Dr. Hannah Stewart is a pediatric, cognitive auditory neuroscientist at Lancaster University and Dr. Carly Anderson is a Sir Henry Welcome Postdoctoral Research fellow at the University College London. The pair talk about life as early career researchers; research communication and their own podcast, Unscientific;  as well as the importance of  peer support in academia.  

Dr. Hannah Stewart’s Profile 

Dr. Carly Anderson’s Profile

Sofia Olaizola and Maria Khan, the students behind Hear Here talk about how they got involved in cochlear implant research, why audiology is important to them and what it's like to run the Hear Here Podcast. 

S2E2 Transcript

Episode Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction to the Episode

(01:40) Introductions to the Podcast Team

(03:54) Getting Involved with CI Research and Role of Audiology 

(25:24) The BTS of Creating this Podcast

Dr. Monita Chatterjee, Senior Scientist and Director of the Auditory Prostheses and Perception Lab, Boys Town National Research Hospital, talks about her journey from electrical engineering to neuroscience;, how cochlear implants work; why it’s important to hear emotion in speech; and leadership through the hearing community for Black, Indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) network. 

Dr. Monita Chatterjee’s Profile 

Auditory Prostheses and Perception Laboratory 

S2E1 Transcript  

Episode Chapters:

(00:00) Introductions and Monita’s Journey in Academia; Electrical Engineering to Neuroscience

(09:12) Electrical Stimulation within the Cochlea

(17:05) Cochlear Implants, Emotion Perception and Communication 

(23:32) Engaging Teenagers and Young Adults in Research 

(27:44) BIPOC Network within the Auditory Community