# Short-Term Research Training for AuD Students

> **NIH NIH T35** · FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME · 2020 · $39,070

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 The objective of the Short-Term Research Training Program for AuD Students at Boys Town National
Research Hospital (BTNRH) is to provide a 3-month, full-time, hands-on translational research experience in
the hearing sciences to five predoctoral AuD students per year. The need for this program is motivated by a
shortage of audiologists who engage in research careers. By exposing AuD students to an intensive research
experience, we have a unique opportunity to encourage AuD students to consider a PhD or otherwise pursue
clinical/translational research careers. For this program, each trainee will be involved in all aspects of a
research project, working in one of 14 BTNRH laboratories currently conducting translational research related
to audiology. Most of the 14 laboratory directors have extramural support, mainly from the NIDCD in the form
of R01 and R03 grants. Trainees will work with BTNRH faculty mentors who have extensive experience
working in a clinically oriented, multidisciplinary research environment. The primary research experience will
include (1) completion of a research project that includes the design, implementation, data collection, and
analyses for the study; (2) reporting of results of the research project at the American Auditory Society meeting
the following spring; (3) mandatory participation in a course in responsible conduct in research; (4) participation
in weekly journal groups; (5) attendance at seminars and colloquia; and (6) informal discussions with members
of the research faculty, in addition to frequent interactions with each trainee’s mentor. Prior to research
participation, trainees will complete the CITI training course related to research involving human as
participants. During the program, trainees will be exposed to a wide range of laboratories, in addition to the one
in which they are primarily assigned. Trainees will be able to utilize support services that include cores devoted
to subject recruitment, laboratory computing, and statistical analyses. T35 trainees will benefit from the
experience of BTNRH faculty who have mentored postdoctoral fellows (as part of our T32 training program),
provided research training to AuD and PhD students from various universities, and mentored AuD trainees who
participated in the past nine years of the T35 program. T35 trainees will be recruited from AuD programs
nationally, with special efforts to identify and recruit trainees from under-represented populations. Several
measures will be used to assess the program’s success including (1) the number and quality of applications
received, (2) exit questionnaires completed by each trainee, (3) questionnaires sent to AuD program directors
regarding the impact of the T35 traineeship on their students, (4) the number of publications resulting from
each traineeship, (5) the number of trainees who go on to pursue a PhD in preparation for a career in research,
and (6) the number of trainees who obtain positio...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9893846
- **Project number:** 5T35DC008757-14
- **Recipient organization:** FATHER FLANAGAN'S BOYS' HOME
- **Principal Investigator:** Kristen L. Janky
- **Activity code:** T35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $39,070
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-04-04 → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9893846

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9893846, Short-Term Research Training for AuD Students (5T35DC008757-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9893846. Licensed CC0.

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