Mitra Britton

Biography

Dr. Britton is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. She directs research at the Britton Auditory Exposome lab, which investigates how environmental, physiological, and lifestyle factors across the lifespan shape auditory health. Her research examines how these factors contribute to individual differences in auditory function, susceptibility to auditory disorders, and long-term auditory outcomes, with a particular focus on tinnitus and decreased sound tolerance, including misophonia. She teaches graduate courses spanning genetics, pharmacology, tinnitus, noise, and medical audiology.

Research

The Britton Auditory Exposome lab investigates how environmental, physiological, and lifestyle factors across the lifespan shape auditory health. Our research examines how these factors contribute to individual differences in auditory function, susceptibility to auditory disorders, and long-term auditory outcomes. We study auditory disorders in the context of whole-body health, combining population-level epidemiology with laboratory-based physiological and audiological assessment to identify modifiable targets for prevention and treatment.


 

Publications

Britton, M., & Bhatt, I. S. (2026). Association Between Tinnitus and Angina Pectoris in U.S. Adults: Evidence from NHANES 2009-2018. Audiology research, 16(2), 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres16020035
Britton, M., & Hosick, P. A. (2026). Domain-Specific Associations Between Physical Activity and Tinnitus in NHANES 2015–2018. Audiology Research, 16(3), 90. https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres16030090
Fagelson, M., Malyuk, H., Warner, A., & Britton, M. (2026). Hearing healthcare in the music industry: Results from the MusiCares and Tuned partnership survey. Frontiers in Audiology and Otology, 4, Article 1744394. https://doi.org/10.3389/fauot.2026.1744394
Bhatt, I. S., Tucker, D., Britton, M., Hoffa, A., Pate, B. J., Dias, R., & Garay, J. A. R. (2025). A Phenome-Wide Comorbidity Atlas of Age-Related Hearing Loss, Speech-in-Noise Deficits, and Tinnitus: Distinguishing Causal Signals from Correlation. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 10.1007/s10162-025-01008-w. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10162-025-01008-w

Honors & Awards

New Investigator Travel Award, American Auditory Society, 2026