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Research

Our Anechoic Chamber

Researchers with our R&D program promote advancements in hearing and speech science to enhance the quality of life for children and adults with hearing loss. Our anechoic chamber (pictured below) provides an excellent laboratory setting for conducting research.

Research lab for the Hearing and Speech Foundation

Research

Significant progress has been made to standardize the Tonality Word List. In the near future, our research team will be seeking grants from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.

Our research program would not be possible without the generous support of Alan and Lisa Boeckmann, Judy Boeckmann, the Fluor Foundation and Blount Hearing and Speech Services.

International Symposium of the Verbotonal Method

In May of 2011, we presented research at the International Symposium of the Verbotonal Method in Zagreb, Croatia, on the following topics:

Acoustic Measurements of Soft Speech at the Eardrum

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Cochlear Dead Regions: Practical Implications for Speech Perception and Amplification

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Acoustic Measurements of Tonality Words at the Eardrum

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Research Team

Dr. Susie Robertson, Ph.D., CCC-A

  • Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science (2014) University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville
  • M.A. in Audiology (1990) University of Tennessee, Knoxville
  • B.A. in Deaf Education and Elementary Education 1981 University of Tennessee, Knoxville

ASHA Conference Presentation

ASHA Presentation 2015

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