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Volume 11

The Dr. Ricketts Known To Many By His First Name Todd

Back in 2001 when applying to graduate schools, I read a short published piece in The ASHA Leader titled, “Digital Hearing Aids: ‘Current State of the Art’” by then assistant professor at Vanderbilt University, Dr. Todd Ricketts. I was 21 years old at the time and somehow just knew I had to put in a graduate school application in hopes of studying and training with this individual.

Volume 3

Implementing an Effective Hearing Conservation Program for Dental Students

Of the 10 million individuals with hearing loss living in the United States many have developed noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) from exposure to occupational noise. This paper by Monika Sharma and colleagues looks at one specific occupation at risk for NIHL, the field of dentistry.

Parent-to-Parent Support within Family Centred Early Hearing Detection Intervention (EHDI) Programs: A Conceptual Framework

Sheila Moodie, Rebecca Henderson, and Andrew Johnson from Western University fill us in on Parent-to-Parent Support within Family Centred Early Hearing Detection Intervention (EHDI) Programs.

Volume 2

Pitch Discrimination Task Performance with Musicians Wearing Musicians Earplugs™

Johnson et al undertook this project to investigate psychoacoustic capabilities in normal hearing musicians with and without custom Musicians Earplugs™. Since perception is imperative to musicians, there is a need for research on how Musicians Earplugs™ impact one’s perception.