!!Barbara Canlon __Previous positions__ \\ *MSc degree 1984 Michigan University *Research Assistant (1977-1980) Institute for Basic Research, New York \\ __Projects and non-academic activites__ \\ \\ 1994 consultant to NIH for hearing disorders; 1995 Concerted Action grant awarded by European Commission, BC a Task Organizer. 1998 Elected to the International Committee Research in Otolaryngology, 1999 Vice President for Swedish Acoustical Society (1999-present). 2000 Concerted Action grant awarded by the European Commission, B Canlon a Task Organizer. 2002-2005 Vice president and 2005-present President for Center for Communication Disorders. 2005-present President for National Center for Communication Disorders. 2009 Member of consortium for Hearing Disabilities. 2009-2014 PI for Research School on Communication Disorders, 2010- Project with Astra Zeneca:hearing problems in workplace. 2011 Commisioned by United States Marines as consultant. \\ \\ __Plenary talks (over 35)__ \\ *2011: ISAAR, Denmark *2011: CRS Amplifon, Germany *2010: 50 year anniversary Kresege Hearing Institute, Univ. Michigan *2010: Jackson Laboratory, USA *2010: Swedish-American Life Science Summit *2009: Finnish ENT Society *2008: Swedish Physiological Society