Sharon Kujawa

Sharon G. Kujawa is a clinical audiologist, Director of Audiology Research at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Associate Professor of Otology and Laryngology at Harvard Medical School, and Adjunct Faculty of Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology.and specialist in otolaryngology, Her specialty is the effects of noise exposure and aging on auditory function.

Biography Kujawa completed a BS from Michigan State University, Their research has shown that cochlear synapses may be temporarily or permanently damaged from overexposure to intense sound.

Honors

In 2017, Kujawa received the biennial Callier Prize in Communication Disorders awarded by the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at the University of Texas at Dallas, for her research on hidden sensorineural hearing loss, characterized as difficulties hearing in noisy listening environments.

In 2010, Kujawa was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology for research "exploring mechanisms related to compromise in normal auditory function from noise exposure and how noise can alter the aging of the inner ear and neural systems."

In 2003, she received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in Speech and Hearing by the University of Arizona.

Representative Publications