NHCA 2018 Schedule of Events:
Caribe Royale/February 15-17, 2018!
*Subject to change

Presentation Title

Accuracy of NIOSH SLM and Sound Level Analyzer Lite Sound Level Meter Apps for iPhone
Presenter: Kaitlin Palmer, Co-Presenters: Tess A. Zaccardi, Sarah K. Grinn, Colleen G. Le Prell

Advancements on an Active Hearing Protection Device for Musicians
Presenter: Antoine Bernier

Assessing Auditory Localization with Hearing Protection: A Screening Measure
Presenter: Angelique Scharine, Co-Presenter: Morgan C. Domanico

Attenuation Using High Fidelity Hearing Protection Devices
Presenter: Tess A. Zaccardi, Co-Presenters: Kaitlin Palmer, Sarah K. Grinn, Colleen G. Le Prell

Audiometric Notches and Hearing Loss in Adolescents: Analyses of NHANES 2007-2010
Presenter: Yulia Carroll, Co-Presenter: Franco Scinicariello

Bus Noise and Annoyance: What Drivers and Collectors Think About.
Presenter: Teresa Maria Momensohn-Santos

Concomitant Head/Neck Muscle Activity and Middle Ear Muscle Contractions
Presenter: Stephen M. Tasko

Dangerous Decibels Programme Implementation in Brazil
Presenter: Adriana Bender Moreira de Lacerda, Co-Presenter: Lys Maria Allenstein Gondim

Effect of Helmet Visor Length on Hockey Officials Exposure to Whistle Noise
Presenter: Karin L. Adams

Evaluation of Noise Exposures and Hearing Loss at a Hammer Forge Company
Presenter: William J. Murphy, Co-Presenter: Scott E. Brueck

Following the Tech Tide
Presenter: Kan Sun

Hawkeyes Wear Their HawkEars- A Healthy Hearing Initiative at The University of Iowa
Presenter: Kevin Kock, Co-Presenter: Stephanie M. Fleckenstein

Hearing Hazards at Church: Trials & Tribulations of Awareness & Hearing Loss Prevention
Presenter: Jan A. Moore

Hearing Health Education Programs for Rural Youth: Lessons Learned From Recent Studies
Presenter: Khalid M. Khan, Co-Presenter: Marjorie McCullagh

Hearing Impairment and Audiometric Configurations as Predictive Factors of Presbyacusis Decline
Presenter: Christina Hederstierna, Co-Presenters: Ulf Rosenhall, Esma Idrizbegovic

In-ear and On-body Measurements of Impulse Noise Exposure
Presenter: William J. Murphy

Influence of Environmental Noise in Reading
Presenter: Teresa Maria Momensohn-Santos

Integrating Audiological Assessment in Farm & Tractor Safety Training
Presenter: Jan A. Moore

Middle Ear Muscle Activity Associated with Mastication
Presenter: Madeline V. Smith, Co-Presenter: Stephen M. Tasko

Music Induced Hearing Loss in Band Students and Directors: A Review of the Literature
Presenter: Hannah Speaks, Co-Presenter: Sherilyn Adler

Noise-Dose Variability Demonstrated with Inside-Ear Probe Microphone Measurements
Presenter: Sarah K. Grinn, Co-Presenter: Katie Palmer, Tess A. Zaccardi

OHC Training Using Alternative Instruction Mmethods
Presenter: John A. Merkley, Co-Presenter: Kim J. Stanton

Output Levels of Volume-Limiting Earphones
Presenter: Caleb Kronen, Co-Presenter: Cory Portnuff

Perception, Attitude, and Knowledge of Hearing Health Among Two Groups of Young Farm Workers From Rural Indiana
Presenter: Sylvanna L. Bielko, Co-Presenter Khalid M. Khan

Plugs in the Clubs: An independent audit of San Francisco's Earplug Ordinance
Presenter: Elon Ullman

Tactical Communication and Protective Systems - Saving Hearing and Enhancing Mission Success
Presenter: John A. Merkley

The Effects of Hunting on the Canine Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
Presenter: Kori Zedaker

The Subjective Wearer Comfort and Sound Attenuation Performance: a Comparison between Custom-moulded Earplugs Made by Manual and 3D-printing Processing
Presenter: Cheng-Yu Ho

Time to Change Direction: Advocate for a Total Worker Hearing Health Program versus the Status Quo
Presenter: Kathy E. Gates, Co-Presenter: Vickie L. Tuten

Usability Study of the War fighter
Presenter: Kelly Watts

Use of Hearing Protection among Noise-Exposed Populations in the US: What Can National Surveys Tell Us?
Presenter: Christa L. Themann

Using Smart Devices to Measure Intermittent Noise in the Workplace
Presenter: Ben Roberts

Forensics
Presenter:
John Casali

The Art of Presentation
Presenter:
Elliott Berger

Fit Testing  Presenter:
William Murphy

7:00am - 5:30pm

Registration Open

7:00am - 8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am - 8:15am

Welcome and opening remarks

9:05am - 9:25AM

Hidden Hearing Loss? Effects of Recreational Noise on Evoked Potential Amplitude and Other Auditory Test Metrics 
Presenter: Colleen G. Le Prell

9:25am - 9:45am

Bringing Best Practices in Hearing Conservation to a Wider Audience
Presenter: Ted Madison, Co-Presenter: Laurie Wells

9:45am - 10:05am

BREAK

10:05am - 10:25am

Hearing Conservation Program Costs and Effectiveness
Presenter: Rick Neitzel

10:25am - 10:45am

Learning to Localize with Advanced Hearing Protectors and TCAPS - Can Equivalent Open Ear Performance ever be Reached and How?
Presenter: Kichol Lee, Co-Presenter: Dr. John Casali

10:45am - 11:05am

Localization of Reverse Alarms with Passive and Level-Dependent Hearing Protectors
Presenter: Chantal Laroche, Co-Presenters: Christian Giguère, Véronique Vaillancourt, Manuelle Bibeau, Emily Gula, Véronique Carroll, Claudia Marleau, Marie-France Cadieux, Karina Laprise-Girard

11:25am - 11:45am

NHCA Business Meeting

11:45am -1:00pm

Luncheon Speaker - Charles Spence 
Sound bites & sonic seasoning

1:20pm -2:20pm

The “Make Listening Safe” Campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO): Considerations and Recommendations
Presenters: Rick Neitzel, Deanna Meinke.  Facilitator: Colleen G. Le Prell 

2:20pm - 2:40pm

Loudness in the Occluded Ear Canal: Are We Still Missing 6 dB?
Presenter: Fabien Bonnet

2:40pm- 3:00pm

Ambient Noise in the Sound Booth During Audiometry
Presenter: Gregory Flamme

3:00pm - 3:30PM

BREAK

3:30pm - 3:50pm

Kids Nowadays Hear Better Than We Did
Presenter: Robert A. Dobie, Co-Presenter: Howard J. Hoffman

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Safe-in-Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Awards
Presenter: Thais Morata, Co-Presenter: Deanna Meinke

5:00pm - 6:15pm

Break/Committee Meetings/Networking Time

5:00pm - 6:15pm

Student and New Member Meet and Greet

6:15pm -9:30pm

Friday Night Event

7:00am - 5:30pm

Registration Open

7:00am - 7:45am

Exhibits / Poster Session

7:45am -8:45am

Breakfast Round Table

8:45am – 8:55am

Interim Break

Breakout 1:
Military/ Firearm

Breakout 2:
Impulse Noise

Breakout 3:
Music

9:00am - 9:20am

Risk Factors Associated with Tinnitus, and Hearing Loss in Current and Recently Separated Service Members Across Military Branches
Presenter: James A. Henry
Co-Presenters:
Susan Griest, Cody Blankenship, Rozela Melgoza

Laboratory Conditioning of Middle Ear Muscle Contractions
Presenter:
Gregory Flamme

Musicians with Conventional Noise Notches have Poorer Extended High Frequency Sensitivity
Presenter: Heather Malyuk

Co-Presenter:
Michael Santucci

9:20am - 9:40am

Landing On The Roof - Revisited
Presenter: Kurt Yankaskas

Generalizability of Clinically-Measured Acoustic Reflexes to Brief Sounds
Presenter: Kristy K Deiters

OSHA meets NIHL Music Venue Sited as Occupational Hearing Hazard The Challenge of Being a Hearing Conscious Sound Engineer
Presenter: Benji Kanters

9:40am - 10:00am

Auditory Hazards of Bullet N-wav Exposure
Presenter: Gregory Flamme

Estimating personnel noise exposure from impulsive noise when hearing protection devices are worn: IPIL vs. NRSA Presenter:
Hillary Gallagher

An Exploratory Survey of Sound Levels in New York City Restaurants and Bars
Presenter: Greg Farmer

10:00am - 10:30am

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Breakout 4:
Prevention and Education

10:30am - 10:50am

Noise Control on US Navy Aircraft Carriers - Methodology and Results
Presenter:
Jeffrey M. Komrower

Continuous Monitoring of Otoacoustic Emissions : A Tool to Prevent Hearing Loss
Presenter: Vincent Nadon

10:50am - 11:10am

MILSINT: Development of a Military Sound Recognition in Noise
Presenter: Jennifer Tufts

Visit Whisperwell and Explore the "Song of the Star Bird”
Presenter: Deanna K. Meinke,
Co-Presenters: Matthew P. Ueckermann, Odile H. Clavier,

11:10am -11: 30am

The Attenuation of Firearm Suppressors as a Function of Angle and Bullet Velocity
Presenter:
William J Murphy

Jolene’s Musical Instrument Adventure
Presenter: Cameron J Fackler
Co-Presenter: Donald S. Finan

11:30am - 11:50am

Extended High Frequency Pure Tone Audiometric Outcomes in Youth Firearm Users
Presenter:
Shana Laffoon

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Efforts in Preventing Non-Work Related Hearing Lloss
Presenter: Yulia Carroll
Co-Presenters: John Eichwald

11:50am - 1:05pm

Hosted Luncheon and Awards

1:05pm - 2:15pm

Exhibit Hall and Poster

2:15pm - 2:45pm

“Gasaway Lecture”:What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been
Presenter:  Michael Santucci 

2:45pm -3:05pm

Numerical Modeling of the Ear Canal: Benefits and Challenges
Presenter: Guilhem Viallet

3:25pm - 3:50pm

BREAK

4:50pm - 5:00pm

Closing Remarks