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Education
1995, Ph.D. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Major: Audiology
Dissertation: Indirect Evidence for the Existence of Spontaneous Rate Classes in the Human Auditory Nerve
1980, M.Ed., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Major: Audiology
1978, B.S., James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, Major: Speech Pathology
Current Positions:
1993-present, Director, Auditory Electrophysiology Laboratory, James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN
2001- present, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Surgery, James H. Quillen College of Medicine; Dept. of Communicative Disorders East Tennessee State University
1995- present, Graduate Faculty, College of Public and Allied Health, Dept. of Communicative Disorders, East Tennessee State University
Certification:
CCC in Audiology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Licensure:
New York State license in audiology
Current Grants:
2001-06 Co-investigator Auditory and Vestibular Dysfunction Research Enhancement Award Program Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs $1,119,600.00
2004-07 PI Objective Measures of Hearing: A Clinical Decision-Making Algorithm, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs $215,100
2004-07 Co-investigator Effects of Aging and Noise on the Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs $248,800
Publications:
Akin, F.W., Murnane, O.D., Panus, P.C., Caruthers, S.K., Wilkinson, A.E., & Medley, T.M. (2004). The influence of voluntary tonic EMG level on the vestibular evoked myogenic potential. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 41, 473-480.
Murnane, O.D. & Kelly, J.K. (2003). The effects of high-frequency hearing loss on low-frequency components of the click-evoked otoacoustic emission. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology,, 14, 525-533.
Akin, F.W., Murnane, O.D., & Medley, T.M. (2003). The effects of click and tone burst stimulus parameters on the vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP). Journal of the American Academy of Audiology,, 14, 500-509.
Fagelson, M.A., Noe, C., Murnane, O.D. & Blevins, J. (2003). Predicted gain and functional gain with transcranial routing of signal completely-in-the-canal hearing aids. American Journal of Audiology,, 12, 84-90.
Akin, F.W. & Murnane, O.D. (2001) Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: preliminary report. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology,, 12, 445-452.
Murnane, O.D., Prieve, B.A. & Relkin, E.M. (1998) Recovery of the human compound action potential following prior stimulation. Hearing Research,, 124, 182-189.
Murnane, O.D. & Turner, C.W. (1991) Growth of masking in sensorineural hearing loss. Audiology,, 30, 275-285.
Sanders, R., Durieux-Smith, A., Hyde, M., Jacobson, J., Kileny, P., & Murnane, O., (1985) Incidence of hearing loss in high risk and intensive care nursery infants. Journal of Otolaryngology,, 14, Supplement 14, 28-33.
Selected Presentations: (published abstracts)
Murnane, O.D., Akin, F.W., Clinard, C., and Tampas, J. A sound-evoked
vestibular neurogenic potential. American Academy of Audiology
National Convention, Washington, D.C. (March, 2005).
Murnane, O.D., Akin, F.W., Clinard, C., and Tampas, J. The effects of stimulus parameters on the VEMP. American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Washington, D.C. (March, 2005).
Clinard, C., Murnane, O.D., Tampas, J., and Akin, F.W. Effects of stimulus type on ASSR threshold. American Academy of Audiology National
Convention, Washington, D.C. (March, 2005).
Howard, J., Akin, F.W., Murnane, O.D., Tampas, J., and Clinard, C. Effects of rise/fall time on VEMP amplitude and latency. American Academy of
Audiology National Convention, Washington, D.C. (March, 2005).
Murnane, O.D. Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. Fifth Annual Innovations in Clinical Communication Sciences Conference, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia (October, 2004).
Fillon, S., Akin, F.W., & Murnane, O.D. (2004) A Comparison of Recording Techniques for Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials. Poster presented at the American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah
Murnane, O.D., Akin, F.W, & Medley, T. (2002) Tone-evoked vestibular myogenic Potentials. Research podium presented at the American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Murnane, O.D. & Akin, F.W. (2002) Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: recording Methods. Research podium presented at the American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Philadelphia, PA.
Akin, F.W., Murnane, O.D., & Medley, T. (2002) Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials using tonal stimuli. Poster presented at the Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Murnane, O.D. & Kelly, J.K. (2002) Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions: effects of stimulus level. Poster presented at the Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Murnane, O.D. & Akin, F.W. (2001) Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: I. recording Methods. Poster presented at the Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Murnane, O.D., Kelly, J.K., & Prieve, B. (2001) Transient evoked otoacoustic emissions in normal hearing and hearing impaired subjects. Poster presented at the Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Murnane, O.D., Kelly, J.K., & Prieve, B. (2000) Tone-burst-evoked otoacoustic emissions and the influence of high frequency hearing loss in humans. Poster presented at the Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida.
Murnane, O.D. & Parent, T. (1995) Comparison of ABR recordings from tympanic-membrane and ear-canal electrodes. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, New Orleans, LA.
Murnane, O.D., Relkin, E., & Prieve, B. (1994) Indirect evidence for the existence of spontaneous rate classes in the human auditory nerve. Poster presented at the Midwinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. |
