Adjunct Professor
Ph.D. University of Washington
Area: Biopsychology

Contact Information

Email: joem@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 5032 KHRI
Psychology Phone: 734-764-8111

Research and Teaching Interests

Studies of "tissue engineeringof the inner ear" and the cochlear prosthesis with focus on the investigation of changes in the auditory pathway that follow deprivation and the reversibility of changes by artificial electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve and administration of survival (growth) factors to inner ear tissues. He is also investigating the influence of survival factors and free radical scavengers on the prevention of sensory cell death resulting from intense noise and ototoxic drug. These studies are aimed at understanding the mechanisms that underlie sensory and neural cell death in the inner ear, and identifying new agents and novel delivery systems to prevent and treat acquired deafness.