The Auditory Rehabilitation and Clinical Trials (ARCT) Lab conducts studies in the areas of diagnostics, hearing health disparities, speech perception, cognition, and hearing rehabilitation through hearing aids and investigational medications. Our mission is to advance knowledge through interdisciplinary teaching, research, and service that improves the capacity of individuals, families, and diverse communities to promote productive, satisfying, healthy, and safe lives across the lifespan.

Our lab is a multisite multi-investigator research laboratory that spans across multiple colleges and departments; USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Department of Otolarynology and USF Communication Sciences and Disorders.

ARCT Lab Principal Investigators 

Victoria Sanchez AuD PhD CCC-A/F-AAA

Director
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator, USF Health Department of Otolarynology 

Michelle Arnold AuD PhD CCC-A

Director
Assistant Professor
Principal Investigator, USF Communication Sciences and Disorders

Theresa Chisolm PhD

Director
Vice Provost for Strategic Planning
Performance, & Accountability, Principal Investigator