Cochlear Implant Program

Christina L. Runge-Samuelson, PhD
Assistant Professor and Co-Director
Koss Cochlear Implant Program
Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Sciences 

Christina Runge-Samuelson joined the Medical college of Wisconsin in January 2002, after receiving her Ph.D. in audiology. Her doctoral work focused primarily on auditory nerve responses to electrical simulation, particularly with different kinds of signals that may be useful in cochlear implant speech processing strategies. Currently Dr. Runge-Samuelson has expanded her research to include projects in genetics of hearing loss, in particular studying children with auditory-neuropathy dys-synchrony.

In addition, Dr. Runge-Samuelson has a clinical background and is a certified audiologist.

She enjoys working with patients and is pleased to be involved in clinical research here at the Medical College in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences. 

Dr. Runge-Samuelson has taught auditory anatomy and physiology to graduate students and residents. She has presented her research at national and international meetings in cochlear implantation and also in otolaryngology.

Education/Training

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1993
• Master of Arts (MA) University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1996
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2002 
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 2003

Certification/Licenses

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology by the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
• Licensed Audiologist, State of Wisconsin

Society Memberships

• Association for Research in Otolaryngology
• American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
• American Auditory Society
• American Academy of Audiology 
• Acoustical Society of America
• Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Association
• Wisconsin Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Clinical Interests

• Cochlear Implants, Pediatric and Adult
• Acoustic Electrophysiology
• Electric Electrophysiology
• Speech Perception

Clinical Practice

• Patient Age: All
• Joined MCW Department in 2002

Honors/Awards

• Sherman Scholar Award, Department of Speech and Hearing Science, University of Iowa

Appointment Telephone Number 

• Koss Cochlear Implant (Adult) - 414.805.5586
• Koss Cochlear Implant (Pediatric) - 414.266.2685