FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University FY 2008 Annual Report of Achievements - Gallaudet University
Suggested Criteria for Recommending a Personal FM System or a Sound Field FM System for a Child With Mild to Moderate Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL) in a Typical Classroom (Literature Review) Status: Ongoing Begin date: May 2008 End date: No set date Principal Investigator(s): Miller, Lauren (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Tamaki, Chizuko – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Compton-Conley, Cynthia – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Description: The specific purpose of this systematic review is to determine which signal-to-noise enhancing system is more appropriate for those with mild to moderate SNHL and to propose criteria for selecting a system. Past evidence has demonstrated the effectiveness of personal and sound field FM systems at improving the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of noisy classrooms with poor room acoustics for children with mild to moderate SNHL. This evidence-based systematic review will compare the two systems to develop criteria for when one system is more appropriate than the other. Criteria under examination include: classroom sizes, child preference, teacher preference, configuration of sound field FM, configuration of personal FM, and others deemed important by the literature. Survey of Technology Use and Audiological/Aural Rehabilitation Services for Persons Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Status: Completed Begin date: November 1, 2006 End date: October 31, 2007 Principal Investigator(s): Verhoff, Julie (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Adamovich, Stephanie (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences A-62 Other Investigator(s): Burger, Brianne – RERC-HE Description: This survey is an institutional research project that consists of 11 multiple choice questions related to hearing status, device use, and clinical service use. Responses from this survey will yield information regarding the type and frequency of use of hearing assistive technologies and clinical services among deaf and hard of hearing students, faculty, and staff at Gallaudet University. One of the primary purposes of the Hearing and Speech Center is to service the Gallaudet community. With the many hearing assistive device options now available (e.g., hearing aids, cochlear implants, BAHA, & ALDs) the results of this survey will inform the Gallaudet Hearing and Speech Center of specific audiological and rehabilitative support students may need. To date, the investigators have 246 respondents and are now completing data analysis on the returned surveys.
Types of Communication Used by Professionals With Pediatric Cochlear Implant Clients in Aural Rehabilitation Therapy Status: Completed Begin date: January 2007 End date: May 2008 Principal Investigator(s): York, MayJean D. (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Moseley, Mary June – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Bickley, Corine – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Description: This research was a pilot study to gain information about how professionals communicate with their pediatric cochlear implant clients. Cochlear implant research is a new and dynamic field, primarily focusing on the speech production and recognition abilities of cochlear implant users and the factors that affect those outcomes. The type of communication each cochlear implant client uses is a factor that can affect his or her speech and language abilities. However, the research regarding cochlear implants and type of communication used discusses the comparative speech and language skills of cochlear implant clients using differing forms of communication. This research does not reveal the types of communication that can be used with cochlear implant users and which type(s) is used most often with the pediatric populations. As the number of pediatric cochlear implant users increases each year, there is a great need for research that will provide current information regarding which types of communication are being used and which are being used by professionals conducting aural rehabilitation. Responses for this study were collected from 11 current speech-language pathologists and audiologists conducting aural rehabilitation therapy in the hospital/rehabilitation setting. These participants responded to an open-ended questionnaire regarding the type(s) of communication they used in aural rehabilitation and why they chose them. Responses indicated that current professionals used an Auditory-Oral type of communication as a primary type of communication (N=7); and Total Communication (N=2) and other types of communication (N=2) were indicated as a secondary type of communication used in aural rehabilitation. Furthermore, responses indicated that the family (N=7) had the largest influence on how the type of communication used is chosen. As a result, implications of this study indicate that further research regarding types of communication used, and possibly perceived, effectiveness is warranted. Funding source: GRI Small Grant What Is the Effect of Higher VEMP Repetition Rates on the Amplitude of the Response at Two Intensity Levels? Status: Ongoing Begin date: May 2008 End date: May 2009 Principal Investigator(s): Fleming, Heather Marie (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Ackley, R. Steven – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Description: VEMPs are clinically used to measure the sensitivity of the saccule to sound. Several researchers have demonstrated that as the repetition rate increases, the morphology becomes degraded, and fewer people present with a positive vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) A-63
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Types <strong>of</strong> Communication Used by Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals With Pediatric Cochlear Implant<br />
Clients in Aural Rehabilitation Therapy<br />
Status: Completed Begin date: January 2007 End date: May <strong>2008</strong><br />
Principal Investigator(s):<br />
York, MayJean D. (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences<br />
Moseley, Mary June – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences<br />
Bickley, Corine – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences<br />
Description:<br />
This research was a pilot study to gain information about how pr<strong>of</strong>essionals communicate<br />
with their pediatric cochlear implant clients. Cochlear implant research is a new and dynamic field,<br />
primarily focusing on the speech production and recognition abilities <strong>of</strong> cochlear implant users and<br />
the factors that affect those outcomes. The type <strong>of</strong> communication each cochlear implant client uses<br />
is a factor that can affect his or her speech and language abilities. However, the research regarding<br />
cochlear implants and type <strong>of</strong> communication used discusses the comparative speech and language<br />
skills <strong>of</strong> cochlear implant clients using differing forms <strong>of</strong> communication. This research does not<br />
reveal the types <strong>of</strong> communication that can be used with cochlear implant users and which type(s) is<br />
used most <strong>of</strong>ten with the pediatric populations. As the number <strong>of</strong> pediatric cochlear implant users<br />
increases each year, there is a great need for research that will provide current information regarding<br />
which types <strong>of</strong> communication are being used and which are being used by pr<strong>of</strong>essionals conducting<br />
aural rehabilitation.<br />
Responses for this study were collected from 11 current speech-language pathologists and<br />
audiologists conducting aural rehabilitation therapy in the hospital/rehabilitation setting. These<br />
participants responded to an open-ended questionnaire regarding the type(s) <strong>of</strong> communication they<br />
used in aural rehabilitation and why they chose them. Responses indicated that current pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
used an Auditory-Oral type <strong>of</strong> communication as a primary type <strong>of</strong> communication (N=7); and<br />
Total Communication (N=2) and other types <strong>of</strong> communication (N=2) were indicated as a<br />
secondary type <strong>of</strong> communication used in aural rehabilitation. Furthermore, responses indicated that<br />
the family (N=7) had the largest influence on how the type <strong>of</strong> communication used is chosen. As a<br />
result, implications <strong>of</strong> this study indicate that further research regarding types <strong>of</strong> communication<br />
used, and possibly perceived, effectiveness is warranted.<br />
Funding source: GRI Small Grant<br />
What Is the Effect <strong>of</strong> Higher VEMP Repetition Rates on the Amplitude <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Response at Two Intensity Levels?<br />
Status: Ongoing Begin date: May <strong>2008</strong> End date: May 2009<br />
Principal Investigator(s):<br />
Fleming, Heather Marie (student) – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences<br />
Ackley, R. Steven – Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences<br />
Description:<br />
VEMPs are clinically used to measure the sensitivity <strong>of</strong> the saccule to sound. Several<br />
researchers have demonstrated that as the repetition rate increases, the morphology becomes<br />
degraded, and fewer people present with a positive vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP)<br />
A-63
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