Education

Biography

Yunfang Zheng, Sc.D., M.D., CCC-A, is an assistant professor of the Department of Communication Disorders at Central Michigan University. She was a physician in China and received her Sc.D. in Audiology from Montclair State University in New Jersey. Her research interests include diagnostic audiology, spatial hearing, speech perception, and quality of life for listeners with cochlear implants and/or hearing aids.

Research Interest

1. diagnostic audiology
2. cochlear implant,
3. hearing aid
4. aural rehabilitation

Scientific Activities

Positions and Honors

Publications

1. Zheng, Y. (submitted). Binaural sound processing in noise and reverberation for listeners with cochlear implants.
2. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., & Besing, J. (submitted). Combined effect of noise and reverberation on sound localization for listeners with normal hearing and bilateral cochlear implants.
3. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., & Besing, J. (2016). Effects of reverberation on sound localization for bilateral cochlear implant users. Journal of Phonetics and Audiology, 2:108. doi:10.4172 /jpay.1000108.
4. Zheng, Y. (2015). Welcome message from the editor. Journal of Phonetics and Audiology. http://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/a-welcome-message-from-an-editor-jpay-1000e104.php?aid=63416
5. Zheng, Y., Skerlick, D., & Spitzer, J. (2012). Long term effects of cochlear implantation on quality of life and perception of handicap. Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 44, 41-52.
6. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., & Spitzer, J. (2011). Effects of Noise and Reverberation on Virtual Sound Localization for Listeners with Bilateral Cochlear Implants. Ear & Hearing, 32, 569-572.
7. Xu, L., & Zheng, Y. (2007). Spectral and temporal cues for phoneme recognition in noise. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 122, 1758-1764.
8. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., Guan, J., Hug, C., Borton, H., & Guith, M. (April, 2017). Speech intelligibility gain in reverberation in listeners with normal hearing. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
9. Zheng, Y., Guan, J., Guith, M., Borton, H., & Hug, C. (April, 2017). Word and phoneme recognition in noise and reverberation for listeners with normal hearing. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
10. Zheng, Y. (April, 2017). Auditory neuropathy with waardenburg syndrome: A case report. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
11. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., & Besing, J. (November, 2016). Effect of cochlear implant devices on sound localization in noise and reverberation. Poster submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
12. Zheng, Y. (November, 2016). Pediatric otoslerosis: A case report. Poster submitted to the Annual Meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
13. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., & Besing, J. (April, 2015). Correlation of Speech Perception and Localization in Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology Conference, San Antonio, TX.
14. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., & Besing, J. (April, 2015). Effect of Experience on Localization Ability of Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology Conference, San Antonio, TX.
15. Koehnke, J., Besing, J., Zheng, Y., Cooper, D., Ferise, A., Wambacq, I. (October, 2011). Effects of noise, reverberation, and age on virtual localization. Poster presented at the Conference on Aging and Speech Communication, Bloomington, IN.
16. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., & Spitzer, J. (July 2011). Combined effects of noise and reverberation on BCI users’ virtual localization ability. Poster presented at the 13th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, Chicago, IL.
17. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., & Spitzer, J. (April 2011). Effects of noise and reverberation on virtual sound localization. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Audiology, Chicago, IL.
18. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., & Spitzer, J. (March 2011). Noise and reverberation effects on BCI users’ virtual localization ability. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
19. Zheng, Y., Skerlick, D., & Spitzer, J. (November 2010). Cochlear Implantation Effects on Quality of Life and Handicap Perception. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA.
20. Zheng, Y., Skerlick, D., & Spitzer, J. (April 2010). Long term effects of cochlear implantation on quality of life and perception of handicap. Podium presentation at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Saratoga Springs, NY.
21. Skerlick, D., Zheng, Y., & Spitzer, J. (April 2010). A case study: The effects of cochlear implantation on the quality of life and perception of handicap in an octogenarian. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Saratoga Springs, NY.
22. Zheng, Y., Koehnke, J., Besing, J., & Spitzer, J. (March 2010). Effects of noise and reverberation on BCI users’ localization ability. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
23. Xu, L., & Zheng, Y. (March 2006). Spectral and temporal cues for phoneme recognition in noise. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ.
24. Zheng, Y., & Xu, L. (August 2005). Spectral and temporal cues for phoneme recognition in noise: Implications for cochlear implants. Poster presented at 2005 Conference on Implantable Auditory Prostheses, Asilomar, CA.