Dr. Phillip Gilley is the Principal Investigator of the Neurodynamics Laboratory and Research Associate at the Institute of Cognitive Science, Center for Neurosciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and serves
as the Director of Research at the Marion Downs Center in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Gilley received his B.S. in Communication Sciences & Disorders / Deaf Education from the University of Texas at Austin and his M.S. in Communication Disorders / Audiology and Ph.D. in Communication Sciences & Disorders / Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Dallas. Dr. Gilley’s research is focused on the development and function of dynamical brain systems that foster communication development in children, and has used a variety of brain imaging and psychophysiological methods to study these systems. More information about Dr. Gilley’s research can be found at http://spot.colorado.edu/~gilley.
Dr. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences and is currently a Research Professor, in the Institute of Cognitive Science, Center for Neurosciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, adjunct faculty in the Department of Otolaryngology and Audiology at the University of Colorado, Denver and the Board member of the Marion Downs Center. She developed the Marion Downs Center in 1996 and received funding from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, Maternal & Child Health, the Office of Special Education, and the Office of Education since the early 1980s. Dr. Yoshinaga-Itano has assisted state departments of public health and education, schools for the deaf, and early intervention programs throughout the United States and its territories. In addition, she has served as a consultant for many countries who have developed early hearing detection and intervention programs. She was the recipient of the 2013 Academy of Audiology(AAA) Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology, the 2001 AAA Research Achievement Award, the 2010 Robert Ruben Award for Research from the Society for Ear Nose and Throat Advances for Children, the 2014 Antonio Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence and the 2010 Council for Exceptional Children, Division of Communicative Disabilities and Deafness Award.
Zoe Boxer, Au.D. Candidate is Student Research Assistant and a 3rd-year audiology doctoral student at the University of Colorado Boulder. She completed her B.A. at the University of Colorado and grew up in Denver. Zoe holds a strong passion for working with children and is currently a full-time Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) fellow.