Candace Hicks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Program Director
EDUCATION
- 1992 B.S.E- Arkansas State University
- 1995 M.S.- Purdue University
- 2000 Ph.D.- Vanderbilt
RESEARCH GOALS
- Determine the effort and fatigue caused by listening in less than optimal listening conditions, particularly in school-age children.
- Evaluate the use of amplification/assistive devices for children in school environments.
- Evaluate the speech perception of children as related to hearing impairment and listening in typical school environments.
PUBLICATIONS
Hicks, C.B. & Ohde, R.N. (in press). Developmental Role of Static, Dynamic, and Contextual Cues in Speech Pereption. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.
Hicks, C. B., & Tharpe, A. M. (2002). Listening Effort and Fatigue in School-Age Children with and without Hearing Loss.” Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 45(3), 573-584.
Hicks, C. B., Tharpe, A.M., & Ashmead, D.A. (2000). Behavioral Auditory Assessment of Two-Month Old Infants. American Journal of Audiology, 9(2), 124-130.
Bourland, C., & Penn, T.O. (1995). Amplification Manual, Clinical Handbook for the Arkansas Department of Health Hearing and Speech Clinic.