Professor Ruth Litovsky
Professor Ruth Litovsky (Communicative Disorders) has been elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
The Fellowship distinguishes a select group of scientists who have made significant contributions to the fields of acoustics, hearing science, physiology, music and related fields.
Litovsky’s research focuses on binaural hearing and on restoration of hearing through cochlear implantation to individuals who are deaf.
Her contributions have identified mechanisms used by the auditory system for localizing sounds, understanding speech in noisy environments and emergence of these skills in young children.
Litovsky was recently awarded a grant from the NIH-NIDCD in the amount of $2.9 million to support this research program.