She is also a licensed audiologist in Colorado and clinically certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Her research explores factors that underlie older adults’ difficulties understanding speech in noisy environments, with a recent focus on cochlear implantation in older adults. Dr. Rossi-Katz is part of a collaborative project using educational theatre to deliver hearing-health messages to elementary-aged children in an effort to prevent noise-induced hearing loss among youth. Dr. Rossi-Katz holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Audiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a B.S. in Communication Disorders from the University of New Hampshire.