Stemm opportunities for college students with hearing loss to engage in auditory research (stemm-hear

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R25DC020698
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Awarding agency
Obligated
$1,110,068

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Completion date 64% complete
Place of performance
Baltimore, MD 21218, USA

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Abstract
People with hearing loss represent one of the largest disability groups in society. Hearing loss extends across all ethnic and socioeconomic groups, and covers two broad spectra: first, the degree of loss, ranging from hard of hearing (correctable with hearing aids) to profound (which often can be mitigated with cochlear implants); and second, etiology which can be congenital, progressive, late-onset or acquired. Each of these can affect the extent of the challenges faced by people with hearing loss, but any hearing loss negatively affects communication - and therefore socialization - to some degree. Significant technological advances over the past 20 years have greatly improved the capacity of people with hearing loss to listen and speak; improved hearing increases information received and, with training, children with hearing loss can learn to listen, speak and participate in mainstream activities. However, students with hearing loss at mainstream public schools and colleges still struggle with reduced access to auditory information and deal with the societal challenges of isolation, ignorance and invisibility. In spite of these barriers, there are individuals with hearing loss who have succeeded in executive and professorial careers in stemm, particularly in auditory sciences. In this R25 proposal, johns hopkins university (JHU) will implement a multi-institutional distributed mentoring model called stemm-hear. The successful development of this model will be a template for other university programs to recruit underrepresented minorities (URM), particularly those with disabilities, and guide research leaders in providing an encouraging and supportive internship experience to promote greater diversity in stemm. By acquiring research experiences with mentors who are auditory scientists with hearing loss, 32-52 students with hearing loss will develop improved social and emotional capabilities needed to maximize their potential in stemm. The model will accelerate the recruitment of students with hearing loss into careers in stemm, including the hearing sciences. JHU will work with the alexander graham bell association for the deaf and hard of hearing and hearing loss association of america to recruit 8-12 trainees annually to work in hearing sciences laboratories at oregon health & science university, university of southern california, creighton university, rice university and later at stanford university and university of minnesota. By participating in summer internship programs at these institutions, these students will acquire and share research experiences via a peer network mentoring program within a community of scientists and engineers with hearing loss.

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Subawards

Subrecipient Amount Awarded
University Of Southern California Dr. Goldsworthy will serve as the academic mentor to two summer undergraduate students per year selected to participate in the USC Bridging the Gap program. Dr.… $67,339
Oregon Health & Science University The subcontract PI (Reiss) will provide internship opportunities for up to 2 summer undergraduate students at the OHSU site over the summer months each year… $84,000
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota Mentor undergraduates with hearing loss by providing research experiences over the summer months in his laboratory. $48,000
Creighton University Scope of Work by Creighton for: STEMM opportunities for college students with Hearing loss to Engage in Auditory Research (STEMM-HEAR), the R25 proposal… $96,000
The Leland Stanford Junior University Dr. Fitzgerald will partner with Dr. Tilak Ratnanather of Johns Hopkins University to mentor undergraduates with hearing loss by providing research… $48,000
William Marsh Rice University STEMM opportunities for college students with Hearing loss to Engage in Auditory Research STEMM-HEAR)” The Subcontract PI (Raphael) will mentor up to 2… $72,000

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Who received award R25DC020698?

R25DC020698 was awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communincation Disorders (National Institutes of Health) on September 1, 2023.

How much is award R25DC020698 worth?

$1,110,068 has been obligated on R25DC020698.

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