Ashley King, Ph.D.

she/her/hers

Assistant Professor, Audiology

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Contact Info

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Office:
Van Bokkelen Hall 105 E

Education

Ph.D., Gallaudet University
Au.D., Gallaudet University
B.A., Vanderbilt University

Areas of Expertise

Characterization of perceptual changes following vestibular impairment
Balance assessment and fall prevention
Chronic dizziness
Vestibular compensation
Vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing

Publications

Zaleski-King, A., & Monfared, A. (2021). Vestibular Migraine and Its Comorbidities. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America.

Bogle, J., Zaleski-King, A. (2021). The Vestibular System. In Spaceflight and the Central Nervous System (pp. 5-20). Springer, Cham (In production).

Zaleski-King, A., Pinto, R., Lee, G., & Brungart, D. (2019). Use of Commercial Virtual Reality Technology to Assess Verticality Perception in Static and Dynamic Visual Backgrounds. Ear and Hearing.

Zaleski-King, A., Goupell, M. J., Barac-Cikoja, D., & Bakke, M. (2019). Bimodal Cochlear Implant Listeners’ Ability to Perceive Minimal Audible Angle Differences. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.

Brungart, D., Kruger, S., Kwiatkowski, T., Heil, T., Highland, K.B., Cohen, J., Kokx-Ryan, M., Schurman, J., Zaleski-King, A. and Zion, D. (2019). The Effects of Blast-Related Neurotrauma on Aurally Aided Visual Search While Standing and Walking. Journal of Neurotrauma.

Zaleski-King, A. C., Lai, W., & Sweeney, A. D. (2019). Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System. In Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders (pp. 3-16). Springer, Cham. 

Brungart, D. S., Sherlock, L., Iyer, N., McKenna, E. A., Thompson, E. R., & Zaleski, A. C. (2016). Evaluation of extended-wear earplug technology as a transparent hearing-protection device. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140(4), 3200-3201.

Zaleski, A., Bogle, J., Starling, A., Zapala, D. A., Davis, L., Wester, M., & Cevette, M. (2015). Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in patients with vestibular migraine. Otology & Neurotology, 36(2), 295-302.

Presentations

Zaleski-King, A. (2020), “Visual Vertigo.” Military Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation Advanced Course (invited speaker). Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, February 2020.

Zaleski-King, A., Pinto, R., Brungart, B. (2019) Quantifying the effect of chronic vestibular impairment on behavioral responses to dynamic visual motion. Journal of Vestibular Research, 29, 1-42. Published abstract.

Tyler Churchill, Ashley Zaleski-King, Joshua G.W. Bernstein, Douglas S. Brungart, Donielle Brasure, Kyle Fitzgibbons, Sarah Kruger, Mary Barrett, Robin Pinto, (2019). Investigating the Link Between Visual Sensitivity and Seasickness. Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO). Research Poster. Baltimore, Maryland.

Zaleski-King, A., Danner, E., Pinto, R., Brungart, D., (2018). Effect of Dynamic Visual Stimulation on Postural Control in a Subset of Chronically Dizzy Patients. American Balance Society (ABS). Research Poster. Scottsdale Arizona.

Brungart, D., Zaleski-King, A., Kokx-Ryan, M., Jackson, J., Cohen, J., Pinto, R., Burrows, H., Grant, K., (2017). Auditory and Vestibular Impairments Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury. National Capitol Area Research Symposium. Research Poster; Bethesda, Maryland.

Cohen, A., Zaleski-King, A., Pinto, R., Kokx-Ryan, M., Schurman, J., Brungart, D., (2017). Oculomotor Impairments Associated with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). American Balance Society (ABS). Research Poster; Scottsdale, Arizona.

Zaleski-King, A., Pinto, R., Brungart, D., (2017). Use of Head Tilt Orientation to Estimate the Subject Visual Vertical (SVV). American Balance Society (ABS). Research Poster; Scottsdale, Arizona.

Brungart, D. S., Sherlock, L., Iyer, N., McKenna, E. A., Thompson, E. R., & Zaleski, A. C. (2016). Evaluation of extended-wear earplug technology as a transparent hearing-protection device. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 140(4), 3200-3201. Published abstract.

Zaleski-King, A., Pinto, R., Lee, G., Burrows, H., Brungart, D. (2016) Virtual Reality Assessment of Visual Dependence in Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction. American Balance Society (ABS). Research Poster. Scottsdale, Arizona.

Pinto, R., Zaleski-King, A. (2015). Assessment of vestibular compensation, visual dependence and symptoms of visual motion hypersensitivity. Co-presenter, Podium Presentation, Maryland Academy of Audiology (MAA), Linthicum Heights, MD.

Memberships

  • American Balance Society
  • American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • American Auditory Society

Certifications/Licensure

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Au.D. License (District of Columbia & Maryland-pending)