Jerker Rönnberg (born 1953) is a Swedish

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with the emphasis on

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science at

Linköping University Linköping University (LiU; ) is a public university, public research university based in Linköping, Sweden. Originally established in 1969, it was granted full university status in 1975 and is one of Sweden's largest academic institutions. T ...

. Rönnberg was born in Backe,

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. He was awarded a Ph.D. in

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in 1980, became a reader (docent) at

Umeå University Umeå University (; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a public university, public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present bord ...

in 1981 and a senior lecturer at

in 1983. From 1983 to 1984 he was a visiting researcher at the

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. Since 1997 he is a professor at Linköping University. He is also the director of the Swedish Institute for Disability Research and Linnaeus Centre HEAD (Hearing and Deafness) at Linköping University. Originally Rönnberg was a memory researcher. His studies in this field lead him on to

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and hearing impairments, focusing on

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and the important role that cognitive factors play in hearing. He has studied hearing and its interplay with the

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in hearing aids and the capacity of the

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. The findings improve the possibilities to adapt hearing aids individually. Rönnberg has established cognitive hearing science as a new science field. Rönnberg is editor-in-chief of the

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and a previous assistant editor of the ''European Journal of Cognitive Psychology''. He is also on the editorial board for the ''Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education'' and on the advisory board for '' Advances in Physiotherapy''.

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Publications, Jerker Rönnberg, Linköping University Electronic PressLinnaeus Centre HEAD, Linköping UniversitySwedish Institute for Disability Research, Linköping University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ronnberg, Jerker 1953 births Living people Swedish psychologists Academic staff of Linköping University Uppsala University alumni