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Credentials: AuD, PhD, CCC-A

Dr. Tamaki earned her AuD (2004) and PhD (2006) in Audiology at Gallaudet University. Having both the clinical and research doctorate degrees, she brings unique skills and perspectives to teaching students in the AuD Program.  Until 2013 when Dr. Tamaki was asked to direct the AuD Program, she was actively involved in clinical service and practicum/internship supervision, while also teaching courses in the Program on the various temporary assignments and positions.  

Currently, Dr. Tamaki serves as the AuD Program Director. In addition, she holds various committee and Board appointments within the audiology organizations. 

Dr. Tamaki is the Director of the Vestibular and Balance Lab at Gallaudet, where she engages in inter-professional research activities. Her lab websites are here and here.

Dr. Tamaki especially enjoys everything vestibular, and welcomes challenging patients and ideas for collaboration (clinically, research, and teaching)!

 

Currently Teaching

HSL-870 Hearing, Speech, and Language Science Research Lab Credits: 1
HSL-875 Clinical Supervision Credits: 1
HSL-879 Externship Credits: 1-6
HSL-900 Dissertation Credits: 1-10
  • HSL-814 Acoustics and Instrumentation (2009/01)(01)
  • HSL-814 Acoustics and Instrumentation (2010/01)(01)
  • HSL-834 Diagnostic Audiology I (2010/01)(01)
  • HSL-834 Diagnostic Audiology I (2011/01)(01)
  • HSL-835 Diagnostic Audiology II (2012/01)(01)
  • HSL-835 Vestibular Assmt & Mgmt (2013/01)(01)
  • HSL-835 Vestibular Assmt & Mgmt (2014/01)(01)
  • HSL-835 Diagnostic Audiology II (2009/02)(01)
  • HSL-835 Diagnostic Audiology II (2010/02)(01)
  • HSL-840 Introduction to Practicum (2013/01)(01)
  • HSL-840 Introduction to Practicum (2014/01)(01)
  • HSL-840 Introduction to Practicum (2013/02)(01)
  • HSL-850 Amplification I (2009/02)(01)
  • HSL-850 Amplification I (2010/02)(01)
  • HSL-850 Amplification I (2011/02)(01)
  • HSL-850 Amplification I (2013/02)(01)
  • HSL-852 Amplif Sys & Hearing Aids (2009/01)(01)
  • HSL-852 Amplif Sys & Hearing Aids (2010/01)(01)
  • HSL-852 Amplif Sys & Hearing Aids (2011/01)(01)
  • HSL-852 Amplification II (2013/01)(01)
  • HSL-866 Elctrphysiolgcl Msures in Aud. (2009/02)(01)
  • HSL-866 Elctrphysiolgcl Msures in Aud. (2010/02)(01)
  • HSL-866 Elctrphysiolgcl Msures in Aud. (2011/02)(01)
  • HSL-866 Elctrphysiolgcl Msures in Aud. (2011/02)(02)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2013/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2014/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2013/02)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2014/02)(01)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2012/01)(02)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2011/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2012/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2013/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2014/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2009/01)(05)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2011/01)(05)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2013/01)(05)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2014/01)(05)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2009/02)(05)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2013/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2014/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2013/02)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2014/02)(01)
  • HSL-893 Smnr in Univ Instrctn & Supv (2012/02)(01)
  • HSL-899 Independent Study (2014/01)(02)
  • HSL-832 Diagnostic Audiology (2018/01)(01)
  • HSL-832 Diagnostic Audiology (2019/01)(01)
  • HSL-834 Diagnostic Audiology (2016/01)(01)
  • HSL-834 Diagnostic Audiology (2017/01)(01)
  • HSL-835 Vestibular Assmt & Mgmt (2015/01)(01)
  • HSL-835 Vestibular Assmt & Mgmt (2016/02)(01)
  • HSL-835 Vestibular Assmt & Mgmt (2017/02)(01)
  • HSL-838 Vestibular Assmt & Mgmt (2018/02)(01)
  • HSL-840 Introduction to Practicum (2015/01)(01)
  • HSL-840 Introduction to Practicum (2016/01)(01)
  • HSL-840 Clinical Practicum-Intro (2017/01)(01)
  • HSL-840 Introduction to Practicum (2015/02)(01)
  • HSL-841 Clinical Prac: Diag: Audiology (2015/01)(01)
  • HSL-841 Clinical Prac: Diag: Audiology (2016/01)(01)
  • HSL-841 Clinical Practicum-Advanced (2017/01)(01)
  • HSL-841 Clinical Prac: Diag: Audiology (2015/02)(01)
  • HSL-865 Professional Issues (2018/02)(01)
  • HSL-865 Professional Issues (2019/02)(01)
  • HSL-872 Clinical Practicum: Intro (2018/01)(01)
  • HSL-872 Clinical Practicum: Intro (2019/01)(01)
  • HSL-872 Clinical Practicum: Intro (2020/01)(01)
  • HSL-873 Clinical Practicum-Advanced (2018/01)(01)
  • HSL-873 Clinical Practicum-Advanced (2018/02)(01)
  • HSL-873 Clinical Practicum-Advanced (2018/02)(02)
  • HSL-875 Professional Issues (2016/02)(01)
  • HSL-875 Professional Issues (2017/02)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2015/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2016/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2017/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2018/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2020/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2015/02)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2016/02)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2017/02)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2018/02)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2019/02)(01)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2020/01)(02)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2019/02)(02)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2018/01)(03)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2019/01)(03)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2018/02)(03)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2016/01)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2017/01)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2015/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2016/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2017/02)(04)
  • HSL-883 Research Project in Audiology (2015/01)(05)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2015/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2016/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2017/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2018/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2019/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2020/01)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2015/02)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2016/02)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2017/02)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2018/02)(01)
  • HSL-890 Externship (2019/02)(01)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/01)(01)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2019/02)(01)
  • HSL-896 Practicum in Univ Instruction (2019/02)(01)
  • HSL-897 Ph.D. Internship (2019/02)(01)
  • HSL-897 Ph.D. Internship (2020/01)(02)
  • HSL-898 Guided Stds:Drl Cndcy Prep (2020/01)(01)
  • HSL-899 Independent Study (2019/01)(01)
  • PSY-499 Independent Study (2019/01)(01)
  • HSL-870 Research Project in Audiology (2020/02)(02)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2019/01)(01)
  • HSL-880 Internship in Audiology (2020/02)(01)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/02)(01)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/02)(02)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/02)(03)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/02)(04)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/02)(06)
  • HSL-899 Independent Study (2020/02)(01)
  • HSL-869 Current Topics in Audiology (2020/03)(01)
  • HSL-870 Research Project in Audiology (2020/03)(02)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/03)(01)
  • HSL-895 Special Topics (2020/03)(02)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2020/03)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2020/03)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2020/03)(02)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2020/02)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2020/02)(01)
  • HSL-832 Diagnostic Audiology (2022/01)(1)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2022/01)(1)
  • HSL-875 Clinical Supervision (2022/01)(1)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2022/01)(1)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2022/01)(1)
  • HSL-900 Dissertation (2022/01)(1)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2021/02)(2)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2021/02)(1)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2021/02)(1)
  • HSL-831 Fund of Clinical Audiology (2021/02)(HY01)
  • HSL-838 Vestibular Studies II (2021/02)(1)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2021/02)(2)
  • HSL-831 Fund of Clinical Audiology (2021/03)(HY01)
  • HSL-838 Vestibular Studies II (2021/03)(1)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2021/03)(2)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2021/03)(1)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2021/03)(1)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2021/03)(2)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2021/02)(02)
  • HSL-873 Clinical Practicum-Advanced (2021/02)(01)
  • HSL-875 Clinical Supervision (2021/02)(01)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2021/02)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2021/02)(01)
  • HSL-837 Vestibular Studies I (2021/02)(01)
  • HSL-837 Vestibular Studies I (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-865 Professional Issues (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-875 Clinical Supervision (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-887 Lab Rotation (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-900 Dissertation (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-892 Dissertation Seminar (2022/02)(OL1)
  • HSL-832 Diagnostic Audiology (2023/01)(01)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2023/01)(01)
  • HSL-875 Clinical Supervision (2023/01)(01)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2023/01)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2023/01)(01)
  • HSL-900 Dissertation (2023/01)(01)
  • HSL-900 Dissertation (2023/01)(04)
  • HSL-831 Fund of Clinical Audiology (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-838 Vestibular Studies II (2022/02)(01)
  • HSL-831 Fund of Clinical Audiology (2022/03)(01)
  • HSL-838 Vestibular Studies II (2022/03)(01)
  • HSL-870 HSLS Research Lab (2022/03)(01)
  • HSL-877 Internship in Audiology (2022/03)(01)
  • HSL-879 Externship (2022/03)(01)
  • Dizziness and Balance - Vestibular and Beyond (2020/01)
  • Vestibular assessments in deaf populations (2014/03)
  • Vestibular and Balance Functions. (2015/02)
  • Advising Load 2020/02: Total:6 Doctoral:6
  • Advising Load 2020/01: Total:6 Doctoral:6
  • Advising Load 2019/03: Total:21 Doctoral:21
  • Advising Load 2019/02: Total:21 Doctoral:21
  • Advising Load 2019/01: Total:22 Doctoral:22
  • Advising Load 2018/03: Total:9 Doctoral:9
  • Advising Load 2018/02: Total:9 Doctoral:9
  • Advising Load 2018/01: Total:9 Doctoral:9
  • Advising Load 2017/03: Total:14 Doctoral:14
  • Advising Load 2017/02: Total:14 Doctoral:14
  • Advising Load 2017/01: Total:14 Doctoral:14
  • Advising Load 2016/03: Total:10 Doctoral:10
  • Advising Load 2016/02: Total:10 Doctoral:10
  • Advising Load 2016/01: Total:10 Doctoral:10
  • Advising Load 2015/03: Total:13 Doctoral:13
  • Advising Load 2015/02: Total:13 Doctoral:13
  • Advising Load 2015/01: Total:13 Doctoral:13
  • Advising Load 2013/01: Total:11 Doctoral:11
  • Advising Load 2013/02: Total:11 Doctoral:11
  • Advising Load 2013/03: Total:11 Doctoral:11
  • Advising Load 2014/01: Total:12 Doctoral:12
  • Advising Load 2014/02: Total:12 Doctoral:12
  • Advising Load 2013/03: Total:12 Doctoral:12
  • Advising Load 2021/02: Total:5 Doctoral:5
  • Advising Load 2021/03: Total:4 Doctoral:4
  • Advising Load 2022/01: Total:4 Doctoral:4
  • Advising Load 2022/02: Total:3 Doctoral:3
  • Advising Load 2022/03: Total:13 Doctoral:13
  • Advising Load 2023/01: Total:13 Doctoral:13
  • Advising Load 2023/02: Total:13 Doctoral:13
  • 2020 American Academy of Audiology Board of Directors Member-At-Large - Nomination
  • 2018 CAPCSD Leadership Academy
  • 2021 American Academy of Audiology Board of Directors Member-At-Large - Elected
  • Language experience and use of spatial features in ASL story re-tell.
  • Deaf individuals who report having good balance function present with significant vestibular deficits.
  • Spatial navigation abilities and self-reported sense of direction in deaf individuals.
  • Assessment adaptation: issues in spoken language to visual-manual (ASL) adaptation - focus on semantic fluency
  • Use of visual-manual language predicts self-reported sense of direction
  • Use of ASL predicts self-reported sense of direction
  • “Good balance” in young deaf adults.
  • Spatial navigation, sense of direction, and vestibular function in young deaf individuals
  • VEMP: Current Clinical Applications and Research Updates
  • VEMP 101: Introduction
  • Introduction to VEMP testing
  • Bringing analog techniques back to classroom
  • Research involving participants who are deaf - challenges, ethical considerations, & suggestions.
  • Does absent vestibular function mitigate virtual reality simulator sickness?
  • The influence of prelingual deafness & American Sign Language use on random saccades test results
  • Adult perceptions of audiologists
  • Language background of young adults who are deaf, in a bilingual university setting
  • Use of Video Head Impulse Test for Assessment of Semicircular Canal Function of Deaf Individuals.
  • Spatial Navigation Processing Strategies in Deaf Individuals
  • Vestibular and Spatial Cognitive Function Profile of Young Deaf/deaf Individuals
  • Vestibular Function in Deaf Young Adults Who Received Cochlear Implants as Children
  • Investigating virtual visual environment stability with Oculus Rift: A pilot study
  • So what you are dizzy? What does vestibular function have to do with cognition?
  • The effect of varied insertion depths on peripheral vestibular responses: an investigation of caloric irrigation clinical technique.
  • The effects of caffeine withdrawal on oculomotor testing
  • Occupational noise exposure in carnival ride operators at an independent state fair
  • Vestibular effects of cochlear implantation in deaf adults
  • What factors come into consideration when recommending a personal FM system over a Sound Field system for a child with mild to moderate SNHL in a typical classroom? A review of the literature.
  • Effects of Repetition Rates on VEMP Amplitude and Latencies
  • Stimulus Rate and VEMP Threshold at 250-Hz – A Pilot Study
  • The Effects of Stimulus Repetition Rate on VEMP Threshold
  • VEMP101: Intro to Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
  • VEMP101: Intro to Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
  • Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Subjects
  • Contralateral Noise Levels and Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential Wave Amplitude and Latency
  • vHIT Uses and Procedures: A Survey of Audiologists
  • Beyond Minimum Qualifications: What Qualities Make Audiologists Admirable?
  • Characteristics of Good Audiologists - Are We Biased?
  • Assessing Postural Stability and Fall Risk: Can We Do Better?
  • A New Paradigm in Assessing Postural Stability
  • A New Paradigm for Assessing Postural Stability
  • Oculomotor and Perceptual Measures of Visual Motion Sensitivity in Patients With Chronic Dizziness Symptoms
  • Feasibility of Dynamic Visual Acuity Test as Virtual Vestibular Screener.
  • Fall Prevention in Older Deaf Adults Who Use American Sign Language
  • Spatial Cognitive Abilities in Deaf Older Adults With Long-Term Vestibular Impairment.- (Gallaudet University Priority Research Fund)
  • Project EPIC - Educational & Pediatric Audiologist with Interprofessional Competence.- (USDOE Office of Special Education Programs)
  • Vestibular function in diverse deaf individuals- (NIH)
  • Early Detection of Vestibular-Related Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults.- (Retirement Research Fund)
  • Fall Risks and Fall Prevention Needs in Older Adults Who Use ASL- (NIH)
  • ASL Adaptation of Balance and Fall Risks Self-Report Measures- (Canadian Hearing Services Global Partnership)
  • Fall Prevention in Older Deaf Adults Who Use ASL- (NIH)
  • AuD Program Director 2013/01-2020/02
  • Chair, Steve Ackley Legacy Conference 2013/02-2014/01
  • Search Committee - Assistant to Graduate School Dean 2015/02-2015/02
  • Advisory Board - Gallaudet 11 Space Exhibit and Film 2016/02-2018/01
  • Reviewer - Priority Research Fund 2019/02-2019/03
  • Search Committee: Dean of Faculty 2022/03-2023/01
  • HSLS Faculty Evaluation Guideline Review Subcommittee 2023/01-2023/01
  • HSLS Curriculum review subcommttee 2023/02
  • Assistant Editor: Journal of American Academy of Audiology 2006/02
  • Reviewer: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Minority Student Leadership Program 2007/02-2007/02
  • Reviewer, Convention Subcommittee on Poster Presentations: American Academy of Audiology 2010/01-2010/01
  • Professional Working Group on AuD Vision: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2016/02-2017/03
  • Convention Topic Subcommittee: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2020/01-2021/01
  • Convention Topic Subcommittee: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 2021/01-2022/01
  • Board of Directors - Member-At-Large: American Academy of Audiology 2021/01-2024/01
  • CAPCSD Clinical Education Committee: Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders 2020/03
  • Contact Me

    Chizuko Tamaki

    202-651-5336

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