Summary:
The American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) has announced the winners of the CI2025 Boston student poster competition, highlighting outstanding student research in hearing health.

Key Takeaways:

  1. Three students—Kayla Cormier, Madeleine Beyer, and Tiffany Husman—were recognized for research on auditory development, music perception, and cochlear implantation in unique populations.
  2. The competition emphasized the importance of student involvement in advancing cochlear implant research and clinical practice.
  3. ACI Alliance remains committed to supporting emerging professionals and will continue this initiative at CI2026 in Chicago.

American Cochlear Implant Alliance (ACI Alliance) has announced the student poster winners for CI2025 Boston held last week at the Boston Seaport. The student poster competition was chaired by Meredith Ouellette, MS, and posters were reviewed by hearing health professionals across the care continuum.

The CI2025 poster winners are:

Kayla Cormier, AuD, University of Colorado Boulder

“Auditory Cortical Maturation and Language Development in Children with Hearing Loss: Impact of Additional Disabilities”

Kayla is a PhD student studying neuroplasticity, hearing loss, hearing treatment, and tinnitus. She hopes to work in academia after her graduation.

Madeleine M. Beyer, BM, CUNY Graduate Center

“Stereo Music Spatialization in Cochlear Implant Users”

Madeleine is a fourth-year audiology student currently completing an externship at the NYU Langone Cochlear Implant Center.

Tiffany Husman, BS, University of California San Francisco

“Cochlear Implantation in Adults with Prolonged Single-Sided Deafness”

Tiffany is in her second year of study for her MD at UCSF and plans to be an ENT when she graduates.

ACI Alliance Names 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

According to ACI Alliance, student participation continues to be a priority as the organization works to increase clinical and research involvement in CI, and looks forward to welcoming students to next year’s meeting, CI2026 Chicago.

ACI Alliance is a not-for-profit membership organization created with the purpose of eliminating barriers to cochlear implantation by sponsoring research, driving heightened awareness, and advocating for improved access to cochlear implants for patients of all ages across the U.S.