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		<title>Perception of Speech Amid Competing Background Noise</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Respiratory Disease Sampling Study</title>
		<link>https://www.iths.org/participate/respiratory-disease-sampling-study-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This study, conducted by the University of Washington, is collecting user feedback and investigating the usability of our lab’s recently developed lollipop-inspired sampling system, CandyCollect, which enables at-home collection of bacteria and viruses associated with respiratory disease in saliva. CandyCollect will be sent to participants...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding How Aging Affects Speech</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Speech]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This protocol includes studies on how aging affects the control and coordination of speech production. Various hypotheses are being investigated in our laboratory with the common aim of improving our understanding of the processes and mechanisms underlying normal and disordered speech. The common procedure across...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Head and Neck Cancer and Speech Changes</title>
		<link>https://www.iths.org/participate/head-and-neck-cancer-and-speech-changes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ear, Nose & Throat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Head and neck cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laryngectomy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of Washington SPEAC Lab is inviting individuals who have experienced changes to their speech and/or voice due to any type of head and neck cancer to answer survey questions about their communication experiences. We ask participants to nominate at least one family member,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Spasmodic Dysphonia (laryngeal dystonia) and Voice Changes</title>
		<link>https://www.iths.org/participate/spasmodic-dysphonia-laryngeal-dystonia-and-voice-changes/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of Washington SPEAC Lab is inviting individuals who have been diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia (also known as laryngeal dystonia) to answer survey questions about their communication experiences. We ask participants to nominate at least one family member, friend, or coworker to also answer...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Parkinson&#8217;s disease and speech changes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 14:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of Washington SPEAC Lab is inviting individuals who have experienced changes to their speech and/or voice due to Parkinson’s disease to answer survey questions about their communication experiences. We ask participants to nominate at least one family member, friend, or coworker to also...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Aging and Hearing Wellness</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[*Healthy Volunteer Studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ear, Nose & Throat]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Applied Hearing Science Lab in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of Washington is conducting a research project on hearing wellness among older adults. The goal of the project is to understand the factors underlying individual differences in speech understanding...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Respiratory Disease Sampling Study</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This study, conducted by the University of Washington, is collecting user feedback and investigating the usability of our lab’s recently developed lollipop-inspired sampling system, CandyCollect, which enables at-home collection of bacteria and viruses associated with respiratory disease in saliva. CandyCollect will be sent to participants...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Development of Neural Processing of Sound</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ear, Nose & Throat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hearing Loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[normal hearing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[For most individuals, active participation in daily life requires the ability to follow conversations in crowded acoustic environments. Most typically-functioning young individuals have little trouble communicating in noisy environments. However, these processes are susceptible to disruption or breakdown at every level of the ascending auditory...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brain Development in Hard of Hearing Infants</title>
		<link>https://www.iths.org/participate/brain-development-in-hard-of-hearing-infants/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tina Taylor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 20:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain & Nervous System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The University of Washington Institute for Language and Brain Sciences is recruiting hard of hearing infants between 2 and 12 months of age who have a mild-to-moderate hearing loss. This study looks at the effects of hearing loss on early brain development and learning. The...]]></description>
		
		
		
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