David A. Zapala, Ph.D.

  1. Audiologist

Departments

  1. Otolaryngology (ENT)/Head and Neck Surgery

Specialty Groups

  1. Audiology

Location

  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Languages

English
  1. Age-related hearing loss
  2. Balance problem
  3. BPPV
  4. Hearing loss
  • Neural aspects of audition
  • Computational modeling of auditory function
  • Role of the vestibular system in spatial orientation and balance
  • Development of information technology to support clinical decision making
Jax

Jacksonville, Florida
  1. 1993
    PhD - Auditory neuroscience, Auditory Perception; Collateral areas: Basic neuroscience (University of Tennessee Medical School), Perceptual and NeuropsychologyUniversity of Memphis
  2. 1983
    Clinical FellowshipUpper Cumberland Hearing, Speech, and Language Center
  3. 1982
    MS - AudiologyUtah State University
  4. 1980
    BA - Communications DisordersCalifornia State University, Fullerton

Certifications

  1. 2002
    AudiologyAmerican Board of Audiology

Awards and honors

  1. 2018
    Distinguished Service AwardAmerican Academy of Audiology Foundation
  2. 2018
    Honors of the AcademyAmerican Academy of Audiology
  3. 2016
    Distinguished Clinician of the YearMayo Clinic
  4. 2016
    Elected as a distinguished scholar and fellowNational Academy of Practice
  5. 2013
    Silver CertificateAcoustical Society of America
  6. 2013
    Service AwardAmerican Academy of Audiology
  7. 2013
    Arnold D Tuttle Award Aerospace Medical Association
  8. 2013
    Outstanding Alumnus of the YearSchool of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Memphis
  9. 2009
    Jerger Award for Mentored Clinical Research (Mentor),2009American Academy of Audiology
  10. 2007
    Distinguished Service AwardAmerican Board of Audiology
  11. 2001
    Edward Dahlstrom Distinguished Service AwardMid-South Lions Sight and Hearing Service, Memphis, Tennessee
  12. 1997
    Distinguished Service AwardTennessee Academy of Audiology

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    Active MemberAsk Mayo Expert
  2. 2020 - 2023
    Committee MemberAmerican National Standards (ANSI)
  3. 2020 - 2023
    MemberAmerican National Standards (ANSI)
  4. 2018 - 2024
    Advisory Board MemberIDA Institute
  5. 2018 - 2020
    Committee MemberFlorida Connected Care Subcommittee
  6. 2017 - present
    Active MemberAudiology Specialty Council
  7. 2016 - 2021
    Distinguished scholar and fellowNational Academies of Practice
  8. 2015 - 2017
    Member, Ad-Hoc CommitteeNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
  9. 2015 - present
    Active MemberOne Mayo Audiology Project Committee, Mayo Clinic
  10. 2012 - 2016
    Active MemberInformation Management Committee
  11. 2010 - 2013
    Board Member at LargeAmerican Academy of Audiology
  12. 2010 - 2013
    Liaison RepresentativeAmerican Board of Audiology
  13. 2010 - 2013
    MemberBoard of Directors Audit Committee, American Academy of Audiology
  14. 2010 - 2013
    Liaison RepresentativeResearch Committee, American Academy of Audiology
  15. 2010 - present
    ResearcherAerospace Medicine and Vestibular Research Laboratory
  16. 2008 - 2013
    Board MemberAmerican Balance Society
  17. 2008
    Founding MemberAmerican Balance Society
  18. 2008 - 2023
    MemberAmerican Balance Society
  19. 2007 - 2008
    MemberConvention Planning Committee, American Academy of Audiology
  20. 2007 - 2008
    MemberStandards Committee Panel, American Academy of Audiology
  21. 2007
    MemberAnnual Meeting Subcommittee, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
  22. 2006 - 2007
    Member, Planning CommitteeAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention
  23. 2006 - 2007
    MemberOrganizing Committee, American Academy of Audiology
  24. 2005 - 2007
    MemberBoard of Governors, American Board of Audiology
  25. 2005 - 2007
    MemberConvention Planning Subcommittee -- Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention
  26. 2004 - 2005
    MemberAccreditation Commission for Audiology Education
  27. 2004 - 2005
    Meeting Subcommittee, Co-chairMethods for Audiologic Evaluation and Treatment - Balance System Assessment and Rehabilitation, Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education
  28. 2003 - 2004
    MemberSubcommittee on State Licensure, American Academy of Audiology
  29. 2003 - 2004
    MemberConvention Planning Committee, American Academy of Audiology
  30. 2002 - 2023
    MemberFlorida Academy of Audiology
  31. 2002 - 2019
    MemberInternational Audiology Society
  32. 2002 - 2018
    MemberNew York Academy of Sciences
  33. 2000 - 2001
    Investigative ConsultantLicensing Board, Communicative Sciences and Disorder, State of Tennessee
  34. 1999 - 2000
    MemberLong Range Planning Committee, American Academy of Audiology
  35. 1998 - 2023
    MemberAmerican Auditory Society
  36. 1997
    Conference DirectorTennessee Academy of Audiology
  37. 1996 - 1998
    Executive Board MemberTennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists
  38. 1996 - 1997
    PresidentTennessee Academy of Audiology
  39. 1994 - 1995
    Committee MemberAudiology and Speech/Language Pathology Licensure Committee, Tennessee Academy of Audiology
  40. 1994 - present
    FellowAmerican Academy of Audiology
  41. 1993 - 2001
    Founding MemberTennessee Academy of Audiology
  42. 1993 - 1994
    Board Member at LargeTennessee Academy of Audiology
  43. 1991 - 2019
    MemberAcoustical Society of America
  44. 1986 - 2021
    MemberTennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists