The Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Institute. The Institute will be held in Pittsburgh, PA – September 23-25. Keynote speakers include Drs. Catherine Palmer and Kris English. Information can be found at: https://www.audrehab.org/institute.
Author: Prof. Cienkowski
ASHA Leader
Dr. Cienkowski recently discussed tailoring aural rehabilitation plans for older adults as part of an online ASHA chat. The full interview can be found at (The ASHA Leader, February 2018, Vol. 23, online only. doi:10.1044/leader.OV.23022018.np).
Ph.D. defended
Dr. Alison Marinelli successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled “A qualitative examination of the listening effort experience of adults with hearing loss.” Ali presented the results of her work at the recent Hearing Rehabilitation Foundation (HRF) conference in St. Petersburg, FL. Congratulations Ali on an outstanding piece of work!
Dr. Mark Ross Reflects on Audiology
Drs. Mark Ross, Professor Emeritus, and Kathy Cienkowski discuss the history of aural rehabilitation for ASHA Sig 7: Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation. Click on the link above to watch the video.
Article published
Dr. Kristin Vasil-Dilaj (AR Lab Research Affiliate and audiologist at NECHEAR) and her colleague Dr. Jennifer Cox offer thoughtful commentary on hearing aids versus cochlear implants for older children in the latest issue of the ASHA Leader.
New article published
Shannon Wannagot (Au.D./Ph.D student) had her first paper published based on work completed as a T-35 trainee at Boystown National Research Hospital. The worked titled “Effects of Looking Behavior on Listening and Understanding in a Simulated Classroom” can be found in the most recent issue of Journal of Educational Audiology, volume 20, 1-10. Congratulations Shannon!
New Location
After many years in Philips 138 the Aural Rehab lab will have a new home. We will be moving into newly renovated space in Philips building sometime in January. Exciting changes are underway and we are looking forward to our new location.
ARA Institute
The ARA Institute is fast approaching. The UCONN AR Lab will be well represented with presentations by Brittney Dullard, Michael Kurth, Ali Marinelli, Tracie Tuss and Shannon Wannagot. Hope to see you in Philly (9/7 – 9/9).
Oyer Award Winner
Brittney Dullard was selected as the 2014 Oyer award recipient. The Oyer award is an internationally competitive student research award named in honor of Herbert J. Oyer, Ph.D., a charter member of Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology and leader in the field of audiologic rehabilitation. The award recognizes students completing exemplary research in the area of audiologic rehabilitation. The Aural Rehab Lab is very proud of of Brittney and her work. The honor is well-deserved.
Self Efficacy and Hearing Aid Use
Congratulations to lab member, Brittney Dullard, who successfully defended her dissertation titled “A Comparison of General and Task-Specific Measures of Self-Efficacy in Adult Hearing Aid Users” on August 18, 2014. Brittney will present the results of her study at the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology in Philadelphia, PA in September.