Current DHH-RERC
The Deaf/Hard of Hearing Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (DHH-RERC) is led by the Gallaudet University Technology Access Program. Our partners are the Gallaudet University Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Department, the Gallaudet University Information Technology Program, the University of Iowa, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Minnesota, the Hearing Loss Association of America, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc., and the National Association of the Deaf.
DHH-RERC Leadership and Management
The DHH-RERC is led and managed by the following staff at Gallaudet University:
- Christian Vogler, PhD (DHH-RERC Director) Director, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
- Linda Kozma-Spytek, MA, CCC-A (DHH-RERC Co-Director) Senior Research Audiologist, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
- Muna Yilma, CFCM (DHH-RERC Project Manager) Project Manager, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
Previous DHH-RERC (2014-2019)
The previous Deaf/Hard of Hearing Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (DHH-RERC) was led by the Gallaudet University Technology Access Program. Our partners were the Gallaudet University Hearing, Speech, and Language Sciences Department, the Hearing Loss Association of America, Hands and Voices, the University of Iowa, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Pittsburgh, and Washington University in St. Louis.
DHH-RERC Leadership and Management
The DHH-RERC was led and managed by the following staff at Gallaudet University:
- Christian Vogler, PhD (DHH-RERC Director) Director, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
- Linda Kozma-Spytek, MA, CCC-A (DHH-RERC Co-Director) Senior Research Audiologist, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
- Matthew H. Bakke, Ph.D (DHH-RERC Advisor) Professor of Audiology, Gallaudet University
- Muna Yilma, CFCM (DHH-RERC Project Manager) Project Manager, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet University
Please see the previous DHH-RERC project pages to learn more about each project’s team.