Richard Seewald Primary Affiliation: The University of Western Ontario National Centre for Audiology 1201 Western Road, Elborn College, Room 2262 London, Ontario, Canada N6G 1H1 Phone:(519)6613901 Fax:(519)6613805 Email: seewald@nca.uwo.ca http://www.uwo.ca/nca

Research Interests & Abilities (Keywords)

• hearing aids
• habilitation
• electroacoustic analysis
• infant hearing

Major Research Activities

Dr. Seewald's research focuses on childhood hearing impairment and specifically on hearing aid selection and fitting in infants and young children. Current research acitivities include: behavioural evaluation of alternative procedures for pediatric hearing instrument fitting,outcomes from early intervention with amplification, and developing fitting strategies for modern digital hearing instruments.

Network Research Projects

• Effective Intervention Through Amplification for Hearing Loss in Early Infancy  (Project Leader)