Gabrielle R. Merchant, Au.D., Ph.D. is a hearing scientist and audiologist and Director of the Translational Auditory Physiology and Perception Laboratory at Boys Town National Research Hospital. She earned her B.A. from Smith College, her Ph.D. from the Harvard-MIT Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology Program, and her Au.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her translational research focuses on auditory mechanics, auditory perception, and advancing evidence-based practice through improved clinical diagnostic tools.