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Personal profile
About
Doug Sladen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. He earned an M.A. in Audiology at Western Washington University in 1994, and completed his Ph.D. in Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University in 2006. After completing doctoral studies he was a Research Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University from 2006 until 2008, and then on faculty at the University of Texas at Austin from 2008 until 2011. Prior to joining Western Washington University he was the Director of the Mayo Clinic Cochlear Implant Program between 2011 and 2017. Professor Sladen’s research examines the speech perception abilities of children and adults who use cochlear implants. Specifically, his work is focused on the factors that drive performance outcomes among this population. He has a special interest on using cochlear implants to treat hearing loss among children and adults with unilateral hearing loss.
Contact Information
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
AI 384
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225-9171
Office phone: 360-650-7561
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University
… → 2006
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, M.A., Western Washington University
… → 1994
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, B.A., Western Washington University
… → 1992
Research Interests
- Cochlear Implantation, Speech perception abilities of children and adults with cochlear implants
Disciplines
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Rationale for the Development of a Universal Hearing Metric for Public Consumption: Initiative 1 of the Hearing Health Collaborative
Reed, N. S., Assi, S., Bush, M., Carlson, M. L., Cosetti, M., Creel, L., Gubbels, S., Gurgel, R., Holcomb, M., Jilla, A. M., Lin, F. R., Marinelli, J. P., Myers, C., Sladen, D. P., Spankovich, C., Sydlowski, S., Yueh, B. & Nassiri, A. M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Otology and Neurotology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Localization and speech-in-noise performance in a virtual reality test environment: A pilot study of adults with single-sided deafness using a cochlear implant
Sladen, D. P., Diedesch, A. C. & Zeitler, D. M., Sep 2024, In: American Journal of Audiology. 33, 3, p. 981-990 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Providing Mindful and Informed Health Care for Patients Who Are LGBTQ+: Perspectives for Clinical Audiology
Kirjav, S. A., Sladen, D. P. & Debacker, J. R., Nov 2023, In: American Journal of Audiology. 32, 3S, p. 683-693 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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American Cochlear Implant Alliance Task Force Guidelines for Clinical Assessment and Management of Cochlear Implantation in Children with Single-Sided Deafness
Park, L. R., Griffin, A. M., Sladen, D. P., Neumann, S. & Young, N. M., Mar 22 2022, In: Ear and Hearing. 43, 2, p. 255-267 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Speech perception abilities of adult cochlear implant listeners with single-sided deafness vs. bilateral hearing loss
Sladen, D. P. & Zeitler, D. M., 2022, In: Cochlear Implants International. 23, 4, p. 225-231 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review