PhD Students
Charity Lewis
Ph.D. Candidate
Office: MHC1316A
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Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Age-related hearing loss, with a focus on race, religion, social determinants of health, hearing healthcare inequities, and psychosocial well-being
Education
2022 – Present: Ph.D. in Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (Expected:
May 2027)
2020 – 2021: 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
Classes Taught
DEP2004 – Human Development Across the Lifespan
GEY3625 – Sociological Aspects of Aging
Peer-reviewed Publications
Hamada, F., Lewis, C. T., & Peterson, L. (2026). Effectiveness of hearing aid adherence on social connectivity in older adults: A scoping review. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 45(1), 122–134. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648251331328
Lewis, C. T., Jang, Y., Elayoubi, J., Sanchez, V. A., Arnold, M. L., Toman, J., & Haley, W. E. (2025). Racial differences in discrepancies between subjective ratings and objective assessments of hearing impairment. The Gerontologist, 65(5), gnaf029. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf029
Lewis, C. T., Toman, J., Sanchez, V. A., Corvin, J., & Arnold, M. L. (2025). Examining the relationship between hearing health beliefs and social determinants of health in Black adults. Ear and hearing, 46(1), 111–120. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001562
Jang, Y., Park, J., Chung, S., Lewis, C., Haley, W. E., & Kim, M. T. (2025). The role of sensory impairment in cognitive health appraisal: A study of older Korean Americans living in subsidized senior housing. Journal of aging and health, 37(5-6), 317–326. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643241247249
Awards
2025-26 Recipient of the USF Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
2025-26 Recipient of the H. Edward Greely and Mildred Greely Endowed Fellowship
2023-24 Recipient of the Wolowec Scholarship
2022-23 Recipient of the Kathryn Hyer Endowed Scholarship
2021-22 Recipient of the Harold L. Sheppard Endowed Memorial Scholarship in Gerontology
Fellowship
2022 – Present: McKnight Doctoral Fellowship