Paula Folkeard is a Research Manager and Audiologist at Western’s National Centre for Audiology. She coordinates adult amplification, outcomes measurement, and product and procedure validation studies with the hearing aid industry through the Translational Research Unit. She is a member of The Innovations in Hearing Technologies and The Hearing Aid Technologies and Outcomes Labs. Before coming to Western, she worked clinically for more than 15 years providing services in adult assessment, amplification, and vestibular function.