Kathleen M. McNerney

Kathleen McNerney, Ph.D., CCC-A, is an Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Speech-Language Pathology Department. She earned her undergraduate, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences at the University at Buffalo. Prior to joining the faculty at SUNY Buffalo State in 2015, she was a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Science at the University at Buffalo, as well as a clinical audiologist in a private practice. She has published 11 peer-reviewed journal articles and is the co-author of two book chapters. Her research interests include auditory evoked potentials, the function of the normal and abnormal vestibular system, functional imaging, and auditory processing disorders.

EDUCATION

• Ph.D.   Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
• M.A.    Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
• B.A.     Communicative Disorders and Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo

SELECTED AWARDS & HONORS

• Fostering Innovation in Teaching with Technology (FITT) Academy: June 4 – 8, 2018
• Sponsored by the Resources for Information, Technology and Education (RITE), SUNY Buffalo State.
• Research Foundation/Center for Professional Development Scholarship Award to participate in the online course entitled “If You Write It, They Will Fund” in Spring of 2016.         
• Conference Fellowship Travel Award, 2010 Lessons for Success Research Conference: Developing the Emerging Scientist, April 29 – May 1, 2010. The fellowship was made available through a grant from NIDCD and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation.
• The Mentored Student Research Poster Travel Award – Sponsored by the American Auditory Society, Szalda, K., Burkard, R., “Place Specificity of the ASSR to Two-Tone Stimuli”, paper presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Completed the SUNY Buffalo State School of the Professions Master Educator Program
• Reviewer, International Journal of Audiology
• Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
• Reviewer, Ear and Hearing
• Reviewer, Nutritional Neuroscience
• Reviewer, ASHA Foundation 2021 Graduate Student Scholarship
• Reviewer, 2019 ASHA Conference Submissions – IPP/IPE Topic Area

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE

• Auditory Evoked Potentials
• Auditory Processing Disorders
• Aural Rehabilitation
• Functional Imaging
• Hearing Aids
• Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
• Vestibular function

COURSES TAUGHT AT BUFFALO STATE

• SLP 314 Audiology
• SLP 328 Audiology Lab
• SLP 389 Topics Course – Auditory Processing Disorders
• SLP 389 Topics Course – Addressing the Audiological Needs of Children in the Schools
• SLP 401 Aural Rehabilitation
• SLP 515 Clinical Practicum
• SLP 580 Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology
• SLP 690 Master’s Project

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• McNerney, K.M., Kaliyappan, K., Wack, D.S., Muthaiah, V.P.K. (in press). The Influence of Motoric Maneuvers on the Amplitude of Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMP), Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.
• McNerney, K.M. (2022). The Development of a Unique Interprofessional Education Experience Through the Implementation of a Virtual Aural Rehabilitation Group, The Communicator, 52 (2), 9 – 10.  
• Rassaian, N., Sadeghi, N. G., Sabetazad, B., McNerney, K. M., Burkard, R. F., Sadeghi, S. G.(2019). Using Unidirectional Rotations to Improve Vestibular System Asymmetry in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction. JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), (150), e60053.
• McNerney, K.M., Coad, M.L., Burkard, R.F. (2018). Learning Effects and the Sensory Organization Test (SOT): Influence of a Unilateral Peripheral Vestibular Impairment, American Journal of Audiology, 27 (4), 539-546.
• McNerney, K.M., Coad, M.L., Burkard, R.F. (2018). The Influence of Caffeine on Rotary Chair and Oculomotor Testing, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 29 (7), 587-595.
• McNerney, K. M., Coad, M.L., Burkard, R.F. (2014). The Influence of Caffeine on the Sensory Organization Test (SOT), Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 25, 521 - 528.
• McNerney, K. M., Coad, M.L., Burkard, R.F. (2014). The Influence of Caffeine on Calorics and Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (cVEMP) Testing, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 25, 261 - 267.
• McNerney, K. M., Burkard, R. F. (2012). The Auditory Steady-State Response: Far-field Recordings from the Chinchilla, International Journal of Audiology, 51(3), 200 – 209.
• McNerney, K. M., Burkard, R. F. (2011). The Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP): Air-Versus Bone Conducted Stimuli, Ear and Hearing, 32(6), e6 – e15.
• McNerney, K. M., Lockwood, A. H., Coad, M.L., Wack, D. S., Burkard, R. F. (2011). The Use of 64-Channel Electroencephalography to Study Neural Otolith-Evoked Responses, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 22 (3), 143 - 155.
• McNerney, K., Burkard, R. (2010). The Effects of a Second Stimulus on the Auditory Steady State Response from the Inferior Colliculus of the Chinchilla, International Journal of Audiology, 49(8), 561-573.
• Szalda, K., Burkard, R. (2005). The Effects of Nembutal Anesthesia on the Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR) from the Inferior Colliculus and Auditory Cortex of the Chinchilla, Hearing Research, 203, 32-44.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• McNerney, K. M., & Mann Kahris, S. M. (2022, November). Incorporating Professional Issues into the Graduate Curriculum: There’s a Badge for That! Virtual poster presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• McNerney, K.M. (2020, October). An Overview of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials. Presented as part of the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professionals Department of Rehabilitation Science Seminar Series
• Cinotti, T., McNerney, K.M., Tillery, K. (2020, September). Evidence-based Diagnosis and Treatment of Auditory Processing Disorders and Current Research. Presented at the Annual New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fall Workshop.
• Wack, D., McNerney, K., Slavakis, K., Muldoon, S., Schweser, F., Wack, A., McGranor, C., Kelly, E., Miletich, R. (2020, June). Resting State and DTI Imaging of Speech in Noise. Poster presented at the Organization of Human Brain Mapping Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• Wack, A., Ferdinand, S.,   Slavakis, K., McNerney, K., Muldoon, S., McGranor, C., Kelly, E., Miletich, R., Wack, D. (2020, June). Exploring Effects of Visual Based Activities Using DTI and Resting State Imaging. Poster presented at the Organization of Human Brain Mapping Conference, Montreal, Canada.
• McNerney, K.M. (2018, December). The Use of Badges to Promote Student Learning in the Speech-Language Pathology Program. Presented at the December 14, 2018 TEC meeting.
• McNerney, K.M. (2019, November). Improving Student Learning and Engagement Through Buffalo State’s Master Educator Program. Poster session presented at the Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.
• McNerney, K.M., Mann Kahris, S., Insalaco, D. (2019, November). The Influence of Mindfulness and Yoga in Speech-Language Pathology Students: Comparison of Personalized Training Sessions vs. the Use of Online Resources. Poster session presented at the Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.
• Krishnan Muthaiah, V.P., McNerney, K., Burkard, R. (2019, January). Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (cVEMP) Is Influenced By Various Motoric Maneuvers. Poster session presented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting, Washington, DC.
• McNerney, K.M. (2018, October) The Use of Badges to Promote Student Learning in the Speech-Language Pathology Program. Poster session presented at the Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.
• McNerney, K.M., Burkard, R.F., Coad, M.L. (2017, November). Learning Effects and the Sensory Organization Test (SOT): Influence of a Unilateral Vestibular Impairment. Poster session presented at the Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.
• McNerney, K.M., Burkard, R.F., Coad, M.L. (2016, October). The Influence of Caffeine on Rotational Chair Tests. Poster session presented at the Faculty and Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum, SUNY Buffalo State.