I've heard Wideband Reflectance is on the verge of being the hot new thing in diagnostic audiological batteries. I had fun doing research on noise environments of young adults this summer, but there's not a whole lot of new area to explore in that respect.
I don't know if you attend a university that works closely with cochlear implant recipients, but it would be interesting to explore before and after speech-in-noise performances for shorter-electrode recipients (not the 10mm, since it's not approved, but I think there is a shorter-than-conventional electrode that is sometimes used).
