Research

  • 2/23 Sound Localization Study (Paid)

    University of Connecticut 

    Participants Wanted for a Research Study

     

    This research is being done to evaluate a new way of training a person to locate where sounds are coming from while wearing hearing protection.

    To qualify for participation, you must be 18 years of age or older and have near-normal or normal hearing and vision (glasses/contacts okay).

     

    This study will be conducted in the Phillips Communication Sciences Building, Rooms 144 and 227A, and in an outdoor location on Depot campus (~3 miles away, 44 Weaver Rd., Storrs Mansfield, CT 06268).  

     

    Participation will require about 20 hours of your time, spread over up to 15 visits.  You will receive a free hearing test and will be compensated $15 per visit.

     

    To learn more about this research and to become a participant, contact the Hearing Conservation Lab at tuftslab@uconn.edu with subject line LOCALIZATION STUDY

     

    This research is being conducted under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Tufts in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. 

     

    For more information, contact: UCONN Hearing Conservation Lab at tuftslab@uconn.edu