Al Lotze
Research Assistant
Tabs
Journal Articles
. (2022). A low-cost robotic oculomotor simulator for assessing eye tracking accuracy in health and disease. Behavior Research Methods. http://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01938-w
. (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, 131(4), 3516.
. (2012). Acoustic cues used by blind travelers. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America, 131, 3516–3516.
. (2002). Lateralization of narrow-band noise by blind and sighted listeners. Perception-London-, 31, 855–874.
Presentations/Posters
. (2019). Audio-Visual Interactions in The Visual and Auditory Cortices. Date Published 10/2019, Society for Neuroscience Conference: Chicago, IL.
Other Publications
. (2012). Computer-based training methods for age-related APC: Past, present and future. In Auditory Processing Disorders: Assessment, Management and Treatment (Vol. 2nd ed). Plural Publshing, Inc.: San Diego.
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 consumers
Shanidze Lab
Our laboratory is interested in the mechanisms of eye and head movement and coordination and how those mechanisms are altered when visual or vestibular inputs are compromised.
Simon Auditory Lab
The goal of our laboratory is to examine the auditory abilities of people with various degrees of hearing loss with and without vision loss.
Active
Active
Effects of Noise Exposure Across the Lifespan on Balance and Stability in Older Adults
Falls in older adults are common, have high societal and monetary costs, often lead to injury and can even be fatal. It is known that noise can damage the vestibular periphery resulting in postural instability and compromised balance. This project investigates how natural aging is accelerated by lifetime noise exposure, and how that can lead to impaired vestibular function, contributing to propensity to fall.
Active
Acoustic Cues for Wayfinding
This project aims to do a detailed analysis of the environmental acoustic cues that help some blind navigate successfully.
Completed
Completed
Assessment of Speechreading with Dual Sensory Loss: Visual and Hearing Impairments
The purpose of this research study is to test subjects who have various hearing and vision problems on their lipreading, visual and auditory skills in order to understand the relationships between lipreading and visual impairment. We then can explore training strategies to improve auditory and...
Completed
Hearing Aid for Blind Travelers with Hearing Loss
Blind travelers rely on subtle acoustic cues for independent mobility. When hearing becomes impaired, as in the normal aging process, a special type of hearing aid may be needed to enhance these cues.
Inactive
Inactive
Realistic Hearing Aid Outcomes
The primary objective of this project is to develop a set of realistic...
Inactive
Robotic Fingerspelling Hand for Communicating with Deaf-Blind People
A robotic fingerspelling hand would give anyone who can type the ability to communicate with deaf-blind people who know tactile fingerspelling. It also would have the potential to provide computer access to deaf-blind people who do not read Braille.
Contact Information
Email:
lotze@ski.org
Email:
lotze@ski.org
Office Phone:
(415) 345-2057
Lab Phone:
(415) 345-2057
Mobile Phone:
(415) 345-2057
Fax:
(415) 345-2057