Name: Lavie Limor
Date: 17.06.2014
CURRICULUM VITAE
1.
Personal Details
Permanent Home Address: 16 Tzimhey Hayehudim st., Tel-Aviv 69054
Home Telephone Number: 03-6416496
Office Telephone Number: 04-8288564
Cellular Phone: 050-8223813
Fax Number: 03-6424302
Electronic Address: lavielimor@gmail.com
2.
Higher Education
A. Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
Period of
Study
Name of Institution
Degree
1979-1981
Tel-Aviv University, BA
School of Medicine,
Graduated with
Speech & Hearing
honors
Communication
Disorders School.
1981
1992-1996
Tel-Aviv University, MA
Department of
Graduated with
Linguistics.
honors
1996
2006-2011
University of Haifa,
Graduate Studies
Authority, The
committee for
Doctoral Studies
2011
and Department
PHD
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Year of Approval of
Degree
B. Post-Doctoral Studies
None
3. Academic Ranks and Tenure in Institutes of Higher Education
Dates
Name of Institution and
Department
Rank/Position
1995-1996
Tel-Aviv University,
Department of Linguistics
Tutor
2005-2006
University of Haifa, Faculty
of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, Department of
Communication Disorders
Teaching fellow
2006-2007
University of Haifa, Faculty
of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, Department of
Communication Disorders
Research student a
2007-2010
University of Haifa, Faculty
of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, Department of
Communication Disorders
Research student b
2011-2013
University of Haifa, Faculty
of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, Department of
Communication Disorders
Teaching fellow
2013-current
University of Haifa, Faculty
of Social Welfare and Health
Studies, Department of
Communication Disorders
Lecturer
4. Offices in University Academic Administration
2013-current: Head, Audiology Studies, Department of Communication Sciences
and Disorders, University of Haifa
2013-current: Head, admissions committee, Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders, University of Haifa
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2013-current: Member, teaching committee, Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders, University of Haifa
5. Scholarly Positions and Activities outside the University
Selected professional occupation
Dates
Name of Institution
Role
1983-1988
"Assuta" Hospital, Tel-Aviv,
the speech and hearing
department
Head
1988-1992
"Omniton-Bosch" hearing
aids, Tel-Aviv
Audiologist
1992-1994
"Orthophone" diagnostic and
rehabilitative hearing and
speech clinic, Ramat-Gan
Head
1994-current
"Mazorphone" diagnostic
and rehabilitative hearing
and speech clinics, Tel-Aviv
and Jerusalem
Head
Professional associations
Boards
2012-current: The Israeli Speech, Hearing and Language Association:
Board member;
Head, PR committee;
Head, committee for clinical training and cooperation with health professions;
Member, hearing and hearing aids committee.
2013-current: The Israeli Society for Auditory Research (ISAR).
Board member (scientific committee).
2008-current: The Israeli Rehabilitators Association.
Board member (founding committee).
Membership
2009-current: European Federation of Audiology Societies (EFAS). Member.
2005-current: The Israeli Society for Auditory Research (ISAR). Member.
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1981-current: The Israeli Speech, Hearing and Language Association. Member.
Reviews for scientific journals:
2012 Reviewer for: Quality of Life Research
2013 Reviewer: US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
6. Participation in Scholarly Conferences
a. Active Participation
Date Name of Conference
2003
2005
2006
2008
Place of
Conference
Annual conference of the Ashkelon,
Israeli Speech, Hearing
Israel
and Language
Association
Annual conference of the Dead sea,
Israeli Speech, Hearing
Israel
and Language
Association
Annual conference of the Jerusalem,
Israeli Speech, Hearing
Israel
and Language
Association
Annual conference of the Nazareth,
Israeli Speech, Hearing
Israel
and Language
Association
2009 Annual conference of the Ramat-Gan,
Israeli Speech, Hearing
Israel
and Language
Association
2009 EFAS 2009 conference
Tenerife,
Spain
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Subject of
Lecture/Discussion
Coarticulation and
hearing in phonology
Role
Directional
microphones in the
digital era: challenges
and solutions
Binaural hearing aid
fitting - the secrets of
success
Lecture
LVAS – the nondiagnosed syndrome
lecture
Peripheral, central and
cognitive factors in
communication
difficulties of the
elderly in challenging
listening situations
Plasticity of the
auditory system in the
elderly
Invited
lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
EFAS
scholarship
awarded
Date Name of Conference
Place of
Conference
Haifa, Israel
2009 Innovations in auditory
restoration and
rehabilitation. The first
annual conference
supported by the Steiner
research in audiology
fund
2010 Annual conference of the Tel-Aviv,
Israeli Speech, Hearing
Israel
and Language
Association
2010 Annual conference of the Tel-Aviv,
Israeli Rehabilitators
Israel
Association
2010 Adult Hearing Screening
(AHS)
Cernobbio,
Italy
2010 Adult Hearing Screening
(AHS)
Cernobbio,
Italy
2010 Annual conference of
ISAR (Israeli Society of
Auditory Research)
Tel-Aviv
2012 Adult Hearing Screening
(AHS)
Cernobbio,
Italy
2013 EFAS 2013
Budapest,
Hungary
2013 ISAAR 2013
Nyborg,
Denmark
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Subject of
Lecture/Discussion
Plastic changes in
auditory perception in
the elderly following
hearing aids use
Plasticity of the
auditory system in the
elderly following
hearing aids usage and
listening training
Hearing aids use evidence for plastic
changes in the
auditory system in the
elderly
Can hearing aids
usage induce neural
plasticity in the
elderly?
Fitting binaural
hearing aids in the
elderly – sequential or
simultaneous?
Can hearing aids
usage induce neural
plasticity in the
elderly?
Listening training in
hearing aids fitting:
influence on dichotic
listening
Better together:
reduced compliance
after sequential vs.
simultaneous bilateral
hearing aids fitting
Yes they can! Hearing
aids' induced plasticity
in the elderly
Role
Invited
lecture
Invited
lecture
Invited
lecture
Lecture
Poster
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
Poster
ISAAR
scholarship
awarded
Date Name of Conference
Place of
Conference
2014 Annual conference of the Tel-Aviv
Israeli Speech, Hearing
and Language
Association
2014 HEAL (Hearing Across
Cernobbio,
Lifespan) 2014
Italy
2014 HEAL (Hearing Across
Lifespan) 2014
Cernobbio,
Italy
Subject of
Lecture/Discussion
Perceptual learning –
should we teach to
make the patient
learn?
Semantic effects on
dichotic listening in
older adults
New Born Hearing
Screening and Early
intervention in Israel
Role
Invited
lecture
Lecture
Lecture
b. Organization of Conferences or Sessions
None
6. Invited Lectures
Date
2009
Place of Lecture
Ramat-Gan, Israel
Name of Forum
Annual conference of
the Israeli speech,
hearing and language
association
2009
Haifa, Israel
2010
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Innovations in auditory
restoration and
rehabilitation. The first
annual conference
supported by the
Steiner research in
audiology fund
Annual conference of
the Israeli speech,
hearing and language
association
2010
Tel-Aviv, Israel
Annual conference of
the Israeli
Rehabilitators
Association
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Presentation/Comments
Peripheral, central and
cognitive factors in
communication
difficulties of the elderly
in challenging listening
situations
Plastic changes in
auditory perception in
the elderly following
hearing aids use
Plasticity of the auditory
system in the elderly
following hearing aids
usage and listening
training
Hearing aids use evidence for plastic
changes in the auditory
system in the elderly
7. Colloquium Talks
Date
1996
Place of Lecture
Tel-Aviv University,
Department of
Linguistics
Name of Forum
Department of
Linguistics
Colloquium
Presentation/Comments
Coarticulation and hearing in
phonology – aspects from
partial usage of distinctive
features in the speech of
profoundly hearing impaired
speakers
Research Grants
Personal contribution
a. Grants Awarded
Role in
Research
PI
CoResearchers
none
Topic
Funded by
Year
Plasticity of the Auditory
System in the Elderly:
Sequential Hearing-Aid
Fitting and Monaural
Practice, as Means for
Improving Speech in
Noise Comprehension.
MedtechnicaOrthophone
Personal
contribution
435,000 NIS
2008,
2009
Topic
Funded by
Year
mHealth for citizens
empowerment in hearing,
balance and tinnitus
Horizon 2020.
Total budget:
4,835,179 €
Our research group
share: 1,173,000 €
The National
Institute of
Psychobiology in
Israel
2014
Submission of Research Proposals – Pending
Role in
Research
Researcher
Co-PI
CoResearchers
Co-ordinator
Prof. Joseph
Attias,
University of
Haifa
PI – Karen
Banai
Listener, stimulus and
procedural factors in the
perceptual learning of time
compressed speech and its
generalization
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2013
c. Submission of Research Proposals – Not Funded
Role in
Research
PI
CoResearchers
Joseph
Attias,
Avi Karni
Research
associate
(senior
audiologist)
Joseph
Attias, Tali
Bitan, Karen
Banai
PI
Karen Banai,
Yizhar
Lavner
PI
Topic
Funded by
Year
Score
Plasticity of the
Auditory System
in the Elderly:
Sequential
Hearing-Aid
Fitting and
Monaural
Practice, as
Means for
Improving
Speech in Noise
Comprehension.
Behavioral and
neural plasticity
induced by
auditory training
The chief
scientist
Ministry of
Health and
the Ministry
of the
ministry of
Pensioners'
Affairs
2009
The proposal
was highly
appreciated
(score NA).
Eventually
the project
was
cancelled
due to budget
shortage
2011
Very good
(38/40)
2013
NA
2013
NA
Training to
improve the
perception of
rapid speech in
hearing-impaired
older adults
The influence of
hearing aids use
in the elderly on
cognitive and
psychosocial
parameters
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300,000 NIS
MOST
(infrastructu
re program)
Total sum:
1,652,370
NIS;
Our research
group share:
507,150 NIS
Action on
Hearing
Loss.
The Royal
National
Institute for
Deaf People,
England
(5000 £)
The Branco
Weiss
Fellowship Society in
Science
Fellowship
(500,000 €)
8. Scholarships, Awards and Prizes
The EFAS 2009 Scholarship 1550 €
ISAAR 2013 Scholarship 5000 DKK
9. Teaching
a. Courses Taught in Recent Years
Year
Name of Course
19951996
20052009
2007
Introduction to
phonology
Hearing aids
laboratory
Advanced topics
in audiology
Geriatric
audiology
Neuro-Otology
20062009
2010current
Type of Course
Lecture/Seminar/Workshop/High
Learn Course/ Introduction Course
(Mandatory)
Exercise
Degree
Numbers
of
Students
Tutor
80
Laboratory/ lecture
Research
student
Research
student
Guest Lecturer
50
Lecturer since
2013 (former:
teaching fellow)
Lecturer since
2013 (former:
teaching fellow)
Lecturer since
2013 (former:
teaching fellow)
Lecturer
55
Lecture
Lecture
Lecture
2009current
Research seminars
in audiology
Seminar
2010current
Basic audiology
Lecture
2013current
Academic writing
(MA)
Lecture
50
50
17
55
5
b. Supervision of Graduate Students
Name of Student
Title of Thesis
Degree
Orwa Shareef
(with Prof. Joseph
Attias)
Presbyacusis in cochlear
implantees
MA
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Date of
Completion /
in Progress
In progress
Students'
Achievements
& Publications
Michal Reznik
(with Dr. Karen
Banai)
The effect of hearing aid
use on cognitive abilities
in the elderly
MA
In progress
10.Miscellaneous
Additional Education
Dates
Name of Institution and Department
1984-1986
Technion, Israel Institute of
Technology, The Division of
Continuing Education and External
Studies
1991
Tel-Aviv University, Speech &
Hearing Communication Disorders
Department
1995
Tel-Aviv University, Speech &
Hearing communication Disorders
Department
studies
Information system
analysis
Continuing education:
Hearing aids
Continuing education:
Rehabilitation of the
hearing impaired
Invitations to Knesset committees
19.11. 2013: Committee for the rights of the child. Topic: hearing screening in
kindergarten children.
19.11.2013: Committee for health, work and welfare. Topic: hearing aids fitting
procedure.
2.5.2012: Special committee for public application. Topic: hearing aids fitting
procedure in the elderly.
Participation in Radio programs
12.2.2013: Radio program (Reshet Bet) on health ("Livriut" with Ofra Nechmad).
Topic: hearing loss and hearing rehabilitation.
Participation in professional round tables
2013-current: member, round table on hearing screening in new-born (with
representatives from: the ministry of health, the ministry of education, hospitals,
universities and rehabilitation centers).
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2013-current: member, round table on hearing screening in school-age children (with
representatives from: the ministry of health, the ministry of education, hospitals,
universities and rehabilitation centers).
2013-current: member, round table on the necessity of adding hearing screening in
kindergarten children with representatives from: the ministry of health, the ministry of
education, hospitals, universities and rehabilitation centers).
Interview
The City University of New-York (CUNY) Graduate Center newsletter, 1(2), Fall, 2012
Forum management
Doctors: forum for hearing impairments, hearing aids, cochlear implants and hearing
implants
PUBLICATIONS
Note: For joint publications, the order of the listed authors appears according to
their relative contribution.
* Denotes activities & publications since last appointment
# Equal contribution
$ Student is the first author
+ Corresponding author
A. Ph.D. Dissertation
Lavie Limor: Plasticity of the Auditory System in the Elderly Following Hearing aids
Usage. Supervisors: prof. Joseph Attias, prof. Avi Karni
2011, University of Haifa, 230 pp. (Hebrew)
B. Scientific Books (Refereed)
None
C. Monographs
None
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D. Articles in Refereed Journals
1. + Lavie L., Attias, J., Karni, A. (invited; 2013). Semi-structured listening experience
(listening training) in hearing aids fitting: influence on dichotic listening. American
Journal of Audiology, 22:347-350
2. * + Lavie L., Banai K., Attias J., Karni A. (2014). Better together: reduced
compliance after sequential vs. simultaneous binaural hearing aids fitting. American
Journal of Audiology, 23:93-98

This article was selected as one of the 15 most important articles on hearing
aids published during 2013: Palmer, C. (2014, May). 20Q: A review of 2013
hearing aid research—tips for the clinician. AudiologyOnline, Article 12672.
Retrieved from: http://www.audiologyonline.com

A report on this article was published in The ASHA Leader (the newsletter of
the American Speech and Hearing Association), February 2014, vol. 19. doi:
10.1044/leader.RIB4.19022014.np

The article was described in detail in the AAA (American Academy of
Audiology) conference in Orlando, March 2014

The article was described in detail the newsletter of the Amplifon Centre for
Research and Studies, April 2014.
3. * $ Simchony, M., $ Grinberg, M., # Lavie, L., Banai, K. (in press). Rapid adaptation
to time-compressed speech in young and older adults. Journal of Basic and Clinical
Physiology and Pharmacology (JBCPP).
E. Articles or Chapters in Scientific Books
(which are not Conference Proceedings)
Accepted for Publication
1. Lavie L. "I hear but I can't understand" Communication with older adults. In:
Practical Gerontology. Cohen M, Prilutzky D, eds. (invited; in press)
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F. Articles in Conference Proceedings
Published
1. + Lavie L., Attias J. (2009). Plasticity of the auditory system in the elderly.
Proceedings of the EFAS 2009 conference
Submitted
2. * + Lavie L., Banai K., Attias J. (in press). Dichotic listening: A predictor of speech
in noise perception in older hearing-impaired adults? Proceedings of the ISAAR 2013
conference
G. Entries in Encyclopedias
None
H. Other Scientific Publications
1. + # Lavie L, # Bar-Moshe T (2005). Improving speech perception in noise in hearing
impaired elderly patients, using a directional adaptive 3 microphones system D-SH, 27:
113-122 (Hebrew)
I. Other Publications
Published
1. + Lavie L. (2005): Wireless binaural hearing aid fitting. Siman Kria – the newspaper
of the deaf population promoting institute. May, vol. 2 (Hebrew)
J. Other Works Connected with my Scholarly Field

Tutoring and guiding speech and hearing clinicians in audiology and auditory
rehabilitation.

Writing tutorials for hearing aids usage and tuning for clinicians.

Writing patients-oriented materials concerning hearing rehabilitation
K. Submitted Publications
None
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L. Summary of my Activities and Future Plans
In my PhD I studied the plasticity of the auditory system in the elderly following
hearing aids use and auditory training. I additionally studied the influence of hearing
aids fitting order on personal compliance and hearing aids satisfaction. The results of
this research suggested the existence of neuronal plasticity in the elderly central
auditory system. These results were highly appreciated by researchers and clinicians,
and have both theoretical and clinical implications.
Nowadays, I broaden this study, investigating whether repeating perceptual tests can
induce perceptual changes in older hearing impaired adults without further training. In
addition I investigate the influence of different spatial settings of speech and noise
stimuli on speech perception in the presence of multi talker babble noise.
Planned research projects:
1. The effect of hearing aids use on cognitive skills and on social well-being in the
elderly. The aim of this research is to look for further evidence for non-auditory
influences of hearing aids use in the elderly. A subsequent aim is to investigate the
mutual effects of cognitive training and aural rehabilitation.
2. The effect of auditory training on the perception of rapid speech in older adults.
3. The effect of semantic meaning on dichotic listening in young and older adults.
4. The prevalence of hearing loss in first grade school children.
5. What is the optimal method for hearing screening in children?
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