Learn something new every month!

From September to April, the Cochlear Center presents monthly speakers with expertise in a variety of topics around sensory function, aging, and public health. 

Generally, seminars are held the fourth Thursday of each month. There is no December seminar.  Seminars are free and open to the public, and most are recorded for future viewing. 

Seminars begin at 12:15 pm.  Join in person in Baetjer Hall (W1030) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, Maryland. There is usually a Zoom webinar option. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage and participate fully.  CART services will be provided. Laptops are welcome at Cochlear Center events, and tables will be available.  To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact Mindy Dmuchowski at JHCochlearCenter@jhu.edu.  

September 25, 2025

Ian Saldanha, MBBS, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Departments of Epidemiology and of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Saldanha will present “Clinical Research for Dry Eye: What Outcomes Matter?”   

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October 23, 2025

Walter Wittich, PhD FAAO CLVT, Associate Professor, School of Optometry, Université de Montréal, will present "What can the WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health teach us about functioning with a vision and/or hearing difficulty?" 

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November 20, 2025

Varshini Varadaraj, MD, MPH, MS, MBBS, Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

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NO DECEMBER SEMINAR

January 22, 2026

Matthew L. Bush, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, chair for the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kentucky

February 19, 2026

Speaker TBD

March 26, 2026

Speaker TBD

April 17, 2026 - Cochlear Center Research Day

Malaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH, Richard M. Fairbanks Professor of Aging Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine