Speech, Hearing and Language Research Group (SHL) - Faculty of Educational Sciences

SHL Speech, Hearing and Language Research Group

Our research is on conditions such as hearing loss, tinnitus, misophonia, aphasia, developmental language disorder, and speech disorders. We work towards establishing an international network of academics and clinicians, in audiology and related fields.

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Contact

Christane Haukedal Department of Special Needs Education, UiO Research group leader
Martin Okolikj Department of Special Needs Education, UiO Research group co-leader

Background

The majority of us will experience a speech, hearing or language conditions across the lifespan. This causes significant impact on everyday life. We are still lacking good screening tools.

Our central hypothesis is that objective measures from ecologically valid tasks will shorten time-to-care, improve treatment targeting, and ultimately lead to socio-economic betterment for individuals with speech, hearing and language difficulties.

Aims

We will create an arena for collaboration and dissemination related to research and will also facilitate the exchange of teaching services.

Aim 1: To generate speech, hearing and language measures and neurophysiological biomarkers of conditions associated with impairments using computational and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Aim 2: To investigate psychosocial health and quality of life in persons with speech, hearing and language disorders across the lifespan.

Aim 3: To connect speech, hearing and language assessment to intervention.

Members

Published Feb. 9, 2026 1:53 PM - Last modified Feb. 9, 2026 2:46 PM

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