Faculty Director: Bryan M. Wong, AuD, PhD, CCC-A
Key Personnel: Matthew Briggs, MFA
Location: SLHS 403
Research Focus: The AID Lab (Audiology Innovation and Design) focuses on advancing hearing healthcare and education through emerging technologies, human-centered design, and innovative clinical solutions. The lab explores new approaches to accessibility, clinical simulation, digital workflows, and hearing technology to improve the delivery, understanding, and future of audiologic care. Current areas of research include:
- 3D digital workflows for hearing healthcare accessibility
- Emerging hearing technology evaluation (OTC devices)
- Clinical audiology simulation and technology design
Our lab members may also be involved in the Digital Audiology vertically integrated project https://uavip.arizona.edu/digital-audiology
Student Roles:
Undergraduate and graduate students may participate through independent study, honors thesis, or audiology doctoral projects.
- Participant recruitment, scheduling, and testing
- Data entry, organization, analysis, and visualization
- Survey creation (RedCap)
- Clinical simulation design and implementation support
- 3D design (scanning, modeling, printing) and prototyping
- Education content creation and dissemination
- Conference presentations and collaborative research projects
- Anything else that may be needed!
Prerequisites: None
Preferred Qualifications:
- Interest in audiology, hearing science, or healthcare design
- Willingness to learn and engage with technology (3D printing/modeling, video production/editing, audio editing, AI)
- Data entry
- Strong communication skills, curiosity, initiative, and willingness to learn