Ruth Litovsky, Ph.D.

Education

B.A.   Washington University
M.A.  Washington University
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts

Teaching

CD 202  Normal Aspects of Hearing
CD 851  Hearing Sciences Advanced Topics

Interests

Ruth's research focuses on how people are able to hear in complex, noisy environments, and the contributions of the binaural auditory system (having two ears). The work has several main themes: 1) How we hear speech in noise (the "cocktail party" effect); 2) How we localize sounds; 3) How people with cochlear implants can operate in these conditions, and whether bilateral implants provide benefits beyond unilateral implants. Most of this research takes place at the Waisman Center, where she directs the Binaural Hearing and Speech Lab, working closely with children from the Waisman Center Early Childhood Progarm. She also collaborates with numerous clinics nation-wide that provide cochlear implants to children and adults.

Highlighted Activities

Litovsky R.Y., Johnstone P.M., Godar S, Agrawal S, Parkinson A, Peters R, & Lake J. (2006).

    Bilateral cochlear implants in children: localization acuity measured with minimum audible

    angle. Ear Hear. 27 (1):43-59.

Litovsky R.Y. (2005). Speech intelligibility and spatial release from masking in young children.

     J Acoust Soc Am. 117(5):3091-3099.
 
Hawley M.L., Litovsky R.Y., & Culling J.F. (2004). The benefit of binaural hearing in a cocktail

     party: effect of location and type of interferer. J Acoust Soc Am. 115(2):833-843.
 
Litovsky R.Y., Colburn H.S., Yost W.A., & Guzman S.J. (1999). The precedence effect. J Acoust

     Soc Am. 106(4):1633-1654.

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