
Zilong Xie is the director of the Hearing and Aging Research (HEAR) Lab. He completed his Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Texas at Austin and is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders at Florida State University.

Eva Gegovski is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR Lab.

Madeline Johnson is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR Lab.

Maggie Lawson is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR lab, where she is pursuing a degree in Communication Science and Disorders. Originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, she is interested in pursuing a career in audiology and is planning on attending graduate school.

Jiwoon Lee is a graduate research assistant in the HEAR lab.

David Levinson is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR lab. He is pursuing a degree in Psychology and Studio Art, with plans to pursue Psychology in graduate school. He is very interested in the brain’s biological processes and how that relates to our senses.

Kayla Modilevsky is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR Lab, majoring in Communication Science and Disorders with a minor in Child Development. She plans to pursue a Doctorate in Audiology to become a pediatric audiologist.

Kayla Rodriguez is a graduate research assistant in the HEAR lab.

Rachel Stramanino is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR lab, where she is pursuing a degree in Communication Science and Disorders. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, she is deeply interested in both audiology and speech-language pathology and is planning to attend graduate school in the future.

Katie Summers is an undergraduate research assistant in the HEAR lab. She is majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with the goal of pursuing her Master's to become a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Lab Alumni
Anya Chatani
Gabrielle Engelman – Pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at Purdue University.
Anelly Fernandez – Pursuing her MS in Speech-Language Pathology at Florida International University.
Grace Frerking – Pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at Nova Southeastern University.
Lauren Fletcher – Pursuing her MS in Speech-Language Pathology at Jacksonville University.
Katie Hannum
Brennan Hetrick
Grace Hoffer – Pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Hayley Krush – Pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Allison Matula – Pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at Washington University in St. Louis.
Taylor McConnell
Allysen Nicolas
Antonia Ricelli – Pursuing her MS in Speech-Language Pathology.
Olivia Rickett
Kiera Sinclair
Autumn Toler – Pursuing her Doctorate in Audiology at the University of South Florida.
Julia Weinberg
Riane Williams
Yuqing Zhang