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Dr. Pamela Souza, Northwestern University, Professor of Audiology, Hugh Knowles Center Fellow

Pamela Souza received her bachelor's degree in communication disorders from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, followed by masters and PhD degrees in Audiology from Syracuse University. She is a professor in communication sciences and disorders with secondary faculty appointments in linguistics and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Dr. Souza's research interests include speech recognition, hearing aids, and the effects of aging and cognitive change on communication. A recurring theme in her scientific work is understanding individual auditory and cognitive abilities in order to customize hearing treatment. Dr. Souza is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Knowles Hearing Center. She is a licensed audiologist with experience in a variety of medical settings. Her clinical interests include hearing aids, severe hearing loss, hearing assistive technology, tinnitus management, and patient education. Dr. Souza's research is funded by the National Institute on Aging and by the Knowles Hearing Center.