Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing
University of Texas at Dallas
Dallas, TX, United States
Colleen Le Prell, Ph.D., is the Emilie and Phil Schepps Professor of Hearing Science, Head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing, and Program Head for the Ph.D. Program in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. Clinical, translational, and applied research in her laboratory advances understanding and prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. She has received research funding from government, industry, and philanthropic sources, and has led clinical trials evaluating investigational medicines for potential hearing loss prevention indications. She has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and 20 book chapters, and she has edited or co-edited five journal special issues and three books, on topics related to her research interests. Dr. Le Prell is highly engaged in professional service related to hearing loss prevention and scientific review. She previously served as President for the National Hearing Conservation Association, is currently a member of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Hearing Loss Prevention Cross Sector Council, and she is an invited participant in annual consultations of the World Health Organization – International Telecommunication Union (WHO-ITU) “Make Listening Safe” campaign. She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and the International Journal of Audiology and she serves on the editorial board for Hearing Research. Dr. Le Prell also serves on the Auditory System (AUD) Study Section for National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review.
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Acoustic Trauma and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Monday, October 2, 2023
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time