{"id":174,"date":"2016-10-27T11:14:21","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T15:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/archies-cochlear-implant\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2025-09-18T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:12:17","slug":"researchers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lab.research.sickkids.ca\/archies-cochlear-implant\/researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Karen A. Gordon<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

PhD, CCC-A, Reg. CASLPO
\nDirector of Research & Senior Scientist<\/h4>\n

Dr. Karen A. Gordon<\/a>\u00a0is a Scientist who directs research based at Archie\u2019s Cochlear Implant Laboratory at SickKids. Her research is focused on studying auditory development in children using unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants. She has worked as a clinical audiologist both on the Cochlear Implant Team and in the Audiology Clinic at SickKids\u00a0prior to beginning her research work.<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phone: 416-813-6683
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Dr. Blake C. Papsin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

MD, MSc, FRCS, FACS, FAAP
\nOtolaryngologist-in-Chief<\/h4>\n

Dr. Blake Papsin<\/a>\u00a0heads the\u00a0Cochlear Implant Program<\/a>\u00a0at SickKids. He has a long-standing interest in behavioural measures of auditory function dating back to his Master\u2019s degree in psychoacoustics. As an accomplished musician, he has a personal interest in understanding how children with hearing loss are able to develop an appreciation of music through the use of a cochlear implant.<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phone: (416) 813-2190
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Dr. Sharon L. Cushing<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

MD, FRCSC
\nOtolaryngologist<\/h4>\n

Dr. Sharon Cushing<\/a>\u00a0is well-recognized for her clinical and research interests in vestibular function and development. Her work in this area began during her undergraduate studies and continued into her otolaryngology residency and pediatric otolaryngology practice at SickKids. She has a particular research focus on children in the\u00a0Cochlear Implant Program<\/a>\u00a0at SickKids, with several projects which aim to help children use their cochlear implants to maintain better balance.<\/p>\n

Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Phone: (416) 813-2190
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Dr. Robert V. Harrison<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

BSc (Hons), PhD, DSc
\nSenior Scientist Emeritus<\/h4>\n

Dr. Robert Harrison<\/a>\u00a0directed the\u00a0Auditory Science Laboratory<\/a>\u00a0at SickKids\u00a0and was the former director of the\u00a0Cochlear Implant Program<\/a>. Dr. Harrison\u2019s work in animal models provides important information about the developing auditory system.\u00a0For example, his work has shown that the auditory system will become reorganized based on the stimulation or lack of stimulation received and that these effects are most prevalent in early development. This implies that the auditory system can respond to the stimulation from a cochlear implant.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]

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Research Support Staff<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Jaina Negandhi<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

MEng, MSc<\/h4>\n

Senior Project Manager<\/h5>\n
Neurosciences & Mental Health<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section>