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, associate professor in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ, has been approved for a $2.23 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study .

Through this three-year award, Palmer and her team in the  (SHRS) will find out if people are more satisfied with their social participation when more hearing support is available, and if people with hearing loss find their quality of life improves when they have access to hearing help more frequently.

Palmer’s study was selected for PCORI funding through a highly competitive review process in which patients, clinicians and other stakeholders joined clinical scientists to evaluate the proposals. Applications were assessed for scientific merit, how well they will engage patients and other stakeholders and their methodological rigor among other criteria.

Palmer is also director of the SHRS Audiology Program, director of the  at the 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Medical Center and the current president of the . Other 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ researchers who will work with Palmer in this study include audiology associate professor , occupational therapy associate professor  and physical therapy professor .