Boys Town Clinics and the source of endless research van adventures. We will miss her, but look forward to running into her at all of the conferences in the future. Best of luck from your TAPP family!

02/26/2026

It's "Tell a Fairy Tale" Day! We love sharing tales with our participants, whether it be reading stories in books during the ear tests or making up our own tales about the owls in our listening games!

02/24/2026

If you find yourself in Scottsdale this week for the annual meeting of the American Auditory Society, be sure to stop by the posters presented by TAPP Lab members and our collaborators!

02/14/2026

Happy Valentine's Day from the TAPP Lab team!

02/07/2026

If you happen to be attending the ARO MidWinter Meeting in San Juan this week, be sure to stop by Dr. Merchant's podium and poster to learn more about our ongoing work!

01/05/2026

12/30/2025

2025 has been a busy, eventful year in the TAPP Lab! Our team has traveled the world and across the US collecting data and sharing our research findings. We can't wait to meet our new research families and the new colleagues we get to welcome to our team in 2026!

12/09/2025

Friendly reminder to complete our OAE survey prior to 12/31/2025!

The TAPP Lab at Boys Town National Research Hospital would like to learn more about your use of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) when testing children with suspected otitis media with effusion.

Please take a few minutes to fill out our brief, anonymous online survey: https://redcap.link/OAEsurvey. Thank you!