"Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout."
Henry David Thoreau
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Pamela Souza, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
- Hearing aids
- Speech perception of hearing-impaired listeners
- Effect of age-related changes on speech recognition
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Dept. of Speech & Hearing Sciences
University of Washington
1417 NE 42nd St., Box 354875
Seattle, WA 98105
psouza@u.washington.edu
Office:(206) 543-7829 Fax:(206) 543-1093
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Pamela Souza joined the University of Washington faculty after completing her doctorate at Syracuse University. Her research focus was on the effect of compression hearing aids on speech audibility and temporal cues. Prior to that she completed master's work at Syracuse University and undergraduate work at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In addition to her research background, she has worked as a clinical audiologist for several medical facilities.
She continues to work in the area of hearing aids and speech recognition. Recent research focuses on the effects of new amplification technology, including digital hearing aids, on speech recognition; on how age changes the ability to use speech cues, particularly temporal information; and on the effectiveness of hearing screening programs in auditory rehabilitation programs. Her research is currently supported by the National Institute of Aging and by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Souza is the Amplification Section Editor for Ear and Hearing, Associate Editor for Trends in Amplification, and Assistant Editor for the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.
Some of the courses Dr. Souza is responsible for teaching include:
- Hearing aid amplification (SPHSC 582)
- Hearing aid selection (SPHSC 583)
- Advanced topics in amplification (SPHSC 589)
Selected Publications
Souza, P. (2006). Selecting and adjusting amplification
for older listeners. Seminars in Hearing, 27.
Souza, P., & Tremblay, K. (2006). New perspectives
on assessing amplification effects. Trends
in Amplification,
10, 119-143.
Caldwell , M., Souza, P., & Tremblay, K. (2006). Effect
of probe tube insertion depth on spectral measures of speech.
Trends in Amplification, 10, 145-154.
Souza, P., & Boike, K. (2006). Combining temporal-envelope
cues across channels: Effects of age and hearing loss. Journal
of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 49, 138-149.
Souza, P., Jenstad, L., & Boike, K. (2006). Measuring
the acoustic effects of compression amplification on speech
in noise. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America, 119,
41-44.
Tremblay, K., Billings, C., Friesen, L., & Souza, P.
(2006). Neural representation of amplified speech sounds.
Ear and Hearing, 27, 93-103.
Jenstad, L.M., & Souza, P.E. (2005). Quantifying the
effect of compression hearing aid release time on speech
acoustics and intelligibility. Journal
of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 48, 651-657.
Souza, P.E., Jenstad, L.M., & Folino, R. (2005). Use
of amplification strategies in severe loss. Ear
and Hearing,
26, 120-131.
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