Research Interests:

• Hearing ability and auditory function in aging adults, including baby boomers
• Impact of Multicultural factors (age, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, disability) on communication skills
• Validity of test instruments
• Health Disparities and Public Health concerns

Current Research Projects

• Effect of smoking and aging on the auditory middle latency response (evoked potential) in younger and older listeners
• Influence of ethnic background on discourse and preference for photographic stimuli (tests of aphasia) in African-American and Caucasian adults
• Speech Recognition Threshold testing in children and adults
• Hearing Screening Protocols for Aging Adults