University of Cincinnati Department of Pediatrics

David K. Brown, PhD

Title

Director of Audiological Research

Appointment

Assistant Professor

Email

david.brown@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-2577

Fax

513-636-2886

Bio

David K. Brown, PhD, is the Director of Audiological Research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Cincinnati. He is interested in the development of screening and diagnostic tools and procedures such as Otoacoustic Emissions, Auditory Steady-State Responses and other Evoked Potentials. Dr. Brown has lectured across North America, published numerous articles and two book chapters.

Credentials

PhD: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 1996
Certification: CCC-A, 1985

Research

Hearing

Research Grants and Contracts

Brown DK & Sauve R, The 2nd Canadian Survey of Neonatal Hearing Screening and Follow-up Programs, 2004-2005, PI

Brown DK, Phillips D, Watson CM, Dort JC, Eggermont JJ & Tobolski C, Auditory Temporal Processing Disorders in Developmental Language Delay, 2003 – 2005, Co -PI

Picton TW, John MS & Brown DK, A Screening Test for Hearing Using Auditory Steady-State Responses, 2002 – 2004, Co-investigator

Brown DK , A Comparison of pure tone thresholds obtained with Steady-State Evoked Potentials and Standard Audiometry, 2002 – 2004, PI

Currie G, Brown D & Dort J, A Cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative techniques for the detection of hearing impairment in the first year of life, 2001, Co-investigator

Publications, Most Recent

John MS, Brown DK, Muir PJ & Picton TW (2004). Recording Auditory Steady-State Responses in young infants.Ear and Hearing. 25(6), 536-553.

Dort JC, Tobolski CJ, Brown DK (2001). Screening strategies for neonatal hearing loss: Which test is best?Neonatal INTENSIVE CARE. 14(3), 33-41.

Zochodne B, Brown DK and Dort JC (2001). Quality health care for newborns: The case for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Programs.The Canadian Nurse. 97(4), 23-26.

Brown DK & Dort JC (2001). Auditory Neuropathy: When test results conflict.Journal of Otolaryngology. 30(1), 46-51.

Brown DK, Tobolski CJ, Shaw GR & Dort JC (2001). Towards determining DPOAE frequency and SNR protocols for Newborn Hearing Screening.Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. 24(2), 68-73.

Brown DK, Dort JC Sauve R (2001). Newborn Hearing Screening Programs – A truly Canadian Perspective.Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. 24(2), 48-58.

Editorial Positions

Editorial Board of the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Assistant Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Presentations, Most Recent

Brown DK. Auditory Steady-State Response. Invited presentation to the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Annual Conference. Calgary, Alberta. May 2003.

Brown DK. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs: One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now…. Invited presentation to the Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologists 2003 Conference. St. John's, Newfoundland. May 2003.

Brown DK. Are Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs a Possibility? Invited presentation to the Newborn Hearing Screening Conference & Workshop. Brandon, Manitoba. March 2003.

Brown DK. Newborn Hearing Screening. Invited presentation to the Health Research Awareness Day. Calgary, Alberta. February 2003.

Brown DK. Evaluating a Program: Infrastructure and Quality Standards. Invited presentation to the North American Conference on Deafness Screening and Intervention in Early Childhood. Quebec City, Quebec. January 2003.

Brown D, Gravel J, Hyde M and Roussel-Maltais J. Examples of deafness screening and intervention programs at different stages of implementation: New York, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick. Invited presentation to the North American Conference on Deafness Screening and Intervention in Early Childhood. Quebec City, Quebec. January 2003.

Brown DK and Hannan G. Infant Hearing Screening. Invited presentation to the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association 20th Anniversary Annual Conference. Ottawa, Ontario. May 2002.