Bio
Dr. Gerald R. Popelka obtained a PhD degree from the University of Wisconsin, with an emphasis in neuroscience, and completed a two year post doctoral research fellowship in Otolaryngology at UCLA. Prior to this he earned a masters degree in Audiology from Kent State University. He was a full professor at Washington University in St. Louis until he joined the Otolaryngology faculty at Stanford in 2004 where he was also Chief of Audiology for a decade. As PI for his research lab in Otolaryngology he initiated and completed successful collaborative research projects among diverse academic divisions including Otolaryngology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Popelka?s research covers both animal and human studies and has been funded continuously with grants from NIH and a wide variety of other agencies and philanthropic gifts.
Dr. Popelka is a co-inventor of the world?s first all digital hearing aid. The resulting patent forms the basis for virtually all hearing aids currently produced worldwide. He conceived and lead the development of JARO, the peer-reviewed Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, now recognized as the premier, high impact international auditory scientific research journal.
With over 130 publications, including primarily peer-reviewed research articles, review articles, two college textbooks and a recently published book on hearing aid research, along with many research presentations and various achievement awards, he has an international reputation for creating and using leading-edge technology that addresses both basic science and clinical applications. He remains in the forefront of creating and developing innovative biomedical approaches focussed on several basic neuroscience issues. Currently his efforts are centered on creating and developing effective invasive and non-invasive radiologic imaging and neuromodulation intervention using acoustic, electrical and ultrasound stimuli for several chronic neurologic conditions.
Dr. Popelka teaches in anatomy and electrical engineering courses. He also has other responsibilities, the Stanford Balance Center that he co-founded within the medical school, and across the campus including pre-major undergraduate advising and as a member of the Advisory Council for the Center on Longevity.
Current Role at Stanford
Member, Radiological Sciences Lab
Member of Advisory Council, Stanford Center on Longevity
Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Bio-X
Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences
Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Neurosciences Institute
Member, Stanford Balance Center
Undergraduate Pre-Major Advisor
Administrative Appointments
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Chief of Audiology, Stanford Dept of Otolaryngology (2005 - 2015)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Bio-X (2007 - Present)
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Executive Board, Johnson Center for Pregnancy and Neonatal Services, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2008 - 2010)
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Co-Founder, Listen to Me! (2008 - Present)
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Co-Director, Stanford Balance Center (2009 - 2017)
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Co-Founder, Stanford Balance Center (2009 - Present)
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Advisory Council, Stanford Center on Longevity (2012 - Present)
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Co Founder, Stanford BabyTalk (2012 - Present)
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Pre-Major Advisor, Stanford Undergraduate Program (2013 - Present)
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Faculty Affilate, Stanford Neurosciences Institute (2015 - Present)
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Faculty Affiliate, Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences (2015 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Certificate of Appreciation for Founding JARO, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2007)
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Fellow, American Academy of Audiology (2004)
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Special Citation, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (2000)
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Silver Certificate, Acoustical Society of America (1997)
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Knud Terkildsen Research Fellowship, University of Copenhagen (1992)
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Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1987)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Board Member, Baker Institute for Hearing Impaired Children (2008 - Present)
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Fellow, American Academy of Audiology (2004 - Present)
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Member, American Auditory Society (1999 - Present)
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Member, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (1978 - Present)
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Member, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (1968 - Present)
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Member, Acoustical Society of America (1968 - Present)
Professional Education
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PostDoc, UCLA, Otolaryngology (1978)
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PhD, University of Wisconsin, Communication Sciences (1974)
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MA, Kent State University, Audiology (1970)
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BA, Kent State University, Experimental Psychology (1968)
Community and International Work
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Board Member, Baker Institute for Hearing Impaired Children
Topic
Childhood Hearing Impairment
Populations Served
Hearing Impaired Children
Location
International
Ongoing Project
Yes
Opportunities for Student Involvement
Yes
Patents
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A Maynard Engebretson, Robert Morley, Gerald Popelka. "United States Patent 4,548,082 Hearing aids, signal supplying apparatus, systems for compensating hearing deficiencies, and methods", Washington University, Oct 22, 1985