Hearing Impairment in Aging: A preventable, vascular disorder?
Karen J. Cruickshanks, Ph.D.
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and
Population Health Sciences
School of Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Hearing impairment is one of the most common health conditions affecting older adults. Once considered a normal part of aging, there is growing evidence that it is at least partially preventable. The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study is a longitudinal, population-based study of hearing loss in Beaver Dam, WI. Hearing was measured by pure tone audiometry in 3753 participants in 1993-95 and at follow-up examinations in 1998-2000 and 2003-2005. Currently, this cohort is being re-examined for a 16-year follow-up study. During 2005-2008, the adult children of this cohort participated in the Beaver Dam Offspring Study, a study of sensory disorders and aging which included audiometric testing. In both studies, speech understanding also was measured using the Northwestern University #6 word lists. Data from these studies will be presented to summarize the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of traditional and novel cardiovascular risk factors with hearing impairment. These data suggest that vascular processes may play important roles in sensorineurological changes in aging auditory systems. On-going studies of inflammation and genetic factors will also be discussed. These on-going, large, epidemiological cohort studies are contributing important new insights into possible prevention approaches to reduce the burden of hearing impairment in older adults.
Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: IU Speech & Hearing Center, Room C141
This presentation is part of an Advanced Knowledge Seminar funded by the IU Institute for Advanced Study.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Lab Manager Position
Department of Psychology/Developmental New York University
The Conceptual Development and Social Cognition Lab directed by Dr.
Marjorie Rhodes is seeking a full-time lab manager to coordinate
research on cognitive development and social cognition in young
children.
Job duties include: 1) conducting experiments with children (ages
2-10) and adults in laboratory and school-based settings, 2) training
and supervising undergraduate research assistants, 3) administrative
duties, including data management, ordering lab supplies, and
maintaining lab web-pages and budgets, 4) working with local schools
to recruit participants and organize school- based data collection,
and 5) providing general support to researchers.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in psychology or cognitive
science, one or more years of research experience, strong computer
skills, experience working with young children, the ability to work
independently, and excellent communication, organizational, and
analytic skills. The expected start date is September 1, 2009.
Please send a cover letter describing your research experiences and
career goals, a current resume/CV, your unofficial college transcript,
and contact information for two or more references to
marjorie.rhodes@nyu.edu. For best consideration, please apply by July
20, 2009.
For more information, please see http://psych.nyu.edu/rhodes/
index.html
The Conceptual Development and Social Cognition Lab directed by Dr.
Marjorie Rhodes is seeking a full-time lab manager to coordinate
research on cognitive development and social cognition in young
children.
Job duties include: 1) conducting experiments with children (ages
2-10) and adults in laboratory and school-based settings, 2) training
and supervising undergraduate research assistants, 3) administrative
duties, including data management, ordering lab supplies, and
maintaining lab web-pages and budgets, 4) working with local schools
to recruit participants and organize school- based data collection,
and 5) providing general support to researchers.
Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in psychology or cognitive
science, one or more years of research experience, strong computer
skills, experience working with young children, the ability to work
independently, and excellent communication, organizational, and
analytic skills. The expected start date is September 1, 2009.
Please send a cover letter describing your research experiences and
career goals, a current resume/CV, your unofficial college transcript,
and contact information for two or more references to
marjorie.rhodes@nyu.edu. For best consideration, please apply by July
20, 2009.
For more information, please see http://psych.nyu.edu/rhodes/
index.html
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