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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty and Staff

Sara Neumann, AuD, CCC-A

Sara Neumann, AuD, CCC-A

  • Adjunct Faculty

Education:

  • Doctor of Audiology (AuD), Northern Illinois University, Normal, Illinois, 2012
  • Bachelor of Science, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Northern Illinois University, Normal, Illinois, 2003

Societies and Organizations:

  • American Speech-Language Hearing Association
  • American Auditory Society
  • American Cochlear Implant Alliance
  • Academy of Doctors of Audiology

Teaching:

  • CSD 8490: Special Studies: Implantable Hearing Technology

Research Interests:

  • Outcomes with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and remote microphone systems
  • Treatment options for children with unilateral hearing loss
  • Brain imaging in children and adults with cochlear implants

Select Publications:

Peer-reviewed Journals:

  • Alemi, R., Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Manning, J., Hanna, L., Towler, W., Wilson, C., Bien, A., Miller, S., Schafer, E., Gemignani, J., Koirala, N., Gracco, V. L., & Deroche, M. (2024). Motor Processing in Children with Cochlear Implants as Assessed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Perceptual and motor skills, 131(1), 74–105. https://doi.org/10.1177/00315125231213167
  • Alemi, R., Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Manning, J., Towler, W., Koirala, N., Gracco, V. L., & Deroche, M. (2023). Audiovisual integration in children with cochlear implants revealed through EEG and fNIRS. Brain research bulletin, 205, 110817. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2023.110817
  • Koirala, N., Deroche, M.L.D., Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Bien, A.G., Doan, D., Goldbeck, M., Muthuraman, M., Gracco, V.L. (2023). Dynamic networks differentiate the language ability of children with cochlear implants. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, Published Ahead of Print
  • Deroche, M.L.D., Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Manning, J., Towler, W., Alemi, R., Bien, A.G., Koirala, N., Hanna, L., Henry, L., & Graco, V.L. (2023). Auditory evoked response to an oddball paradigm in children wearing cochlear implants. Clinical Neurophysiology, 149, 133-145.
  • Miller, S., Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Schafer, E.C., Galster, J., & Agrawal, S., (2022). Remote microphone systems for cochlear implant recipients in small group settings. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 33 (3), 142-148.
  • Park, L., Griffin, A., Sladen, D.P., Neumann, S., & Young, N. (2022). American cochlear implant alliance task force guidelines for clinical assessment and management of cochlear implantation in children with single-sided deafness. Ear and Hearing, 43(2): 255-267.
  • Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Schafer, E., Towler, W., Miller, S., Dunn, A., Jones, C. & Nelson, J. (2022). Evaluation of a dual adaptive remote microphone system. 25, 1-13.
  • Wolfe, J., Duke, M., Miller, S., Schafer, E.C., Jones, C., Rakita, L., Dunn, A., Browning, S., & Neumann, S. (2022). Evaluation of potential benefits and limitations of noise management technologies for children with hearing aids. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 33 (01) 66-74.
  • Miller, S., Wolfe, J., Duke, M., Schafer, E.C., Agrawal, S., Koch, D., & Neumann, S. (2021). Benefits of bilateral hearing on the telephone for cochlear implant recipients. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 32(03), 180-185.
  • Wolfe, J., Deroche, M., Neumann, S., Hanna, L., Towler, W., Wilson, C., Bien, A.G., Miller, S., Schafer, E.C., & Gracco, V.L. (2021). Factors associated with speech-recognition performance in school-aged children with cochlear implants and early auditory-verbal intervention. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 32(07), 433-444.
  • Wolfe, J., Duke, M., Miller, S., Schafer, E.C., Jones, C., Rakita, L., Dunn, A., Battles, J., Neumann, S., & Manning, J. (2021). Low-level speech recognition of children with hearing aids. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 33, 196-205.
  • Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Schafer, E., Marsh, M., Wood, M., Baker, R.S. (2017). Potential benefits of an integrated electric-acoustic sound processor with children: a preliminary report. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 28(2): 127-140.
  • Wolfe, J, John, A.B. Schafer, E.C. Hudson, M.A, Boretzki, M., Scollie, S, Woods, W., Wheeler, J., Hudgens, K., Neumann, S. (2014). Evaluation of wideband frequency responses and non-linear frequency compression for children with mild to moderate high-frequency hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 54(3),170-181.
  • Wolfe, J., Neumann, S., Marsh, M., Schafer, E., Lianos, L., Gilden, J. … & Jones, M. (2015). Benefits of adaptive signal processing in a commercially available cochlear implant sound processor. Otology & Neurotology, 36(7), 1181-1190. 
  • Wolfe, Jace, Neumann, Sara, Marsh, Megan, Schafer, Erin, Lianos, Leslie, Gilden, Jan, O'Neill Lori, Arkis Pete, Menapace Christine, Nel Esti, Jones Marion. (2015). Benefits of Adaptive Signal Processing in a Commercially Available Cochlear Implant Sound Processor. Otology and Neurotology, 36(7): 1181-1190.
  • John, A. B., Wolfe, J., Scollie, S., Schafer, E., Hudson, M., Woods, W., Wheeler, J., Hudgens, K., Neumann, S. (2014). Evaluation of wideband frequency responses and non-linear frequency compression for children with cookie-bite audiometric configurations. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology,25(10), 1022-1033. [Tier 1]

Non-refereed Publications:

  • Neumann, S., Smith, J., & Wolfe, J. (2020). Conditioned play audiometry: Keeping the play in CPA! The Hearing Journal, 73(12). 14-16. 
  • Wolfe, J., Smith, J., Neumann, S., Miller, S., Schafer, E.C., Birath, A.L., Childress, T., McNally, C. McNiece, C., Madell, J., Spangler, C., Caraway, T.H., & Jones, C. (2020). Optimizing communication in schools and other settings during COVID-19. The Hearing Journal, 73(9), 40-45.
  • Smith, J., Wolfe, J. & Neumann, S. (2017). Maximizing research, audiology fundamentals in ANSD management. The Hearing Journal, 70(8), 32-39.
  • Neumann, S., Smith, J., & Wolfe, J. (2016). Conditioned play audiometry: It should be all fun and games. The Hearing Journal, 69(4): 34-37.

Textbooks

  • Neumann, S. & Wolfe, J. (2020). Implantable hearing technologies and auditory-verbal Therapy. In Estabrooks, W., McCaffrey Morrison, H., & MacIver-Lux, K., (Eds.) Auditory-Verbal Therapy: Science, Research, and Practice. (211-236). Practitioners Who Guide Them. San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.
  • Wolfe, J. & Neumann, S. (2020). Programming med-el cochlear implants. In Wolfe, J. (Ed). Cochlear Implants: Audiologic Management and Considerations for Implantable Hearing Devices (487-513). San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.
  • Wolfe, J. & Neumann, S. (2016). Implantable hearing technologies and auditory-verbal Therapy. In Estabrooks, W., MacIver-Lux, K., & Rhoades, E.A.(Eds.) Auditory-Verbal Therapy: For Young Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families, and the Practitioners Who Guide Them. San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.
  • Wolfe, J. & Schafer, E., Neumann, S. (2015) Basic components and operation of a cochlear implant. In Wolfe, J. & Schafer, E. (Eds.) Programming Cochlear Implants, 2nd edition (1-59). San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.
  • Wolfe, J. & Schafer, E., Neumann, S. (2015) Programming med-el cochlear implants. In Wolfe, J. & Schafer, E. (Eds.) Programming Cochlear Implants, 2nd edition (215-235). San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.
  • Wolfe, J. & Neumann, S. (2014). Hearing technology for children. In Metz, M. (Ed.), Sandlin’s Textbook of Hearing Aid Amplification: Technical and Clinical Considerations, 3rd edition (427-496). San Diego: Plural Publishing, Inc.