Mark A. Parker PhD is an Auditory Neuroscientist and a Licensed Audiologist in the State of Massachusetts. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience, has been trained at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, and was the past Director of Audiology at Steward Medical Group.
Mark A Parker PhD, CCC-A, F-AAA
Owner of Parker Hearing Services LLC- a Concierge Audiology Practice
President of Hearing University (HearU) Corporation- a 5013c educational non-profit
Owner of Palm Springs Hearing Seminars- a continuing educational seminar series
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
2011-curr: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Professional Licensure as an Audiologist (License # 974)
2011-curr: American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
2011-curr: American Academy of Audiology Fellow
EDUCATION
PhD in Neuroscience - LSU Health Sciences Center
MA in Speech & Hearing Sciences (Audiology) - Portland State University
BS in Communication Sciences & Disorders -San Diego State University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Director of Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology, Steward St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boston, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
Research Associate, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Eaton Peabody Laboratory, Toliston Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Boston, MA
Research Fellow, Department of Otology & Laryngology, Harvard Medical School Children’s Hospital, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Hearing Research, Boston, MA
Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders, Emerson College
Audiology Fellow, Parker Hearing Institute
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Cindy Atoji Keene (2018) Researcher using gene therapy to battle hearing loss. On the Job Column. The Boston Globe, January 28. https://www3.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/01/26/researcher-using-gene-therapy-battle-hearing-loss/iUwV1Yc1un8tcAMlOV0CNK/story.html?arc404=true.
Cindy Atoji Keene (2018) This audiologist is hear for you: Hearing aid advancements alleviate deafness. The Boston Globe Online. March 6. https://www.boston.com/news/jobs/2018/03/06/this-audiologist-is-hear-for-you.
Sandra Guy (2017) Hearing loss increasingly a reality for people of all ages. Chicago Sun Times Aug 17. https://chicago.suntimes.com/lifestyles/hearing-loss-increasingly-a-reality-for-people-of-all-ages/.
Alexandra Ossola (2017) Can This Startup Make A Drug To Give You Back Lost Hearing? Vocativ. May 08, 2017 http://www.vocativ.com/427408/startup-manufacture-hearing-drug.
Brian Taylor, Au.D.(2016) The Role of Biotechnology in Audiology: An Interview with Dr. Mark Parker. Academy of Doctors of Audiology: Audiology Practices. http://www.audiologypractices.org/the-role-of-biotechnology-in-audiology-an-interview-with-dr-mark-parker.
Jennifer Alsever (2016) Now Hear This. Fortune Magazine October 1 issue
Jennifer Alsever (2016) Can a Pill Fix Your Hearing? Fortune Magazine Online. http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/hearing-loss-cure-biotech-startups/. Personal interview.
Alissa Katz (2016) Cover Story: New Treatments Added into Hearing Loss Mix. The Hearing Journal: February 2016 - Volume 69 - Issue 2 - p 26,28,3 doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000480886.32838.a6
Editor's Picks (2014) Can You Hear Me Now?: Obamacare may aid those with hearing loss. Tufts Medicine Magazine Summer ed. https://sites.tufts.edu/medicine/summer-2014/can-you-hear-me-now/
Janelle Weaver (2014) Funding Pours in for Investigational Hearing Treatments. The Hearing Journal. September 2014 - Volume 67 - Issue 9 - pp 14,16,18,20. Personal interview in Cover Story