Dr. Ann Clock Eddins is Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL. She is co-director of the Auditory & Speech Sciences Laboratory and core member of the Global Center for Hearing and Speech Research. Her research and clinical interests are aimed at understanding the neural correlates of auditory perception in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired adults with a particular focus on neural plasticity with aging, tinnitus, and intervention. She also has interest and expertise in small business development, health care economics and clinical management decision making.