PhD Students

Charity Lewis

Ph.D. Student
Office: MHC1316A
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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests 

Healthcare utilization in Black/African American older adults 
Age-related hearing loss 
Correlation between religion and healthcare outcomes in older adults 

Education 

2022 – Present: Ph.D. in Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

2021 – 2022: Master of Arts in Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 

2015 – 2017: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences & Disorders Concentration in Deaf Studies, University of South, Florida, Tampa, FL 

2012 – 2015: Associates of Arts in General Studies, Valencia College, Orlando, FL 

PRESENTATIONS 

Lewis, C.T., Sanchez, V.A., Toman, J.T., Corbin, J., Arnold, M.L. (2022). Hearing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Black Women. Presentation at Population Hearing Healthcare (PopHHC) Annual Conference. February 22-23, 2022; Scottsdale, Arizona. 

Lewis, C.T., Sanchez, V.A., Toman, J.T., Corbin, J., Arnold, M.L. (2022). Hearing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Black Women. Presentation at University of South Florida’s Women’s Health Seed Grant Banquet. April 12, 2022; Tampa, Florida. 

Lewis, C.T., Sanchez, V.A., Toman, J.T., Corbin, J., Arnold, M.L. (2022). Hearing Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Black Adults. Presentation at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) 2022 Annual Meeting. November 17–19, 2022; New Orleans, Louisiana.  

Awards 

2022-23 Recipient of the Kathryn Hyer Endowed Scholarship 
2021-22 Co-Recipient of the Harold L. Sheppard Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Gerontology