Dr. McCullagh Awarded Grant for Hearing Loss Prevention Research

Dr. Marjorie McCullagh, assistant professor and director of the occupational health nursing program at the U-M School of Nursing, has been awarded $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Her 4-year study entitled "Effectiveness of an Intervention to Prevent Hearing Loss Among Farmers" seeks to compare the efficacy of two alternative approaches to promoting the use of hearing protection devices (HPDs). Ultimately, this research will determine if significant changes in HPD use can be achieved through a one-time web-based intervention or by supplying HPDs. The project involves a partnership between the U-M School of Nursing, a major farmer organization, and the Center for Health Communication Research.