Kelsey Klein

Kelsey Klein, PhD, AuD, CCC-A

Pediatric Research Scientist

kklein@hifla.org

Dr. Kelsey Klein has been with HIF since 2024. Her interdisciplinary research broadly focuses on understanding and improving the listening and spoken language skills of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Specifically, she uses eye-tracking to characterize the real-time cognitive processes that children with and without hearing loss use to recognize words while listening to speech. This line of basic research is complemented by translational research interests, which focus on real-world outcomes of children with hearing aids and cochlear implants. She is particularly interested in identifying malleable clinical, educational, and environmental factors supporting effective communication for school-age children and adolescents both in and outside the classroom.

Dr. Klein's Listening and Language in Children Lab

Education

University of Iowa, AuD, PhD (2020)

St. Olaf College, Psychology, BA (2013)

Hobbies

Outside of work, Dr. Klein enjoys spending time with her family (husband, infant son, and two German shepherd rescue dogs) and training and competing in Brazilian jiu jitsu.

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