Meet the experts

Josiah Dykstra, Ph.D. is the owner of Designer Security, a consulting business devoted to the cybersecurity needs in healthcare. For the past 20 years, he has worked as a cybersecurity practitioner, researcher, and technical leader in government and industry. He is a frequent speaker and co-author of the book Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions.

Kevin Franck has more than 20 years of experience helping people hear better in the .edu, .com, .org and .gov domains. Kevin is the Director of Audiology for Mass Eye and Ear / Harvard Medical School where he leads teams of clinicians, researchers and educators, and provides care to patients who use cochlear implants.

Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, Thomas L. and Jane Wilkerson Yount Endowed Chair in Hearing & Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Todd has published more than 100 articles and book chapters and provided over 300 presentations both nationally and internationally. His current research focus is on individualizing hearing aid technologies and cost-effective services and he is funded through a variety of industry and federal sources. He is an ASHA Fellow and currently serves as the vice-chair of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) S3 (Bioacoustics) committee. In addition to his research and service, Todd teaches and mentors students at Vanderbilt.