Robert Sweetow, PhD, is a professor emeritus and former director of audiology at the University of California, San Francisco. He earned his undergraduate degree in communicative disorders from the University of Iowa, a master’s from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in audiology from Northwestern University. He is the co-developer of the LACE (Listening and Communication Enhancement) auditory training program. His research interests include amplification, counseling, rehabilitation, neuroscience, and tinnitus. Dr. Sweetow has written 25 textbook chapters and over 130 scientific articles and has been invited to speak at more than 300 scientific meetings worldwide. He is Editor-at-Large of Tinnitus Today magazine, a reviewer for several journals, author of Counseling for Hearing Aid Fittings, and a former member of the board of directors of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA). In 2008, Dr. Sweetow was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award by the AAA.