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Technology

Hi-Res Photo	Catherine Clark Assistant Professor of Communication Studies and Services and Cochlear Implant Program Coordinator, Rehabilitative Audiologist Fields of Expertise: Deaf Issues > General Deaf Issues Deaf Issues > Technology
Dept/Division:	National Technical Institute for the Deaf
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News Contact:	Greg Livadas, Greg.Livadas@rit.edu, 585-475-6217 (V/TTY)
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Catherine Clark is one of NTID’s cochlear implant experts, working with NTID’s nearly 200 students, faculty, and staff who have cochlear implants. Clark has presented and published in the areas of speech perception, speechreading, communication technologies and NTID’s Cochlear Implant Program. She also provides speechreading, auditory training, communication and telephone technologies, assistive listening devices, hearing tests and hearing aid evaluations for people with severe to profound hearing loss. Her bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences is from Bradley University and she earned a master’s degree in Audiology at the University of Louisville. She also received cochlear implant training at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles, Calif.

Hi-Res Photo	Tracy Freas Senior Staff Engineer, Occupational Safety and Ergonomic Excellence Program Fields of Expertise: Deaf Issues > Technology Sustainability > Sustainability Research and Education
Dept/Division:	Golisano Institute for Sustainability
E-Mail:	taf3456@rit.edu
News Contact:	Kevin Fuller, kmfuns@rit.edu, 585-475-6241
Website:	http://www.cims.rit.edu/OSEE/
Tracy Freas is a senior staff engineer and team leader for the Occupational Safety and Ergonomic Excellence Program in the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at RIT. Freas provides ergonomics assessments and training to companies in New York State and has performed ergonomic and health & safety assessments and training sessions for over 70 manufacturing, retail and health care facilities, training over 700 individuals. In addition, Freas manages the Workplace Ergonomics Lab at RIT, which provides ergonomics assistance and training for the RIT community. Through this program, she has developed an office ergonomics guidelines brochure, and has provided training to office workers, custodial staff, food service, grounds crew and printing staff. Prior to joining RIT, Freas served as an office ergonomics consultant for Eastman Kodak Company, conducting over 100 ergonomics consultations. Freas also assisted in writing the company’s chair purchasing standard. Freas holds an M.S. in manufacturing management leadership and a B.S. in industrial and systems engineering, both from RIT.