EXPERT PROFILE

Brittan Barker, Ph.D.

Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Department
Associate Professor

Brittan Barker

brittan.barker@usu.edu
435-797-0434

Field: Communicative Disorders
Areas of Focus: Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, Narrative Sensemaking

Expertise

  • Cognitive hearing science
  • Cochlear implants
  • Hearing aids
  • Aural rehabilitation
  • Narrative sensemaking
  • Speech perception

Bio

Dr. Brittan Barker is faculty at Utah State University in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education and the director of the Aural Rehabilitation lab. Her lab conducts experimental and qualitative research with people of all ages and levels of hearing. These research efforts often overlap and are centered on a common goal: to provide human beings with the opportunity to effectively communicate with those around them.