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Elizabeth Tobener, PhD, AuD, CCC-A

Elizabeth Tobener, PhD, AuD, CCC-A

  • Assistant Professor
405-271-4214 ext. 18901

Elizabeth-Tobener@ou.edu

Education:

  • PhD, Audiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, TN, 2024
  • AuD, Audiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville, TN, 2019
  • BA, Linguistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2015

Clinical:

  • Diagnostic Audiology
  • Auditory Electrophysiology
  • Vestibular Assessment and Treatment

Societies and Organizations:

  • Member, American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association 
  • Member, American Balance Society
  • Member, Sigma Xi

Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Vestibular function across the lifespan
  • Balance function
  • Fall prevention
  • Vestibular function in presence of hearing loss

Funding:

  • University of Florida, Unraveling the impact of age-related hearing loss on fall risk, Aging in Place Initiative. Principal investigator, 2025-2026, $50,780.
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, Effects of noise exposure on video ocular counter roll, Student Research Grant in Audiology. Student investigator, 2022-2023, $2,000. 

Select Publications:

  • Tobener, E., Ellis, C., & Jacobs, M. (2026). Associations Between Hearing Difficulty, Labor Force Status, and Health Burden in Young Stroke Survivors. Frontiers in Stroke. In press.
  • Tobener, E. and Ellis, C. (2026). Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Diagnosis and Management of Vestibular Disorders: A Narrative Review. Perspectives. In press. 
  • Ellis, C., Jacobs, M., & Tobener, E. (2025). Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Association with Employment and Income among Young Adults. Frontiers in Audiology and Otology. 3:1595281. doi: 10.3389/fauot.2025.1595281
  • Tobener, E., Doettl, S., Plyler, P., & McCaslin, D. (2025). Postural Control in Adults With Age-Related Hearing Loss. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_jslhr-24-00487
  • Tobener, E., Doettl, S., Plyler, P., McCaslin, D., & Lewis, J. (2024). Effects of Noise Exposure on Video Ocular Counter Roll Measurements. American Journal of Audiology, 34(1), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_aja-24-00101
  • Tobener, E., Searer, A., Doettl, S., & Plyler, P. (2023). Oculomotor Findings in Videonystagmography across the Lifespan. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 34(1), 11–18. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1760437