Helen J. Simon

Scientist Emeritus

B.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology Syracuse U
M.A. Speech Pathology and Audiology Stanford U
Ph.D. Speech and Hearing Science City U of NY

The goal of our laboratory is to examine the auditory abilities of people with various degrees of hearing loss with and without vision loss.

Contact Information:

Email: helen@ski.org

Office Phone: (415) 345-2071

Lab Phone: (415) 345-2008

Fax: (415) 345-8455


2318 Fillmore St.

San Francisco, CA 94115

Publications

Simon, H. J., Gilden, D. ., Brabyn, J. ., Lotze, A. ., & Levitt, H. . (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131, 3516–3516.

Simon, H. J., Gilden, D. ., Brabyn, J. ., & Lotze, A. . (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 131(4), 3516. (Original work published 2012)

Levitt, H. ., Oden, C. ., Simon, H. J., Noack, C. ., & Lotze, A. . (2011). Entertainment overcomes barriers of auditory training. The Hearing Journal, 64, 40–42.

Simon, H. J., & Levitt, H. . (2007). Effect of dual sensory loss on auditory localization: Implications for intervention. Trends in Amplification, 11, 259–272.

Yund, W. ., Roup, C. M., Simon, H. J., & Bowman, G. A. (2006). Acclimatization in wide dynamic range multichannel compression and linear amplification hearing aids. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 43, 517.

Simon, H. J. (2005). Bilateral amplification and sound localization: then and now. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 42, 117.

Simon, H. J., Divenyi, P. L., & Lotze, A. . (2002). Lateralization of narrow-band noise by blind and sighted listeners. PERCEPTION-LONDON-, 31, 855–874.

Divenyi, P. L., & Simon, H. J. (1999). Hearing in aging: Issues old and young. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 7, 282–289.

Simon, H. J., & Aleksandrovsky, I. . (1997). Perceived lateral position of narrow-band noise in hearing-impaired and normal-hearing listeners under conditions of equal sensation level and sound-pressure level. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 102, 1821–1826.

Simon, H. J., Collins, C. C., Jampolsky, A. J., Morledge, D. E., & Yu, J. . (1994). The measurement of the lateralization of narrow bands of noise using an acoustic pointing paradigm: The effect of sound-pressure level. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 95, 1534–1547.

Simon, H. J., & Yund, W. . (1993). Frequency discrimination in listeners with sensorineural hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 14, 190–201.

Yund, W. ., Simon, H. J., & Efron, R. . (1987). Speech discrimination with an 8-channel compression hearing aid and conventional aids in background of speech-band noise. J Rehabil Res Dev, 24, 160–80.

Projects

Centers

  • Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
    Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center
    The Center's research goal is to develop and apply new scientific knowledge and practical, cost-effective devices to better understand and address the real-world problems of blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind...
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