Recruiting for Current Research

Comparison of Prescription versus Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Contact: Katla Anderson (kndrsn37@memphis.edu) or Courtney Harbaugh (chrbaugh@memphis.edu)
Eligibility: fluent in English, ages 50-85, have self-perceived mild to moderate hearing loss
Duration: 2.5 hours, between two separate sessions
Compensation: $60

The Hearing Aid Research Lab is looking for participants to compare different types of hearing aids.

Emotion Regulation Strategies’ Effects on the Voice

Contact: Voice, Emotion, and Cognition Lab, voiceemotioncognition@gmail.com, 901-678-2607
Eligibility: ages 18-70, normal hearing
Duration/Compensation: 90 minutes

We have openings through April and early May for Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fridays. Email us with your availability! Volunteers, ages 18 to 70 with normal hearing are needed for research on how emotion regulation strategies affect our voices. The purpose of this research is to examine if, and to what degree, the way in which we regulate our emotions affect the sound of our voice.

The volunteer will participate in watching pictures of emotional content while engaging in specific emotion regulation strategies and vocalizing. The study should last about 90 minutes.

There is no monetary compensation.

Evaluating the Performance of New Self-fitting Hearing Aid Earbuds

Contact: Monique A Pousson (mpousson@memphis.edu), Alireza Faghanoghani (Alireza.F@memphis.edu) or Isabel Grace Martin (igmartin@memphis.edu)
Eligibility: 18 years or older,  fluent in English, have typical hearing or hearing problems in both ears, and have no experience with hearing aids.
Duration: This study has two phases, the first involves 1 visit for the hearing test. People who qualify can participate in a second phase which involves wearing the earbuds for 1 month and includes 2 additional visits.
Compensation: Participants will receive compensation corresponding to the phase for which they qualify.