Children’s Auditory Research for Educational Success

Our research seeks to improve the lives of school-age children with hearing differences.

Dr. Samantha Gustafson is currently accepting applications for a Ph.D. student to begin Fall 2025!

Please reach out below if you are interested in applying.

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Who We Are

The CARES lab is run by Dr. Samantha Gustafson, an Assistant Professor at Indiana University. Our research aims to understand how we can better support school-age children with hearing differences.

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Interested in participating?

Some families participate in our research by coming to our lab at IU Bloomington and others participate virtually.

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Current Projects

We have several studies that are currently recruiting children with and without hearing differences.

Read about our Studies