Samira Brake AndersonHearing & Speech Sciences

College of Behavioral and Social SciencesUniversity of Maryland

Telephone: 3014054224 Email: sander22@umd.edu

Personal Information

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, College Of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Hearing &

Speech Sciences, 2013

Educational Background

B.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1979

M.A, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1981

Au.D, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2000

Ph.D, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2012

Employment Background

Graduate Research Assistant, Northwestern University, 2009-2012

Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, 2007-2009

Clinical Audiologist, Allina Medical Clinics, Faribault and Northfield, MN.,

1997-2007

Facilitator, University of Florida, Doctor of Audiology program, 2000-2006

Clinical Audiologist and Owner, Center for Better Hearing, Inc, Faribault,

MN., 1995-1997

Clinical Audiologist, State of Minnesota., 1982-1995

Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities

Articles in Refereed Journals

Refereed Articles

Skoe, E., Krizman, J., Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Stability and plasticity of

auditory brainstem function across the Llfespan, Cerebral Cortex, 2014,

doi:10.1093/cercor/bht311

Anderson, S., White-Schwoch, T., Choi, H J., Kraus, N, Training changes

processing of speech cues in older adults with hearing loss, Frontiers in

Systems Neuroscience, 2013, 7, 97

Whiteschwoch, T., Woodruff, K., Anderson, S., Strait, D., Kraus, D., Older

adults benefit from music training early in life: Biological evidence for long-

term training-driven plasticity, Journal of Neuroscience, 2013, 33,17667-

17674

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., White-Schwoch, T., Drehobl, S., & Kraus,

N., Effects of hearing loss on the subcortical representation of speech cues.,

The Journal of the Acoustic Society of America,, 2013, 133, 3030-3038.

Anderson, S. & Kraus, N., Invited Review Article. Auditory training: Evidence

for neural plasticity in older adults., SIG 6, Perspectives on Hearing and

Hearing Disorders: Research and Diagnostics,, 2013, 17, 37-57.

Parbery-Clark, A., Anderson, S., & Kraus, N., Musicians change their tune:

How hearing loss alters the neural code., Hearing Research,, 2013, 302,

121-131.

Anderson, S., White-Schwoch, T., Parbery-Clark, A., & Kraus, N., A dynamic

auditory-cognitive system supports speech-in-noise perception in older

adults., Hearing Research,, 2013, 300, 18-32.

Anderson, S., White-Schwoch, T., Parbery-Clark, A., & Kraus, N., Reversal

of age-related neural timing delays with training., Proceedings of the

National Academy of Sciences, USA,, 2013, 110, 4357-4362.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., White-Schwoch, T., & Kraus, N, Auditory

brainstem response to complex sounds predicts self-reported speech-in-

noise performance, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research,

2013, 56, 31-43.

Anderson, S. & Kraus, N., Invited Review Article.The potential role of the

cABR in assessment and management of hearing impairment, International

Journal of Otolaryngology, 2013, doi: 10.1155/2013/604729.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., White-Schwoch, T., & Kraus, N., Aging

affects neural precision of speech encoding, The Journal of Neuroscience,

2012, 32, 14156-14164

Parbery-Clark, A., Anderson, S., Hittner, E., & Kraus, N., Musical experience

offsets age-related delays in neural timing, Neurobiology of Aging, 2012,

doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.12.015.

Parbery-Clark, A., Anderson, S., Hittner, E., & Kraus, N., Musical experience

strengthens the neural representation of sounds important for

communication in middle-aged adults, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,

2012, 4, 1-12.

Hornickel, J., Anderson, S., Skoe, E., Yi, H.-G., & Kraus, N., Subcortical

representation of speech fine structure relates to reading ability,

NeuroReport, 2012, 23, 6-9.

Parbery-Clark, A., Strait, D., Anderson, S., Hittner, E., & Kraus, N., Musical

experience and the aging auditory system: Implications for cognitive abilities

and hearing speech in noise, Plos ONE, 2011, 6, e18082.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., Yi, H.-G., & Kraus, N., A neural basis of

speech-in-noise perception in older adults, Ear and Hearing, 2011, 32, 750-

757.

Anderson, S., Skoe, E., Chandrasekaran, B., & Kraus, N., Neural timing is

linked to speech perception in noise, Journal of Neuroscience, 2010, 30,

4922-4926.

Anderson, S., Skoe, E., Chandrasekaran, B., Zecker, S., & Kraus, N.,

Brainstem correlates of speech-in-noise perception in children, Hearing

Research, 2010, 270, 151-157.

Anderson, S., Chandrasekaran, B., Yi, H.-G., & Kraus, N., Cortical-evoked

potentials reflect speech-in-noise perception in children, European Journal

of Neuroscience, 2010, 32, 1407-1413

Anderson, S. & Kraus, N., Objective neural indices of speech-in-noise

perception, Trends in Amplification, 2010, 14, 73-83, Invited Review Article.

Anderson, S. & Kraus, N., Sensory-cognitive interaction in the neural

encoding of speech in noise: A review, Journal of the American Academy of

Audiology, 2010, 21, 575-585., Invited Review Article:

Professional/Extension Publications

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S., Bigger is not better: Effects of hearing Loss on

central processing, Hearing Journal, 2014, 67 (1), 24

Anderson, S., A closer look, Hearing Health, 2014, 30 (1). 14-15

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S., Treatment for Auditory Based Learning

Impairments: Evidence Supports Efficacy, Hearing Journal, 2013, 66 (11),

40

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S., For reading development, auditory processing is

fundamental, Hearing Journal, 2013, 66 (9): 40.

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S., The auditory-cognitive system: To screen or not to

screen, Hearing Journal, 2013, 66 (7): 36.

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S., In older adults, the brain can still be trained to

hear in, Hearing Journal, 2013, 66 (5): 32

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S., Music training: An antidote for aging, Hearing

Journal, 2013, 66(3): 52.

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S. The effects of aging on auditory processing,

Hearing Journal, 2013, 66(1): 36.

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S. CABR may improve hearing aid outcomes,

Hearing Journal, 2012, 65 (11): 56.

Kraus, N. & Anderson, S. Hearing matters: Hearing with our brains., Hearing

Journal, 2012, 65(9): 48.

Conferences and Workshops

Invited Talks

Anderson, S., Neural correlates of auditory function: Use of the cABR in

assessment and management, Kaiser Permanente Regional Audiology

Conference, San Francisco, CA, May, 2014

Anderson, S., Development of subcortical speech representation in infants,

UMD Winter Storm Language Science Workshop, January, 2014

Anderson, S., Neural mechanisms of hearing loss and training and their

clinical implications, 8th Annual Hearing Symposium: Complex Auditory

Processing and Disorders, Center for Hearing Research, University of

California, Irvine, CA, May 2013.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Music and Speech-in-Noise Perception, MED-EL

UK 17th Annual Workshop, Zell am Ziller, Austria, January 2013.

Anderson, S., Levitt, H., Auditory Training, ASHA Live Event, August, 2013

Anderson, S., Levitt, H., Auditory Training: Evidence for Neural Plasticity in

Older Adults, ASHA Live Event, August, 2013

Anderson, S., Music and speech-in-noise perception, 7th International Adult

Aural Rehabilitation Conference: Maximizing the Benefits of Technology

through Innovative Intervention, St. Pete Beach, FL,, May 2013.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Neural Correlates of Auditory Function and Training

in Older Adults,, Ear Day at Rush University, Chicago, November 2012.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Auditory Training for Older Adults,, The Inaugral

MED-EL UK Rehabilitation Symposium, York, UK,, October 2012.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., The Essential Audiologists Workshop: cABR, MLR,

and LLR. Minnesota Speech and Hearing Association. Burnsville, MN,

October 2012.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Effects of aging and hearing loss on subcortical

representation of speech cues,, University of Manchester Manchester, UK,

October 2012.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., cABR - A neural probe of auditory processing.

Audition, listening and language acquisition in children: nature, assessment

and multidisciplinary approach, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 2011.

Kraus, N., Anderson, S.,, Hearing in Noise Across the Lifespan and Impact

of Musical Experience,, AudiologyNOW, March 2011.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N, A neural basis of speech-in-noise perception in

older adults., Rush University, Chicago, IL, February 2011.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N, Neural correlates of speech-in-noise perception

across the lifespan, International Congress of Audiology and Otolaryngology,

Bogota, Columbia, October 2011.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N, Infant hearing loss: Effects on neural development,

Institute of Design, ITT, Chicago, IL, November 2010.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N, Brainstem correlates of speech-in-noise perception.

Auditory temporal processing in normal and impaired ears, An auditory

workshop at Ecole Normale Superieure, Dept d’Etudes Cognitives, Paris,

France, December 2009.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Hearing in noise in older adults: Biological insights

and strategies for improvement, Department of Speech and Hearing

Sciences, University of Washington, May 2011.

Presentations

Presacco, A., Jenkins, K., Lieberman, R., Anderson, S., The effects of aging

on dynamic and static encoding of speech processing , Association for

Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Conference, February, 2014

Anderson, S., Neural mechanisms of hearing loss and training in older

adults., Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Seminar Series,

University of Maryland, College Park, MD, April 2013.

Anderson, S., & Kraus, N., Training effects in older adults: Neural

mechanisms, American Auditory Society Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ,

March 2013.

Anderson, S., White-Schwoch, T., Choi, H., Drehobl, S., & Kraus, N,

Training reverses central processing consequences of hearing loss in older

adults., CSD Research Forum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,,

September 2012.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Training improves brainstem timing in older adults,

Illinois Academy of Audiology. Chicago, IL, January2012.

Anderson, S,. Parbery-Clark., Choi, H., & Kraus, N, Training improves neural

timing in older adults, CSD Research Forum, Northwestern University,

Evanston, IL, September 2011.

Anderson, S., & Erickson, K., Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

(ANSD): Biological implications for assessment and management., Case-

based presentation, Northwestern, University, Evanston, IL, May 2011.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., Yi, H.-G., & Kraus, N., Objective neural

indices of speech-in-noise perception in older adults., CSD Research Forum,

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, September 2010.

Anderson, S., Chandrasekaran, B., Yi, H.-G., & Kraus, N., Cortical evoked

auditory processing: index of neural efficiency in speech-in-noise perception,

CSD Research Forum, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, September

2009.

Anderson, S., Skoe, E., & Kraus, N, Hear with our brains, not just with our

ears, Northshore Senior Center, Skokie, IL, July 2008.

Anderson, S., Skoe, E., & Kraus, N, Brainstem encoding of speech in noise

and its relationship to reading and listening in noise, , CSD Research Forum,

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL,, September 2008.

Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings

Anderson S.&Kraus N, cABR: A neural probe of speech-in-noise processing,

Proceedings of ISAAR 2011: Speech perception and auditory disorders. 3rd

International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research, August

2011, Nyborg, Denmark. Edited by T. Dau, M. L. Jepsen, J. Cristensen-

Dalsgaard, and T. Poulsen

Anderson, S.&Kraus, N., Neural encoding of speech and music: Implications

for hearing speech in noise., Seminars in Hearing, 2011

Posters

Jenkins, K., Presacco, A., Anderson, S., The efficacy of using auditory

brainstem responses in the hearing aid evaluation, Academy Research

Conference, March, 2014

Parbery-Clark, A., Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Musical Experience and Hearing

Loss: Perceptual, Cognitive and Neural Benefits, Association for Research in

Otolaryngology Midwinter Conference, February, 2014

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Development of subcortical speech representation

in infants, American Auditory Society Annual Conference, March, 2014

Presacco, A., Anderson, S., Effects of aging on subcortical encoding of

speech in noise , American Auditory Society Annual Conference, March,

2014

Lieberman R., Presacco, A., Anderson S., Brainstem Differentiation of Stop

Consonants During the First Year of Life, American Auditory Society Annual

Conference, March, 2014

White-Schwoch, T., Woodruff, K., Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Musical training

early in life protects against age-related declines in cognition and neural

speech processing, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting,

Anderson, S., White-Schwoch, T., Kraus, N, Training reverses central

processing effects of sensorineural hearing loss in older adults., MidWinter

Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Baltimore, MD,

February 2013.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Maintenance of auditory-based cognitive training in

older adults, Aging and Speech Communication Conference,

Presacco, A., Jenkins, K., Lieberman, R., Anderson, S., Dynamic and static

encoding of speech processing in younger and older adults, Bridges,

November, 2013

Presacco, A., Jenkins, K., Lieberman, R., Anderson, S., Phase differences

explain the effects of aging on dynamic and static encoding of speech

processing, Biomedical Engineering Society Meeting, October, 2013

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark A, White-Schwoch T, & Kraus N, Sensory-

cognitive interactions predict speech-in-noise perception: A structural

equation modeling approach, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting,

Chicago, IL, April 2012.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., Choi, H.J., Kraus, N, Neural precision with

auditory training in older adults., MidWinter Meeting of the Association for

Research in Otolaryngology. San Diego, CA, February 2012.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N., Training improves neural timing in older adults,

Aging and Speech Communication Conference, Bloomington, IN, October

2011.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., Hittner, E., Kraus, N., A Structural Equation

Modeling Approach to Understanding Speech-in-Noise Perception in Older

Adults., MidWinter Meeting for the Association for Research in

Otolaryngology. Baltimore, MD, February 2011.

Anderson, S., Kraus, N, Speech-in-noise difficulties in older adults:

Biological insights., American Auditory Society Annual Meeting, Scottsdale,

AZ, March 2010.

Anderson, S., Skoe, E., Parbery-Clark, A., Kraus, N., Neural signatures of

speech-in-noise perception in older adults, MidWinter Meeting for the

Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Anaheim, CA, February 2010.

Anderson, S., Skoe, E., Zecker, S., Kraus, N., Brainstem encoding of speech

in noise and its relationship to reading and listening in noise, MidWinter

Meeting for the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore, MD,

February 2009.

Anderson, S., Chandrasekaran, B., Yi, H.-G., Kraus, N, Cortical evoked

auditory processing: index of neural efficiency in speech-in-noise perception.

Society for Neuroscience Auditory Satellite (APAN, Society for Neuroscience

Auditory Satellite (APAN). Chicago, IL, October 2009.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., Skoe, E., Kraus, N., Brainstem correlates of

speech-in-noise perception in older adults, National Center for Rehabilitative

Auditory Research Conference: The Ear-Brain System. Portland, OR,

October 2009.

Anderson, S., Parbery-Clark, A., Skoe, E., Kraus, N, Brainstem correlates of

speech-in-noise perception in older adults, Aging and Speech

Communication Conference, Bloomington, IN, October 2009.

Sponsored Research

Grants

UMD ADVANCE Interdisciplinary and Engaged Seed Grant, 2014-2015,

Effects of aging on speech-in-noise processing in the auditory cortex and

midbrain, $20,000

National Institutes of Health, Clinical Loan Repayment Program, 2010-2014

National Institutes of Health, 2010-2014

Northwestern University Graduate Research Ignition Grant, 2009

Work in Progress

Grant Applications

Anderson, S., ASHFoundation, Clinical Research Grant, $74,953, 2015-

2016 (PI)

Anderson, S., National Institutes of Health Mentored Patient-Oriented

Research Career Development Award, $921,230, 2015-2020 (PI)

Anderson, S., Hearing Health Foundation Emerging Research Grant,

$29,880, 2014-2015 (P)

Manuscripts under Review

Anderson, S., White-Schwoch, T., Choi, H., Kraus, N. , Maintenance of

auditory-based cognitive training gains in older adults, Neuropsychologia,

under revision

Teaching, Mentorship, and Advising

Courses Taught (CV)

Advanced Clinical Audiology

Spring, 2013, enrollment: 8

Spring, 2014, enrollment: 7

Electrophysiological Measurements, Fall, 2013, enrollment: 8

Introduction to Audiology, Spring, 2014, enrollment: 39

Advising: Research Direction

Undergraduate

Kurt Erhardt, Undergraduate, Fall, 2013 to present

Meg Graves, Undergraduate, Fall, 2013 to present

Eve Kronzek, Undergraduate, Spring, 2014 to present

Doctoral

Kathryn Miles Jackson, Doctoral, 2013 to present, Fall 2013

Kim Jenkins, Doctoral, 2013 to present, Fall 2013

Rachel Lieberman, Doctoral, 2013 to present, Fall 2013

Alessandro Presacco, Doctoral, 2013 to present, Fall 2013

Other

Fall 2013, 1, Led BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council Field Trip-Spring

2013, Other

Service/Outreach

Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities

Reviewing Activities for Journals and Books

Reviewer, Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 2013-

present

Reviewer, Hearing Research., 2013-present

Reviewer, Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2013-present

Reviewer, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2012-

present

Reviewer, Neuron, 2010-present

Reviewer, Ear and Hearing, 2009-present

Reviewer, Psychophysiology, 2014-present

Reviewer, Brain and Language, 2014-present

Reviewing Activities for Agencies

Reviewer, Israel Science Foundation, Reviewed grant

University of Padova, Reviewed grant

Professional and Campus Services

Member, Continuing Education Committee, Maryland Academy of

Audiology, 2013-present

Member, CAUD committee, 2013-present

Member, Technology committee, 2013-present

Member, AuD Curriculum Review committee, 2013-present

Other, FY14 Faculty-Staff Campaign, 2013 fall

Other, Mentor for 2 high school students, 2013 fall

Competency Review Committee, 1997-2004

Member, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 1997-2001; President, 1999-

2000

Integrated Audiology Network, Inc, 1996-1999

Governmental Affairs Committee, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 1996-

2007

Member, Minnesota Hearing Instrument Dispenser Advisory Council, 1996-

2005, Board Member

Member, Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 1989-

1991, Board Member

Member, Regional Service Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing,, 1989-

1992, Board Member

Awards and Honors

Awards & Honors

Research Fellowships, Prizes, and Awards

Doctoral Scholarship Research award, Illinois Academy of Audiology, 2012

New Century Scholar, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation:,

2011

John D. and Lucille H. Clark Scholarship Dissertation, 2011

Service Awards and Honors

Honors of the Academy, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 2010

Other Special Recognition

Mentored Student Presentation Award, American Auditory Society, Awarded

to Alessandro Presacco, PhD student

Travel Award, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Awarded to

Alessandro Presacco, Ph.D. student

Travel Award, Goldhaber Award, Awarded to Rachel Lieberman, Au.D.

student

Travel Award, Academy Research Conference, Awarded to Kim Jenkins,

Au.D. student

Research award, MCM Fund for Student Research Excellence, Awarded to

Au.D. student Kathryn Miles Jackson for her capstone project