About

Crystal T. Engineer, Ph.D.

Positions

2020 – present, Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas

2018 – present, Affiliate Faculty, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas

2016 – 2020, Research Assistant Professor, Texas Biomedical Device Center, The University of Texas at Dallas

2018 – 2020, Affiliate Faculty, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas

2009 – 2016, Research Associate, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas

Education

2008, Ph.D. in Cognition and Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas

2005, M.S. in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas

2003, B.S. in Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas

Research in the News

Using the Vagus Nerve to Help Hearing, November 2019

Nerve Stimulation + Repetitive Sounds Help Improve Hearing, August 2019

With training, autism rat models overcome hearing problems, November 2013

Study Captures Brain’s Activity Processing Speech, April 2008

Podcasts

Pairing vagus nerve stimulation with tones drives plasticity across the auditory pathway, September 2019

Videos

Rocking out Rett, August 2017

Research Support

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation, new tab
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, new tab
National Institutes of Health, new tab
Eagles Autism Foundation

Contact information

Mailing address: 800 West Campbell Road BSB11, Richardson TX 75080

Office: BSB 14.562

Phone number: 972-883-7246

Email address: crystalengineer@utdallas.edu