Dan C. Halling, Ph.D., CCC-A

Major Scholarly Interest:

Temporal resolution and speech perception in young and elderly listeners. Hearing aids, acoustical indices and predicting speech understanding from peripheral auditory measures. Studies are completed in the PsychoacousticResearch Lab (PRL).

Education:

Ph.D. 1994 Audiology Indiana University
M.A. 1985 Audiology University of Northern Colorado
B.S. 1983 Communicative Disorders Utah State University

Recent Publications:

Halling, D.C., and Humes, L.E. (in press). Factors Affecting the Recognition of Reverberant Speech by Elderly Listeners. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.

Halling, D.C., Sommers, M.S., Pisoni, D.B., and Humes, L.E. (1998). The Role of Talker Familiarity on Intelligibility of Sentences. Abstract published in American Auditory Society Bulletin, April.

Halling, D.C., and Humes, L.E. (1997). Using the speech transmission index (STI) to predict speech recognition. Abstract printed in American Auditory Society Bulletin, April.

Humes, L.E., Halling, D., and Coughlin, M. (1996). Reliability and stability of various hearing-aid outcome measures in a group of elderly hearing-aid wearers. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 39, 923-935.

Halling, D.C., and Humes, L.E. (1994). Effects of aging, hearing and temporal resolution on speech recognition. Abstract published in American Auditory Society Bulletin, 19, 14.

Halling, D.C. (1994). The combined effects of aging and hearing loss on temporal resolution and recognition of reverberant speech. Dissertation Abstracts.

Humes, L.E., Watson, B.U., Christensen, L.A., Cokely, C.G., Halling, D.C., and Lee, L. (1994). Factors associated with individual differences in clinical measures of speech recognition among the elderly. Journalof Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 37, 465-474.

Cooper, F.W., Chesteen, S., and Halling, D.C. (1994). Hypergeometric and binomial probability distribution convergence: A heuristic substitution. Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute.

Humes, L.E., and Halling, D.C. (1994). Overview, Rationale, and Comparison of Suprathreshold-Based Gain Prescription Methods. In M. Valente (ed.) Strategies for selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings, Thieme Medical, New York.

Cooper, F.W., Chesteen, S., and Halling, D.C. (1992). Untying the Gordian Knot: A process of probability distribution selection. Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning.

Recent scholarly presentations:

Halling, D.C., Sommers, M.S., Pisoni, D.B., and Humes, L.E. (1998). The Role of Talker Familiarity on Intelligibility of Sentences. Paper presented at American Academy of Audiology national convention, Los Angeles, April.

Ryals, B.M., Westbrook, L.R., Morgan, S.H., and Halling, D.C. (1998). Universal Hearing Screening: OAE use in Virginia and Washington DC. Poster presented at annual meeting of Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia, March.

Halling, D.C., and Humes, L.E. (1997). Using the Speech Transmission Index (STI) to Predict Speech Recognition. Technical paper presented at American Auditory Society forum at American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Fort Lauderdale, FL (April 1997)

Hinkle, R.R., Goyne, T.R., Halling, D.C., and Greenway, T. (1996). Use patterns for 3M multiple memory hearing aids. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Salt Lake City, UT (April, 1996)

Humes, L., Halling, D., Schmitt, K., Coughlin, M., Wilson, D., and Kinden, S. (1995). Longitudinal study of hearing-aid use, satisfaction and benefit in a group of elderly hearing-aid wearers. Poster presented at NIDCD/VA Hearing Aid Research and Development Conference, Bethesda, MD (September,1995)

Christensen, L.A., Humes, L.E., and Halling, D.C. (1995). Identification of multidimensional speech- like stimuli and the effects of training. Poster presented at NIDCD/VA Hearing Aid Research and Development Conference, Bethesda, MD (September, 1995)

Halling, D.C., and Humes, L.E. (1995). Effects of aging, hearing and temporal resolution on speech recognition. Technical paper presented at American Auditory Society forum at American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Dallas, TX (April, 1995)

Cooper, F.W., Chesteen, S., and Halling, D.C. (1994). Hypergeometricand binomial probability distribution convergence: A heuristic substitution.Paper presented at Western Decision Sciences Institute meeting, Maui, HI

Humes, L.E., Lee, L., Christopherson, L., Cokely, C., and Halling, D.(1992). Peripheral contributions of the speech-understanding problems of the hearing-impaired elderly. Poster presented at Aging: The Quality of Life Conference, Washington, D.C. (February, 1992)

Halling, D.C., and Humes, L.E. (1992). Test-retest reliability of distortion-product otoacoustic emissions in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired adults. Paper presented at 123rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Recent funded grants:

Development of an Online Course in Auditory Pathophysiology. CISAT Summer Teaching Grant, Summer 1999.

Development of an Interactive Online Course in Pathophysiology of the Hearing Mechanism. Center for MultiMedia Fellowship, 1998.

The Role of Talker Familiarity and Normalization. Faculty Summer Research Grant, 1998.

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program. Rockingham Memorial Hospital. February, 1997.

Prediction of speech intelligibility from audiometric thresholds using a mathematical model. Faculty Summer Research Grant, 1995.

Courses Currently Teaching:

CSD 209 Acoustics of Speech and Hearing
CSD 301 Introductionto Audiology
CSD 471 Methods and Observation in Audiology
CSD 509 Audiology I
CSD 615 Hearing Science
CSD 619 Independent Study in Disorders of the Auditory System
CSD 649 Selected Topics in Audiology

Special Recognition for Research:

Humes, Halling and Coughlin (1996) article was rated as Best All-around Publication in Rehabilitation for 1996 in The Hearing Journal (supplement), April, 1997.

Special Recognition for Teaching:

Invited to the Fifth Annual GTE Athletic Academic Honors Banquet as a faculty member who has had significant influence on a student-athlete's academic success, 1999.
Articles appeared in ADVANCE and HEARING REVIEW, summarizing the activities and the innovative nature of the summer Pathophysiology Course at JMU, 1998.
Finalist for Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year from CISAT, Greek Life, 1998.
Inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society as an Honorary Member , 1997.

Miscellaneous:

Editorial Consultant: Journal of Speech and Hearing Research