Kristal Mills Riska | Scholars@Duke

Kristal Mills Riska
Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2021

Contact Information

40 Medicine Circle, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710
Duke South Yellow Zone 4000, DUMC Box 3805, Durham, NC 27710
kristal.riska@duke.edu (919) 684-2426
Hearing and Balance Research Laboratory

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Au.D./Ph.D., East Carolina University 2011
- B.S., Appalachian State University 2005
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2018 - 2020
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2017 - 2018
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2027
- Falls Related Injuries and Hearing Loss: Understanding the role of hearing healthcare intervention awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
- Factors associated with outcomes in patients with vestibular symptoms related to traumatic brain injury awarded by Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation 2021 - 2022
- Factors associated with outcomes in patients with vestibular symptoms related to traumatic brain injury awarded by Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation 2017 - 2020
External Relationships
- Paid by NIH for serving on study sections for grant reviews
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Oliva, Allison, Jessica S. West, Sherri L. Smith, Ryan J. Huang, and Kristal M. Riska. “Association Between Hearing Handicap and Life-Space Mobility in a Patient Population.” Am J Audiol, April 14, 2023, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJA-22-00052.
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  - Akin, Faith W., Alicia A. Swan, Andrea Kalvesmaki, Courtney D. Hall, Kristal M. Riska, Kara D. Stressman, Huong Nguyen, Megan Amuan, and Mary Jo Pugh. “Factors That Impact the Long-Term Outcome of Postconcussive Dizziness Among Post-9/11 Veterans.” Am J Audiol, April 11, 2023, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_AJA-22-00150.
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  - Del Risco, Amanda, Alex Cherches, Sherri L. Smith, and Kristal M. Riska. “Guideline Adherence to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Treatment and Management in Primary Care.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, March 8, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.315.
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  - Huang, Ryan J., Amanda Del Risco, Kristal M. Riska, Matthew W. Cooper, Nicholas W. Clark, Samantha J. Kaplan, David Kaylie, and Howard W. Francis. “Prognosis of Acute Low-Tone Hearing Loss Without Vertigo: A Scoping Review.” Laryngoscope, March 7, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30630.
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  - Campbell, James C., Jessica W. Lee, Leila Ledbetter, Cameron C. Wick, Kristal M. Riska, Calhoun D. Cunningham, Alessandra C. Russomando, et al. “Systematic Review and Meta-analysis for Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Jugular Paragangliomas.” Otol Neurotol 44, no. 3 (March 1, 2023): 195–200. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000003781.
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  - Swan, Alicia A., Faith W. Akin, Megan E. Amuan, Kristal M. Riska, Courtney D. Hall, Andrea Kalvesmaki, Silvia Padilla, Eden Crowsey, and Mary Jo Pugh. “Disruptive Dizziness Among Post-9/11 Veterans With Deployment-Related Traumatic Brain Injury.” J Head Trauma Rehabil 37, no. 4 (July 2022): 199–212. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000714.
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  - Huang, Ryan J., Kristal M. Riska, Alexander Gordee, Sarah B. Peskoe, Howard W. Francis, David L. Witsell, and Sherri L. Smith. “The Association Between Hearing Loss and Surgical Complications in Older Adults.” Ear and Hearing 43, no. 3 (May 2022): 961–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001152.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Sarah B. Peskoe, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Alexander Gordee, Juliessa M. Pavon, Se Eun Kim, Jessica S. West, and Sherri L. Smith. “Impact of Hearing Aid Use on Falls and Falls-Related Injury: Results From the Health and Retirement Study.” Ear and Hearing 43, no. 2 (March 2022): 487–94. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000001111.
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  - Akin, Faith W., Owen D. Murnane, Courtney D. Hall, Kristal M. Riska, and Jennifer Sears. “Vestibular and balance function in veterans with chronic dizziness associated with mild traumatic brain injury and blast exposure.” Front Neurol 13 (2022): 930389. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.930389.
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  - Huang, Ryan J., Carl F. Pieper, Heather E. Whitson, Douglas B. Garrison, Juliessa M. Pavon, and Kristal M. Riska. “Evaluating the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls in Adults With Vestibular Dysfunction or Nonvestibular Dizziness.” Ear Hear 43, no. 3 (2022): 1003–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001156.
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  - Singh, Anisha, Hannah Heet, Dana S. Guggenheim, Margaret Lim, Bhavika Garg, Matthew Bao, Sherri L. Smith, et al. “A Systematic Review on the Association Between Vestibular Dysfunction and Balance Performance in Children With Hearing Loss.” Ear Hear 43, no. 3 (2022): 712–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001131.
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  - Huang, Ryan J., Sherri L. Smith, Libor Brezina, and Kristal M. Riska. “A Comparison of Falls and Dizziness Handicap by Vestibular Diagnosis.” Am J Audiol 30, no. 4 (December 9, 2021): 1048–57. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJA-21-00086.
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  - Oliva, Allison, Kristal M. Riska, and Sherri L. Smith. “Test-Retest Reliability of the Listening Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.” Am J Audiol 30, no. 4 (December 9, 2021): 1108–13. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJA-21-00107.
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  - “Erratum to "Preliminary Evidence on the Impact of Hearing Aid Use on Falls Risk in Individuals With Self-Reported Hearing Loss".” Am J Audiol 30, no. 4 (December 9, 2021): 1150. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_AJA-21-00143.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Sarah B. Peskoe, Alex Gordee, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Sherri L. Smith. “Response to Powell et al., "Do Hearing Aids Prevent Falls? Commentary on Study From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey".” American Journal of Audiology 30, no. 4 (December 2021): 1148–49. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_aja-21-00144.
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  - Lyles, Kenneth W., Kristal M. Riska, and Sherri L. Smith. “Is silence golden… In this context, not so much.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 11 (November 2021): 3074–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17444.
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  - Singh, Anisha, Eileen M. Raynor, Janet W. Lee, Sherri L. Smith, Hannah Heet, Doug Garrison, Jordan Wrigley, David M. Kaylie, and Kristal M. Riska. “Vestibular Dysfunction and Gross Motor Milestone Acquisition in Children With Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 165, no. 4 (October 2021): 493–506. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599820983726.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Sarah B. Peskoe, Alex Gordee, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Sherri L. Smith. “Preliminary Evidence on the Impact of Hearing Aid Use on Falls Risk in Individuals With Self-Reported Hearing Loss.” American Journal of Audiology 30, no. 2 (June 2021): 376–84. https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_aja-20-00179.
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  - Black, Robert D., Ryan P. Bell, Kristal M. Riska, Christopher Spankovich, Richard W. Peters, Christopher D. Lascola, and Christopher T. Whitlow. “The Acute Effects of Time-Varying Caloric Vestibular Stimulation as Assessed With fMRI.” Front Syst Neurosci 15 (2021): 648928. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2021.648928.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Jordan Bellucci, Doug Garrison, and Courtney Hall. “Relationship Between Corrective Saccades and Measures of Physical Function in Unilateral and Bilateral Vestibular Loss.” Ear and Hearing 41, no. 6 (November 2020): 1568–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/aud.0000000000000885.
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  - Piker, Erin G., Kristal Riska, Doug Garrison, and David M. Kaylie. “Vestibular function after cochlear implantation: A test battery and case-by-case approach.” Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 5, no. 3 (June 2020): 560–71. https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.413.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Jordan Bellucci, Doug Garrison, and Courtney Hall. “Relationship Between Corrective Saccades and Measures of Physical Function in Unilateral and Bilateral Vestibular Loss.” Ear Hear, May 21, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000885.
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  - Garrison, Doug, Laura Barth, David Kaylie, and Kristal Riska. “Symptoms, Audiometric and Vestibular Laboratory Findings, and Imaging in a Concurrent Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome and Vestibular Schwannoma: A Case Report.” J Am Acad Audiol 31, no. 1 (January 2020): 76–82. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.18076.
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  - Swan, Alicia A., Jeremy T. Nelson, Terri K. Pogoda, Faith W. Akin, Kristal M. Riska, Courtney D. Hall, Megan E. Amuan, Kristine Yaffe, Mary Jo Pugh, and Mary Jo Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium. “Association of Traumatic Brain Injury With Vestibular Dysfunction and Dizziness in Post-9/11 Veterans.” J Head Trauma Rehabil 35, no. 3 (2020): E253–65. https://doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000513.
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  - Flood, L. M. “Vestibular Testing Interpretation: Drill and Practice M G Crowson, D Garrison, K M Riska, D L Tucci, D Kaylie Plural Publishing, 2019 ISBN 978 1 63550 105 6 pp 145 Price US$99.95.” The Journal of Laryngology &Amp; Otology 133, no. 10 (October 2019): 928–928. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215119001877.
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  - Fox, Apollonia, Kristal Riska, Chin-Lin Tseng, Kelly McCarron, Serena Satcher, Omowunmi Osinubi, and Drew Helmer. “Dizziness, Vertigo, and Mental Health Comorbidity in Gulf War Veterans.” J Am Acad Audiol 30, no. 9 (October 2019): 764–71. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.17122.
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  - Garrison, Doug, Laura Barth, David Kaylie, and Kristal Riska. “Symptoms, Audiometric and Vestibular Laboratory Findings, and Imaging in a Concurrent Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome and Vestibular Schwannoma: A Case Report.” Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa18076.
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  - Akin, Faith W., Kristal M. Riska, Laura Williams, Stephanie B. Rouse, and Owen D. Murnane. “Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in a Cohort of Veterans.” Am J Audiol 26, no. 4 (December 12, 2017): 473–80. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJA-16-0118.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Faith W. Akin, Laura Williams, Stephanie B. Rouse, and Owen D. Murnane. “A Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Triage Clinic.” Am J Audiol 26, no. 4 (December 12, 2017): 481–85. https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_AJA-16-0119.
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  - Akin, Faith W., Owen D. Murnane, Courtney D. Hall, and Kristal M. Riska. “Vestibular consequences of mild traumatic brain injury and blast exposure: a review.” Brain Inj 31, no. 9 (2017): 1188–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2017.1288928.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., and Courtney D. Hall. “Reliability and Normative Data for the Dynamic Visual Acuity Test for Vestibular Screening.” Otol Neurotol 37, no. 5 (June 2016): 545–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAO.0000000000001014.
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  - Nelson, M Dawn, Faith W. Akin, Kristal M. Riska, Kimberly Andresen, and Stephanie Stamps Mondelli. “Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation: Ten-Year Survey Trends of Audiologists' Opinions and Practice.” J Am Acad Audiol 27, no. 2 (February 2016): 126–40. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.15035.
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  - Riska, Kristal M., Owen Murnane, Faith W. Akin, and Courtney Hall. “Video Head Impulse Testing (vHIT) and the Assessment of Horizontal Semicircular Canal Function.” J Am Acad Audiol 26, no. 5 (May 2015): 518–23. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.14083.
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  - Akin, Faith W., Courtney D. Hall, and Kristal M. Riska. “Interdisciplinary Approach to Dizziness: Roles of Audiology and Physical Therapy.” Perspectives on Public Health Issues Related to Hearing and Balance 14, no. 1 (November 2013): 11–21. https://doi.org/10.1044/phi14.1.11.
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  - Jones, Sherri, Timothy Jones, Kristal Mills, and G. Gaines. “Anatomical and Physiological Considerations in Vestibular Dysfunction and Compensation.” Seminars in Hearing 30, no. 04 (November 2009): 231–41. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1241124.
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  - Stuart, Andrew, and Kristal N. Mills. “Late-Onset Unilateral Auditory Neuropathy/Dysynchrony: A Case Study.” Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 20, no. 03 (March 2009): 172–79. https://doi.org/10.3766/jaaa.20.3.3.
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- Book Sections
  - Riska, K. M., and O. D. Murnane. “The Video Head Impulse Test.” In Dizziness and Vertigo Across the Lifespan, 105–17, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-55136-6.00008-3.
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  - Riska, K. M., and O. D. Murnane. “The Video Head Impulse Test.” In Dizziness and Vertigo Across the Lifespan, 105–17, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-55136-6.00008-3.
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- Conference Papers
  - Pavon, J. M., K. Riska, S. Smith, C. Roberson, B. Smith, S. Wong, L. Previll, M. Little, H. White, and C. Colon-Emeric. “High prevalence of falls-related medication use in high-risk older adults with hearing impairment.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 70:S215–S215, 2020.
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- Datasets
  - Peskoe, Sarah B., Kristal M. Riska, Sherri L. Smith, Alexander Gordee, and Maragatha Kuchibhatla. “Data from: Preliminary evidence on the impact of hearing aid use on falls risk in individuals with self-reported hearing loss,” July 12, 2021. https://doi.org/10.7924/r43f4tf93.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- HLTHPOL 395: Bass Connections COVID-19 Research Team 2021
- HLTHPOL 795: Bass Connections COVID-19 Research Team 2021
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
- Bass Connections Team Leader. Impact of Face Covering on Patient Communication and Health Outcomes. 2020 - 2021 2020 - 2021

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Education, Training, & Certifications

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Subject Headings

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Selected Publications

Academic Articles

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Recent Courses

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship