Research Projects

"Characteristics of vocal interaction between children with and without hearing loss" IRB#663697

• The project examines whether children with hearing loss who use cochlear implants and hearing aids employ infant-directed speech while interacting with younger normal-hearing infants. If you would like to learn more about the study or participate in it, email Dr. Kondaurova at maria.kondaurova@louisville.edu or call us at (502) 852-6129.

 "Telepractice in pediatric speech-language therapy: characterization of patient, parent and provider vocal interactions" IRB#672475

• The project examines the quantity and the quality of speech between a speech-language pathologist, a child with hearing loss and her caregiver during a telemedicine and an in-person therapy sessions. The project is a collaborative effort between several research teams at the University of Louisville, Heuser Hearing Institute and the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, Lexington.
• Recruitment will start at the end of November, 2018!