Table 1 Overview of the multidisciplinary Hearing Norton Sound study team
| Study Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Team | Alaska Stakeholder Team | ||
| Position | Background | Position | Background and positionality |
| Principal Investigator |
- Otolaryngologist - Practicing surgeon - Public health researcher with expertise in hearing loss disparities | Principal Investigator and Lead Audiology Stakeholder |
- Director of Audiology at NSHC - Practicing audiologist - Clinical researcher - Lived in and served region for 9 years |
| Statistician | - Statistician with expertise in randomized trials | Lead Hospital Administration Stakeholder |
- Vice President of Hospital Services for NSHC - Audiologist and former Director of Audiology at NSHC - Lived in and served region for 20 years |
|
Mixed Methods Co-Investigator |
- Physician - Public health researcher with expertise in mixed methods | Lead Parent Stakeholder | - Alaska Native, parent, patient, professional, resident of one of the 15 participating communities |
|
mHealth Co-Investigator | - Public health researcher with expertise on technology integration in randomized trials | Communications Outreach Specialist | - Alaska Native, parent, patient, journalist, resident of one of the 15 participating communities |
| Lead Patient Partner | - Alaska Native, parent, patient, originally from one of the 15 participating communities | ||
| Lead Education Stakeholder |
- Coordinator of Special Education for Bering Strait School District, provides oversight for Special Education teachers conducting school hearing screenings, - Longtime resident of one of the 15 participating communities | ||
| Lead Surgeon Stakeholder | Otolaryngologist practicing within the state of Alaska, with expertise in telemedicine | ||