Gerald R Popelka, PhD
Academic Appointments
- Consulting Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
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Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 736-2667
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Chief of Audiology, OHNS, Stanford (2005 - present)
- Member of Executive Board, Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Neonatal Services, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2008 - 2010)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1987)
- Knud Terkildsen Research Fellowship, University of Copenhagen (1992)
- Silver Certificate, Acoustical Society of America (1997)
- Special Citation, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2000)
- Certificate of Appreciation for Founding JARO, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2007)
Professional Education
| BA: | Kent State University, Experimental Psychology (1968) |
| MA: | Kent State University, Audiology (1970) |
| PhD: | University of Wisconsin, Communication Sciences (1974) |
| PostDoc: | UCLA, Otolaryngology (1978) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Community and International Work
- Board Member, Baker Institute for Hearing Impaired Children, International
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Accurate measurement of auditory function in small mammals is necessary for research focussed on regenerating auditory function. My current work involves development of new stimulus probes, new measurement probes, related digital signal processing, and automated measurement systems necessary for comprehensive measures of auditory function in common research animals such as mice and guinea pigs, particularly for frequencies up to 100,000 Hz.
Accurate measurement of auditory function in humans is necessary for research focussed mathematical modeling of middle ear structures and for accurately measuring the toxic effects of various antibiotics and pharmaceuticals used for cancer treatment. My current work involves development of transducers for bone conduction signals up to 20,000 Hz in humans.
New digital devices with enhanced high-frequency output require new assessment methods. My current work involves understanding and developing assessment techniques for new digital devices with high frequency capability up to 20,000 Hz.
Neonatal bilirubin exposure can be neurotoxic. My current work involves quantifying neurotoxic effects of hyperbilirubinemia with precise non-invasive auditory neural measures in neonates.
Publications
- Diagnostic measurements and imaging technologies for the middle ear The Middle Ear, Science, Otosurgery and Technology, S Puria, RR Fay and AN Popper, Eds., Springer, NY, NY. 2013
- A new standardized format for reporting hearing outcome in clinical trials. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012; (5): 803-7
- Is it valid to calculate the 3-kilohertz threshold by averaging 2 and 4 kilohertz? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012; (1): 102-4
- Most, SP, Corey CL, Popelka, GR, Barrera JE: An Analysis of Malar Fat Volume in Two Age Groups: Implications for Craniofacial Surgery Craniomaxillofacial Trauma & Reconstruction. 2012; (4): 231
- The effect of continuous positive airway pressure on middle ear pressure. Laryngoscope. 2012; (3): 688-90
- Auditory impairment in infants at risk for bilirubin-induced neurologic dysfunction. Semin Perinatol. 2011; (3): 162-70
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