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Department of Otolaryngology Department of Otolaryngology
  1. Department of Otolaryngology
  2. Education & Training
  3. Joint Doctoral Program in Audiology
  4. Faculty

Faculty List

AuD Faculty come from UC San Diego's departments of surgery and neurosciences, as well as from private practice and the VA San Diego Healthcare System.

  • Erika M. Zettner, PhD

    Erika M. Zettner, PhD

    Full-time Audiology Faculty 
    Program Co-Director. Coordinates academic and clinic placements at UC San Diego. Supervises AuD students at Perlman Center and teaches courses. Areas of specialization include diagnostic audiology, electrophysiology and otoacoustic emissions as well as treatments including amplification and cochlear implants.

    E-mail: ezettner@ucsd.edu
  • Meghan Spriggs, AuD

    Meghan Spriggs, AuD

    Full-time Audiology Faculty 
    Associate Clinical Professor: teaches AuD courses at UC San Diego and clinical supervision for AuD students at Perlman Center. Areas of specialization include cochlear implants, osseointegrated technology, adult diagnostic audiology, amplification.

    E-mail: mspriggs@ucsd.edu
  • Jeffrey Harris, MD, PhD

    Jeffrey Harris, MD, PhD

    Part-time Audiology Faculty
    Professor & Chairman of Head and Neck Surgery. Precepts audiology students for the Otology Preceptorship course where AuD students receive exposure to clinical otology, pre/post-operative assessment of patients, pharmacology related to otology, and clinical assessment of patients with balance disorders at the UC San Diego Ear Center.

    E-mail: jpharris@ucsd.edu
  • Charlie Ruby, AuD

    Charlie Ruby, AuD

    Part-time Audiology Faculty 
    Senior audiologist at the Perlman Medical Center in La Jolla, CA since 2021. Provides clinical supervision for Au.D. students in the areas of adult diagnostic hearing assessment, amplification, and balance assessment.

    E-mail: cpruby@health.ucsd.edu
  • Allen Ryan, PhD

    Allen Ryan, PhD

    Part-time Audiology Faculty 
    Research in Auditory Neuroscience and Otology, including studies of the development of the auditory and vestibular systems, especially molecular control of sensory cell and neuronal maturation in the inner ear. Guest lectures in AuD courses in auditory/vestibular physiology and supervises AuD students during lab rotation and/or doctoral projects.

    E-mail: afryan@ucsd.edu
  • Joyce Tsang, AuD

    Joyce Tsang, AuD

    Part-time Audiology Faculty 
    Senior audiologist since 2017. Provides clinical supervision for AuD students in the areas of auditory assessment, amplification, cochlear implants and balance assessments.

    E-mail: j4tsang@ucsd.edu
  • Debbie Wian, MA

    Debbie Wian, MA

    Part-time Audiology Faculty 
    Audiologist at UCSD since 1997. Provides clinical supervision for AuD students in the areas of hearing assessment, osseointegrated technologies and hearing aid fittings.

    E-mail: dwian@ucsd.edu
  • Alicia Williams, AuD

    Alicia Williams, AuD

    Part-time Audiology Faculty
    Audiologist at UCSD since 2021. Provides clinical supervision for AuD students in the areas of diagnostics, amplification, and cochlear implants.

    E-mail: aaw002@ucsd.edu