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Lake Como, Italy

Fellowships & Funding

Year
Award/Grant Number
Amount ($)
Funder
Project Title / Description
Role
2026
New Investigator Award
1,500
American Auditory Society
Provides travel support for new investigators to attend and present at the AAS annual scientific meeting.
2026
K01DC023305-01A1
668,202
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
"Improving Hearing Healthcare Outcomes by Addressing Hearing Loss Stigma: A Mixed Methods Approach"
PI
2025
Pilot Funding Award
119,765
Duke Center for Population Health and Aging
“Exploring Differences in Self-Reported and Objective Hearing Loss Using a Digital Hearing Tool.”
PI
2024
Pilot Funding Award
55,634
Duke Population Research Institute
“Racial and Ethnic Differences in Age-Related Hearing Loss.”
Co-I (PI: ME Dupre)
2023
Diversity Supplement (R01AG075210-S1)
284,350
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
“The Impact of Hearing Loss for Trajectories of Hospitalizations among Older Adults with Heart Failure.”
PI (R01AG075210 PI: ME Dupre)
2023
New Investigator Award
American Auditory Society
2022
Maddox Fellow Award
5,000
Aging Center, Duke University School of Medicine
Recognizes early career investigators who have demonstrated outstanding academic potential in their field.
2021-2023
Duke Aging Center Postdoctoral Research Training Program (T32AG000029)
105,408
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Duke Aging Center Postdoctoral Research Training Program
2021
Data Expedition Award
1,500
Rhodes Information Initiative, Duke University
Two-day data analysis course for undergraduate students.
https://bit.ly/3qoU1Hv
2019-2020
Phillip Jackson Baugh Fellowship
23,850
Duke University Graduate School
Competitive fellowship providing an annual stipend, tuition, and fees.
2018
Summer Research Fellowship
5,500
Duke University Graduate School
2017
Summer Research Fellowship
5,500
Duke University Graduate School
2016
Summer Research Fellowship
5,500
Duke University Graduate School
2011
Beverly J. Waterman Scholarship
1,500
University of Michigan

In the Media

Click the links below to see where my research has been featured.

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Press Release

Jessica West Receives NIH K01 Award to Study Hearing Loss Stigma and Healthcare Engagement

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Press Release

Missing the message: How hearing loss can undermine heart failure care

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Presentation

Hearing Loss and Stigma

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Press Release

Grant announcement: Jessica West, PhD, MPH, Awarded Grant for NIH Diversity Supplement.

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TV Interview

Interview with NCTV 18 host, Charley Walters: Profiles: Dr. Jessica S. West

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Futurity Article

Post about my research on the link between hearing loss and mental health:​ How Hearing Loss and Depression are Connected

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Reuters Health Article

Article about my research on hearing loss disclosure: Women better than men at explaining hearing loss

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Press Release

When Hearing Fades, Anger May Rise

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Press Release

Global Study Finds Highest Rates of Hearing Loss in Countries with Lowest Hearing Aid Use

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Blog Post

Measuring Hearing Loss Stigma is the Starting Point for Eliminating It

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Flash Talk

Flash Talk for the SENSE Network:

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Blog Post

How making connections across Duke's campus helped my career: Making the Most of Duke on the Road to the Ph.D.

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Press Release

Press release for a paper on hearing loss and mental health:​ Hearing Loss and Depression are Connected

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Blog Post

Post about my research on hearing loss disclosure: How do men and women differ when it comes to hearing challenges?

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Press Release

Biological Aging Linked to Hearing Loss in Older Adults

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Press Release

Research reveals shocking disparity in hearing aid access

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Press Release

A Step Forward: Assessing Stigma in d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations in Partnership with RTI International

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Press Release

Press release for a paper on COVID-19:​ Physical distancing to slow COVID-19 lagged in South, rural areas

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Podcast Episode

Listen to me talk about hearing loss within married couples:​ Stress Spillover in Marriage Due to Hearing Loss

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Arab Community Center Report

For the Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services:​ Arab Americans: A Community Portrait

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Hearing Health & Technology Matters

Post about my research on hearing loss disclosure: Fessing Up to Hearing Loss: It's a Gender Thing

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