Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

Gerald D. Kidd Jr.

Professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Acting Chairman, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

BA, MS, University of Oklahoma; PhD, Purdue University. Dr. Kidd specializes in the auditory perception of complex, nonspeech sounds; the effects of sensorineural hearing loss on the discrimination of complex sounds; and the consequences of peripheral hearing loss on auditory processing. He is currently researching the factors governing the perception of elements of auditory patterns and the psychophysical investigation of sound source detection, identification, and information reception. Dr. Kidd has been the principal investigator on several grants and is the editorial consultant to a number of professional journals.

Phone: 617-353-7360/7481/2706 | email: gkidd@bu.edu | Gerald's Web Page