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Christopher E. Niemczak AuD, PhD

Title(s)
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Scientist, Department of Medicine, Section of Hyperbaric Medicine
Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Faculty

Department(s)
Medicine

Education
Syracuse University
Au.D./Ph.D. in Auditory Neuroscience
Dissertation Title: Cortical auditory processing of informational masking effects by target-masker similarity and stimulus uncertainty

University of Vermont
B.S. Communication Sciences and Disorders

Programs
Quantitative Biomedical Sciences

Curriculum Vitae
Niemczak_C_CV_2025-04-08.pdf

Websites
https://sites.dartmouth.edu/smil/research/

Contact Information

1 Medical Center Dr
Space Medicine Innovations Lab
Lebanon NH 03766

Phone: (603) 646-5329
Email: christopher.e.niemczak@dartmouth.edu


Biography

Dr. Niemczak is a Scientist and Assistant Professor in Space Medicine Innovations Lab. He graduated from Syracuse University with his clinical doctorate in Audiology and PhD in auditory neuroscience in the cortical processing of speech perception in backgrounds noise. Dr. Niemczak is an early career researcher with the goal of developing an independent and externally funded research program focused on exploring auditory pathways to understand and assess clinically relevant populations, such as those with hearing loss, HIV, Alzheimer’s Disease, and COVID-19. In his free time, Chris enjoys snowboarding, fly fishing, and DIY projects around the house.


Selected Publications

 

Altered auditory brainstem responses are post-acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC).
Niemczak C, Skoe E, Leigh S, Zhang L, Dotzenrod M, Kieley A, Stone S, Parsonnet J, Martin C, Ealer C, Clavier O, Gui J, Waszkiewicz A, Roth R, Buckey J
Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 18;15(1):9387. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-93664-4. Epub 2025 Mar 18.
PMID: 40102496

Neuroimaging markers of cognitive fatigue in individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Niemczak CE, Ford JC, Roth RM, Leigh SM, Parsonnet J, Martin C, Soule SO, Haron TM, Buckey JC Jr, Wylie GR
Brain Cogn. 2025 Feb;183:106254. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2024.106254. Epub 2024 Dec 12.
PMID: 39667116

The relationship between HIV and reading performance for children in Tanzania.
Bonacina S, Lichtenstein JD, Niemczak C, Magohe A, Fellows A, Nicol T, Massawe E, Kraus N, Buckey JC
AIDS. 2025 Jan 1;39(1):49-56. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004020. Epub 2024 Sep 18.
PMID: 39639720

Machine learning for predicting cognitive deficits using auditory and demographic factors.
Niemczak CE, Montagnese B, Levy J, Fellows AM, Gui J, Leigh SM, Magohe A, Massawe ER, Buckey JC
PLoS One. 2024;19(5):e0302902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302902. Epub 2024 May 14.
PMID: 38743715

Central auditory test performance predicts future neurocognitive function in children living with and without HIV.
Joseph J, Niemczak C, Lichtenstein J, Kobrina A, Magohe A, Leigh S, Ealer C, Fellows A, Reike C, Massawe E, Gui J, Buckey JC
Sci Rep. 2024 Feb 1;14(1):2712. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52380-1. Epub 2024 Feb 1.
PMID: 38302516

Assessment of Central Auditory Processing in Children Using a Novel Tablet-Based Platform: Application for Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
Lee T, Rieke C, Niemczak C, Kobrina A, Clavier O, Gonzalez J, Fuente A, Alvarez KM, Gonzalez-Quiroz M, Buckey J, Saunders J
Otol Neurotol. 2024 Feb 1;45(2):176-183. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000004085.
PMID: 38206066

Auditory neural processing in children living with HIV uncovers underlying central nervous system dysfunction.
Ealer C, Niemczak CE, Nicol T, Magohe A, Bonacina S, Zhang Z, Rieke C, Leigh S, Kobrina A, Lichtenstein J, Massawe ER, Kraus N, Buckey JC
AIDS. 2024 Mar 1;38(3):289-298. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003771. Epub 2023 Oct 27.
PMID: 37905994

Preliteracy assessment in children living with HIV in Tanzania: comparison to results from children living without HIV in Tanzania and the United States.
Bonacina S, Niemczak C, Lichtenstein JD, Magohe A, Fellows A, Nicol T, Massawe E, Buckey JC, Kraus N
AIDS. 2023 Jun 1;37(7):1077-1083. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003529. Epub 2023 Mar 3.
PMID: 36928339

Peripheral Auditory Function in Tanzanian Children Living With HIV With Clinically Normal Hearing.
Niemczak CE, Ealer C, Fellows A, Magohe A, Gui J, Rieke C, Nicol T, Massawe ER, Kraus N, Buckey JC
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e233061. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3061. Epub 2023 Mar 1.
PMID: 36920392

A Central Auditory Test reveals differences between drug treatment regimens in adults living with HIV.
Niemczak CE, Zhan Y, Ren J, Song F, Lu H, Chen G, Fellows AM, Gui J, Soli SD, Buckey JC, Shi Y
Int J Audiol. 2024 Mar;63(3):207-212. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2023.2168217. Epub 2023 Jan 20.
PMID: 36662150

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