Author
Clifford A. Franklin, PhD
Clifford A. Franklin, PhD, is an audiologist and associate professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in a consortium between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. With more than 17 years of experience as an audiologist, his clinical experiences include working in university clinics as well as in a hospital setting. Dr. Franklin's clinical experience has contributed to his interest in hearing aid use. His research is mainly focused on the acceptance of background noise while listening to speech. Dr. Franklin's 42 national and international presentations and 17 publications cover a range of topics from acceptable noise levels to timely trends in hearing aids.