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
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.
Altered auditory brainstem responses are post-acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC). Neuroimaging markers of cognitive fatigue in individuals with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The relationship between HIV and reading performance for children in Tanzania. Machine learning for predicting cognitive deficits using auditory and demographic factors. Central auditory test performance predicts future neurocognitive function in children living with and without HIV. Assessment of Central Auditory Processing in Children Using a Novel Tablet-Based Platform: Application for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Auditory neural processing in children living with HIV uncovers underlying central nervous system dysfunction. Preliteracy assessment in children living with HIV in Tanzania: comparison to results from children living without HIV in Tanzania and the United States. Peripheral Auditory Function in Tanzanian Children Living With HIV With Clinically Normal Hearing. A Central Auditory Test reveals differences between drug treatment regimens in adults living with HIV. |
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