Meet Our Cochlear Implant Team
The USC cochlear implant team consists of three doctoral-level implant audiologists,
two certified auditory-verbal therapists, and a research faculty member. With over
25 years of implant experience, the team works closely with each other, local surgeons,
the cochlear implant recipient’s family, educators, and other community professionals
to achieve successful outcomes for the patient.
Nicole Herrod-Burrows, Au.D.,CCC-A
Email: herrod@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone Number: 803-777-2669
Office: Close-Hipp 251, 1705 College St
Nicole H. Burrows, Au.D., CCC-A has been employed by the University of South Carolina
Speech and Hearing Research Center since 2004 and serves on the cochlear implant team.
She earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Communication Sciences and Disorders
degrees from Auburn University. Burrows received her Doctorate degree in Audiology
from the University of Florida in 2003. Before joining USC in 2004, she worked in
an ENT private practice.
Laura Droege, AuD, CCC-A
Email: ldroege@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone Number: 803-777-2717
Office: Close-Hipp 251, 1705 College St.
Dr. Droege is currently the Cochlear Implant Team Coordinator. She graduated with
honors from the University of Iowa and then completed her master's degree in Audiology
at Northern Illinois University. She started her career as a clinical audiologist
in early 2003. In 2011, she earned her clinical doctorate in Audiology from A.T. Still
University. Dr. Droege's primary clinical and research interests focus on cochlear
implants and bi-modal hearing solutions.
Gina Crosby-Quinatoa, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, LSLS CertAVT
Email: crosbye@sc.edu
Phone Number: 803-777-2671
Office: Close-Hipp 262, 1705 College St.
Gina Crosby-Quinatoa, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT is a certified bilingual speech
language pathologist. In the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at
the University of South Carolina, she serves as a Listening & Spoken Language Specialist
on the USC Cochlear Implant Team and Senior Clinical
Jamy Claire Archer, M.S., CCC-SLP
Email: jcarcher@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone Number: 803-777-1734
Office: Close-Hipp 261, 1705 College St.
Jamy Claire Archer MS, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT received her master’s degree from Purdue
University and is a Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist and a Clinical
Instructor at the University of South Carolina training Speech-Language Pathology
students. Archer serves on the Cochlear Implant Team and coordinates patient aural
rehabilitation.
Hannah Mildes, Au.D.
Email: hmidles@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone Number: 803-777-2642
Office: Close-Hipp 248, 1705 College St.
Hannah Midles, Au.D. received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences
and Disorders from Appalachian State University. She received her Doctorate of Audiology
from East Carolina University. Hannah completed her fourth-year externship with USC
Cochlear Implant Program, and now serves on the USC Cochlear Implant Team.
Meisam Arjmandi, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Email: meisam@mailbox.sc.edu
Phone Number: 803-777-6574
Office: Close-Hipp 268, 1705 College St.
Meisam Arjmandi, Ph.D. received his Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
with a specialization in Cognitive Sciences at Michigan State University. He completed
postdoctoral training in Auditory Neuroscience and Clinical Audiology in the Department
of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear-Harvard Medical
School. Arjmandi serves on the Cochlear Implant Team and his Translational Auditory
Neuroscience Lab collaborates with the team for developing improved diagnostic tools
and personalized interventions and treatments for individuals with hearing impairment.