William J. Bologna, Ph.D.

Certification and Licensure

• ASHA CCC-A

Research

• Dr. Bologna is the director of the Towson Auditory Simulation Lab (TASL), which develops innovative approaches to assessment and rehabilitation in audiology using gamification and virtual reality technology

Selected Publications

• Bologna, W. J., *Buckheit, K. P., *Esser, K. E. Lelo de Larrea-Mancera, S., Stecker, G. C., Gallun, F. J., & Seitz, A. R. (in press). Effects of gamification on performance and subjective listening effort on a spatial release from masking task. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, upcoming doi: 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00794

• Bologna, W. J., Molis, M. R., Madsen, B. M., & Billings, C. J. (2023). Effects of age on brainstem coding of speech glimpses in interrupted noise. Hearing Research, 434, 108771. doi:10.1016/j.heares.2023.108771

• Bologna, W. J.,Carrillo, A. A., Clamage, D. S., Coco, L., He, Y. J., Larrea-Mancera, E. S. L., Stecker, G. C., Gallun, F. J., and Seitz, A. R. (2023). Effects of gamification on assessment of spatial release from masking. American Journal of Audiology, 32, 210–219. doi:10.1044/2022_AJA-22-00133

• Bologna, W. J., Ahlstrom, J. B., & Dubno, J. R. (2020). Contributions of voice expectations to talker selection in younger and older adults with normal hearing. Trends in Hearing, 24. doi:10.1177/2331216520915110

• Bologna, W. J., Vaden, K. I., Ahlstrom, J. B., & Dubno, J. R. (2019). Age effects on the contributions of envelope and periodicity cues to recognition of interrupted speech in quiet and with a competing talker. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 145, EL173-EL178. doi:10.1121/1.5091664

Recent Presentations

• Bologna, W. J., Lelo de Larrea-Mancera, E. S., *Avery, K., Gallun, F. J., & Seitz, A. R. (2025, May). Space Party Rescue: An auditory game of finding your friend at a cocktail party. Invited podium presentation for special session, “Auditory Cognition in Interactive Virtual Environments” at the 188th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

• *Esser, K., & Bologna, W. J. (2025, February). Speech recognition and listening effort at the simulated cocktail party. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ.

• *Shaw, E. V., *Esser, K., *Ball, K., *King, C., Bologna, W. J. (2025, February). Effects of position, age, and hearing status on speech-in-noise recognition. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ.

• Bologna, W. J., *Esser, K., *Ball, K., *Shaw, E., & *King, C. (2024, May). Role of spatial positioning strategy for speech recognition in a simulated environment: Effects of age and hearing loss. Poster presented at the 186th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Ottawa, ON.

• Bologna, W. J., Molis, M. R., Madsen, B. M., & Billings, C. J. (2022, May). Effects of age on brainstem coding of speech glimpses in interrupted noise. Invited podium presentation for special session, “Age-Related Changes in Mechanisms of Speech Perception” at the 182nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Denver, CO.

Memberships/Affiliations

• American Auditory Society 
• American Speech-Language Hearing Association 
• Acoustical Society of America 
• Association for Research in Otolaryngology 

Honors and Awards

• 2025 FACET Scholars Award, Faculty Academic Center of Excellence at Towson (FACET)
• 2025 New Investigator Travel Award, American Auditory Society
• 2022 Young Investigator Travel Grant, Acoustical Society of America
• 2018 - 2025 Loan Repayment Program Awardee, National Institutes of Health

Professional Service

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research – Hearing Section
• Ad Hoc Reviewer: Hearing Research, Trends in Hearing, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, American Journal of Audiology, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Ear and Hearing

Grants & Contracts

Enhanced Environments for Psychophysical Evaluation and Training National Institutes of Health (NIDCD) R01 DC018166 07/20 – 06/25 Principal Investigators: Erick Gallun, Chris Stecker, Aaron Seitz Role: Co-Investigator

Positioning Strategies of Hearing-Impaired Listeners Towson University Faculty Development & Research Committee (FDRC) 00021403 07/23 – 05/24 Role: Principal Investigator