Community-Engaged Research for Communication Access (CERCA) Lab
Advancing equitable hearing and communication access through community-engaged research.
CERCA partners with underserved communities to reduce disparities in hearing health through research, training, and implementation science.
What We Do
Community-Engaged Research
We partner with underserved communities to design and evaluate interventions addressing occupational noise exposure and hearing healthcare disparities.
Workforce & Training
We prepare future audiologists and researchers through equity-centered clinical training and implementation science mentorship.
Implementation & Access
We translate evidence into scalable service delivery models, including teleaudiology and over-the-counter hearing technology integration.
Our Community-Engaged Research Makes an Impact
Current Projects
We conduct applied research to expand equitable hearing care across diverse communities. Our work spans occupational hearing loss, over-the-counter hearing technology, teleaudiology implementation, and hearing-cognition relationships in aging Latino populations. Explore current projects below.
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Community-Engaged Research for Communication Access (CERCA) Lab