Sherri M. Jones, PhD
Associate Professor
JonesSh@ecu.edu
Phone: 252-744-6087  Fax: 252-744-6109

Academic Degrees
B.S., 1985, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Speech Pathology and Audiology

M.S., 1987, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Audiology

Ph.D., 1994, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Audiology/Hearing Science emphasis

Research Interests

• Normal and abnormal development of vestibular function and factors that affect development
• Developmental process to achieve upright balance and posture
• The vestibular system and physiological homeostasis
• Influence of vestibular deficits on other systems such as the autonomic and cardiovascular systems
• How peripheral neural processes impact central processes during development and aging
• Vestibular evoked potentials as a clinical test of the vestibular system

Teaching Responsibilities at ECU
CSDI 3105, Hearing Science
CSDI 8016, Auditory Physiology
CSDI 8004, Embryology and Genetics of Hearing Impairment
CSDI 8002, Assessment and Management of Vestibular Disorders

Recent Publications
Lopez IA, Rosenblatt MI, Kim C, Galbraith GG, Jones SM, Kao L, Newman D, Liu W, Yeh S, Pushkin A, Abuladze N, Kurtz I. (2009) Targeted deletion of Slc4a11 in mice: Cellular targets of sensorineural abnormalities. Journal of Biological Chemistry, In press.

Dulon D, Safieddine S, Jones SM, Petit C. (2009) Otoferlin is critical for linear Ca2+ dependence of exocytosis at vestibular hair cell ribbon synapses. Journal of Neuroscience, In press.

Geng R, Geller SF, Hayashi T, Ray C, Reh TA, Bermingham-McDonogh O, Jones SM, Wright CG, Imanishi Y, Palczewski K, Alagramam KN, Flannery JG. (2009) Usher syndrome IIIA gene clarin-1 is essential for hair cell function and associated neural activation. Human Molecular Genetics, 18(15), 2748-2760.

Stuart A, Passmore A, Culbertson D, Jones SM. (2009) Test-retest reliability of low-level evoked distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 52, 671-681.

Robertson NG, Jones SM, Sivakumaran TA, Giersch ABS, Jurado SA,Call LM, Miller CE, Maison SF, Liberman MC, Morton CC. (2008) A targeted Coch missense mutation: A knock-in mouse model for DFNA9 late-onset hearing loss and vestibular dysfunction. Human Molecular Genetics, 17(21), 3426-3434.

Jones TA, Jones SM, Hoffman LF. (2008) Resting discharge patterns of macular ganglion cells in otoconia-deficient mice. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 9(4), 490-505.

Zhao X, Jones SM, Thoreson W, Lundberg YW. (2008) Osteopontin is not critical for otoconia formation or balance function. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 9, 191-201.

Zhao X, Jones SM, Yamoah YN, Lundberg Y (2008) OC90 deletion leads to imbalance but normal hearing: A comparision with other otoconia mutants. Neuroscience, 153(1), 289-299.

Nakano Y, Longo-Guess CM, Bergstrom DE, Nauseef WM, Jones SM, Banfi B (2008) Immuno-vestibular syndrome caused by the inactivation of p22phox. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 118(3), 1176-1185.