Past Meetings

2023 Annual Meeting

The 50th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, March 2 - 4, 2023.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Monita Chatterjee, PhD, of Boys Town National Research Hospital; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Brenda Ryals, PhD; and exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Hubert H. Lim, PhD of the University of MinnesotaJohn G. Casali, PhD, CPE of Virginia Tech University and Hearing, Ergonomics & Acoustics Resources (HEAR); and Avril Genene Holt, PhD of Wayne State University School of Medicine. Kaylah Lalonde, PhD gave the Early Career Research Award Presentation and a Special Session on "Uncovering Hidden Hearing Loss: Noise Exposure, Tinnitus and Aging" was presented by Sharon G. Kujawa, PhD of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical SchoolNaomi Bramhall, AuD, PhD of the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, Oregon Health & Science University; and Colleen Le Prell, PhD of the The University of Texas at Dallas.

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2022 Annual Meeting

The 49th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, February 24 - 26, 2022.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Anu Sharma, PhD, of the University of Colorado, Boulder; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Judy R. Dubno, PhD; and exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Bharath Chandrasekaran, PhD of the University of Pittsburgh; Marshall Chasin, AuD, MSc of Musicians' Clinics of Canada; and Matthew L. Bush, MD, PhD, MBA of the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Elizabeth A. Walker, PhD, CCC-A/SLP gave the Early Career Research Award Presentation and a Special Session on "Future Therapies for the Ears" was presented by Edwin W Rubel, PhD of the University of Washington and Oricula Therapeutic, LLC; Lisa Cunningham, PhD of the NIH/NIDCD; Suzanne L. Mansour, PhD of the University of Utah; Will J. McLean, PhD of Frequency Therapeutics; Jonathon Whitton, AuD, PhD of Decibel Therapeutics Inc.; Jeffery J. Anderson, PhD of Otonomy, Inc.; and Andrew K. Groves, PhD of Baylor College of Medicine.

View the 2022 Final ProgramPodium Abstracts, and Poster Abstracts


 

2021 Annual Meeting

The 48th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held virtually, March 4 - 6, 2021.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Ruth Y. Litovsky, PhD, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Brian C.J. Moore, PhD; and exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Jessica R. Sullivan, PhD of Hampton University; De Wet  Swanepoel, PhD of the University of Pretoria and Ear Science Institute; and Simon Carlile, PhD of Google X and the University of Sydney. Nicholas S. Reed, AuD gave the Early Career Research Award Presentation and a Special Session on "Music Perception / Cognition" was presented by Aniruddh D. Patel, PhD of Tufts University, Laurel J. Trainor, PhD of McMaster University, Nina Kraus, PhD of Northwestern University, and Charles J. Limb, MD of the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine.

View the 2021 Poster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2020 Annual Meeting

The 47th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Embassy Suites Hotel, March 5 - 7, 2020.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Larry E. Humes, PhD of Indiana University; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael Dorman, PhD; and exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Sharon L. Cushing, MD of Hospital for Sick Children and Mead Killion, PhD of Etymotic Research.  Andrew Sabin, PhD of Bose Corporation gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on "Cells to Signals: Electrophysiological Interrogation of the Auditory System" was presented by Christopher Shera, PhD of the University of Southern California, Jeffery T. Lichtenhan, PhD of Washington University School of Medicine, Maria Perez-Abalo, MD, PhD of Albizu University, and Torsten Dau, PhD of the Technical University of Denmark.

View the 2020 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2019 Annual Meeting

The 46th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Embassy Suites Hotel, February 28 - March 2, 2019.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Laurie Eisenberg, PhD of the University of Southern California; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Edwin W Rubel, PhD; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Stefan Launer, PhD of Sonova AG, Sophie K. Scott, PhD of University College London, and Charles Della Santina, MD, PhD of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. O'neil W. Guthrie, MS, PhD, CCC-A of Northern Arizona University gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on "Multisensory Processing" was presented by Nancy Tye-Murray, PhD of Washington University School of Medicine, Daniel W. Wesson, PhD of University of Florida College of Medicine, Tim Hullar, MD of Oregon Health and Science University, and Mark T. Wallace, PhD of Vanderbilt University.

View the 2019 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2018 Annual Meeting

The 45th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Hotel, March 1 - 3, 2018.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Harvey Dillon, PhD of the National Acoustic Laboratories; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Glenis R. Long; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Karen B. Avraham, PhD of Tel Aviv University, Daniel J. Lee, MD of Harvard Medical School, and Monita Chatterjee, PhD of Boys Town National Research Hospital. Daniel M. Rasetshwane, PhD of Boys Town National Research Hospital gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on "Neuroplasticity" was presented by Daniel Polley, PhD of Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard Medical School, Dan H. Sanes, PhD of New York University, and Larry E. Roberts, PhD of McMaster University.

View the 2018 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2017 Annual Meeting

The 44th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Hotel, March 2 - 4, 2017.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Robert Dobie, MD of the University of Texas Health Science Center; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Patricia Stelmachowicz; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Mary Pat Moeller, PhD of Boys Town National Research Hospital, Devin McCaslin, PhD of Mayo Clinic, and Richard Lyon of Google, Inc. Naomi Bramhall, PhD of the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on "Patient-Focused Emerging Technologies" was presented by Elizabeth Convery, MS of the National Acoustic Laboratories, Yu-Hsiang Wu, MD, PhD of the University of Iowa, Gurjit Singh, PhD of Phonak AG, and Frank Russo, PhD of Ryerson University.

View the 2017 Final Program, Poster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2016 Annual Meeting

The 43rd Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Hotel, March 3 - 5, 2016.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Michael Gorga, PhD of Boys Town National Research Hospital; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Fred Linthicum, Jr., MD; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Jonathan Peelle, PhD of Washington University in Saint Louis, Susan Arndt, MD of the University of Freiburg Medical Center, and Karen J. Cruickshanks, PhD of the University of Wisconsin. Jessica Sullivan, PhD of the University of Washington gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on "Tinnitus Therapies" was presented by Carol Bauer, MD of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, James Henry, PhD of the VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, Steven Cheung, MD of the University of California San Francisco, and Fan-Gang Zeng, PhD of the University of California Irvine.

View the 2016 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2015 Annual Meeting

The 42nd Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Hotel, March 5 - 7, 2015.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin, PhD of Loma Linda University Medical Center; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Richard H. Wilson, PhD; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Brent Edwards, PhD of EarLens, Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, PhD of the University of Colorado Boulder, and Steven D. Rauch, MD of Harvard Medical School, Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary and Mass. General Hospital. Lina Reiss, PhD of Oregon Health and Science University gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on "Military and VA Research: Advancing our Understanding of Hearing" was presented by Lucille B. Beck, PhD of the Veterans Health Administration, Marjorie R. Leek, PhD of the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Douglas S. Brungart, PhD of the National Military Audiology and Speech Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Frederick Gallun, PhD of the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research, Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University.

View the 2015 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2014 Annual Meeting

The 41st Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Hotel, March 6 - 8, 2014.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Eric D. Young, PhD of Johns Hopkins University; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Donald D. Dirks, PhD of UCLA School of Medicine; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Louise Hickson, PhD of the University of Queensland, Sharon G. Kujawa, PhD of Harvard Medical School, and Lawrence R. Lustig, MD of the University of California San Francisco. Jason Tait Sanchez, PhD of Northwestern University gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on Ear Drug Delivery Systems was presented by Anil K. Lalwani, MD of Columbia University, Michael J. McKenna, MD of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Alec N. Salt, PhD of Washington University School of Medicine, and Robert K. Shepherd, PhD of the University of Melbourne. 

View the 2014 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.


 

2013 Annual Meeting

The 40th Annual Scientific and Technology Conference of the American Auditory Society was held in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Chaparral Suites Hotel, March 7 - 9, 2013.

Highlights of the meeting included the Carhart Memorial Lecture, presented by Richard J.H. Smith, MD of University of Iowa Sarver College of Medicine; presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to Barbara Bohne, PhD of Washington University, St Louis; and three exciting Translational Research lectures presented by Charles Limb, MD of Johns Hopkins University, Jennifer Melcher, PhD of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, and M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, PhD of University of Toronto. Susan Voss, PhD of Smith College gave the Young Investigator Presentation and a Special Session on the middle ear was presented by John Rosowski, PhD, Hideko Nakajima, MD of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Lisa Hunter, PhD of the University of Cincinnati, and Joseph Kei, PhD of the University of Queensland, Australia. 

View the 2013 Final ProgramPoster Abstracts, and Podium Abstracts.