Girl Doc Survival Guide
Girl Doc Survival Guide
Christine J Ko, MD
EP226: Overcoming the 'Tall Poppy' Syndrome: Dr. Kate Gfeller's Inspiring Story
16 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Dr. Kate Gfeller on Cochlear Implants, Music Perception, and Becoming Yourself On The Girl Doc Survival Guide, Christine interviews Dr. Kate Gfeller, PhD, Professor Emerita at the University of Iowa, about her career studying music perception, enjoyment, and rehabilitation for people with hearing loss, including NIH-funded work with cochlear implant users. Gfeller shares growing up on a rural Iowa farm amid a “tall poppy” culture of fitting in, and a pivotal moment when her father told her be...