Christopher E. Niemczak AuD, PhD
Title(s)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Senior 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_2025-08-06.pdf
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.
Peripheral and central auditory impairment linked to heavy metal exposure in Nicaraguan children from artisanal mining communities. Response times from gap detection threshold testing relate to cognitive processing speed in young adults. In Reference to Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy or Intratympanic Steroids in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss? Central auditory tests reveal deficits in HIV treatment. Different Predictors for Components of Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome. Harnessing machine learning with auditory tests and demographic factors to forecast children's reading abilities in children living with and without HIV. Central auditory processing is altered after traumatic brain injury in Tanzanian adults. Central auditory testing in young Tanzanian children: feasibility and relationship to cognition. The data presented in Zhi et al. do not support the conclusion that HBOT leads to worse hearing improvement in sudden hearing loss. Altered auditory brainstem responses are post-acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). |
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