Beth Cooper Acoustics

Publications and Presentations

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Beth Cooper Publications and Presentations

PUBLICATIONS
  • Cooper, Beth A. A Large Hemi-Anechoic Enclosure for Community-Compatible Aeroacoustic Testing of Aircraft Propulsion Systems (NASA TM-106015, April 1993). Noise Control Engineering Journal, 42(5), 171-178.
  • Cooper Beth A., Eckel Alan, Butcher Trent, and Nelson David. New Acoustical Testing Laboratory at NASA. Sound & Vibration Magazine. December 2000.
  • Cooper, Beth A. Considering an Engineered Noise Control Solution. CAOHC Update. Part 1. Winter 2000/2001: 1, 9. Part 2. Spring 2001: 1, 7-8. Part 3. Fall 2001: 5-6.
  • Cooper, Beth A. Creating a Quiet Work Environment in Space. Aerospace Testing International. July 2002.
  • Cooper, Beth A. When the OHC Goes Home… What Next? CAOHC Update. Part 1. Winter/Spring 2003: 4, 6. Part2. Winter/Spring 2004: 4-5.
  • Institute of Medicine. 2006. Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH, in, “Reviews of Research National Research Council. Hearing Loss Research at NIOSH: Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.
  • Cooper, Beth A. The Multimedia Showcase. NHCA Spectrum, 25(2), Spring 2008, 7-8.
  • National Research Council. Technology for a Quieter America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.
  • Interview with Beth Cooper. EEWeb Pulse, EEWeb.com (52), June 26, 2012.
  • National Research Council. Protecting National Park Soundscapes. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
  • Krejsa, Eugene A., Cooper, Beth A., Hall, David G., and Khavaran, Abbas. Noise measurements from an ejector suppressor nozzle in the NASA Lewis 9- by 15-foot low speed wind tunnel (AIAA-90-3983). Proceedings of the AIAA 13th Aeroacoustic Conference, October 1990. Tallahassee, FL.
  • Cooper, Beth A. A large hemi-anechoic enclosure for community-compatible aeroacoustic testing of aircraft propulsion systems. (NASA TM-106015, April 1993). Proceedings of Noise-Con ’93, May 1993. Williamsburg, VA.
  • Cooper, Beth A. A comprehensive approach to management of workplace and environmental noise at NASA Lewis Research Center. Proceedings of Internoise ’95, July 1995. Newport Beach, CA.
  • Cooper, Beth A. In-Plant Noise Exposure Management for an Industrial Process Air System. Proceedings of Noise-Con ’96, September 1996. Seattle, WA.
  • Cooper, Beth A. and Nelson, David A. A “Buy Quiet” program for NASA Lewis Research Center: Specifying low equipment noise emission levels. Proceedings of Noise-Con ’97, June 1997. State College, PA.
  • Cooper, Beth A. A day in the life of an industrial hearing conservationist: A template for successful career education and outreach presentations. Proceedings of Noise-Con ’98, April 1998. Ypsilanti, MI.
  • Nelson, David A. and Cooper, Beth A. Auditory demonstrations in acoustics and hearing conservation. Proceedings of Noise-Con ’98, April 1998. Ypsilanti, MI.
  • Cooper, Beth A., Hange, Donald W., and Mikulic, John J. Engineered solutions to reduce occupational noise exposure at NASA Glenn Research Center: A Five-Year Progress Summary (1994-1999). Proceedings of Internoise ‘99, December 1999. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
  • Nelson, David A. and Cooper, Beth A. A reduced-noise gas flow design guide for NASA Glenn Research Center. Proceedings of Internoise ‘99, December 1999. Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
  • Cooper, Beth A. Design and construction of a convertible hemi/anechoic acoustical laboratory for testing space flight hardware at the NASA Glenn Research Center. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2000, December 2000. Newport Beach, CA.
  • Cooper, Beth A. and Danielson, Richard W. Integrating noise measurement and noise control engineering into hearing conservation training programs. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2001, October 29-31, 2001. Portland, ME.
  • Danielson, Richard W. and Cooper, Beth A. Promoting a noise control program: Resources for successfully advocating a low-noise environment. Proceedings of Internoise 2002. August 2002. Dearborn, MI.
  • Akers, James, Passe, Paul, and Cooper, Beth. Challenges in acoustic testing of International Space Station (ISS) Payloads: Lessons learned at the NASA Glenn Research Center Acoustical Testing Laboratory. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2003, June 2003. Cleveland, OH.
  • Cooper, Beth A., Nelson, David A., and Danielson, Richard W. Auditory Demonstrations II: Challenges to speech communication and music listening. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2004, July 2004. Baltimore, MD.
  • Akers, James, Passe, Paul, and Cooper, Beth. Acoustic emissions verification testing of International Space Station experiment racks at the NASA Glenn Research Center Acoustical Testing Laboratory. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2005, October 2005. Minneapolis, MN.
  • Cooper, Beth, Akers, James, and Passe, Paul. NASA Glenn Research Center Acoustical Testing Laboratory: 5-year retrospective. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2005, October 2005. Minneapolis, MN.
  • Cooper, Beth A. ANIMATED Auditory Demonstrations II: a NASA educational resource for demonstrating acoustical parameters by coupling auditory experiences with sequences of visual cues. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2007, October 2007. Reno, NV.
  • MACSUG: a NASA software application for teaching manual audiometry and audiogram review. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2008, July 2008. Dearborn, MI.
  • Cooper, Beth A. Development and implementation of policy-compliant site-specific Buy-Quiet programs at NASA. Proceedings of Internoise 2009, August 2009. Ottawa, CA.
  • Cooper, Beth A., Schmitt, Jeff G., and Nelson, David A. Development of NASA Glenn Research Center Auditory Demonstration Laboratory facility and operational capabilities. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2010, April 2010. Baltimore, MD.
  • Schmitt, Jeff G., Cooper, Beth A., and Nelson, David A. The development of NASA Auditory Demonstrations Laboratory for measurement of real ear attenuation of hearing protection devices. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2010, April 2010. Baltimore, MD.
  • Cooper, Beth A., Nelson, David A., and Gelfand, Amy. Buy-Quiet Roadmap: a web-based application supporting procurement of low-noise equipment in the context of a hearing conservation program. Proceedings of Noise-Con 2013, August 2013. Denver, CO.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, UNPUBLISHED
  • Cooper, Beth A. and Sibul, Leon H. Clustering of the least squares lattice filter PARCOR coefficients: A pattern-recognition approach to steady state synthetic vowel identification. Presented at the 111th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, May 1986. Cleveland, OH.
  • Cooper, Beth A. and Nelson, David A. Development of a “Quiet-by-Design” approach to reduced-noise gas flow systems for experimental research facilities at NASA Lewis Research Center. Presented at the 136th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, October 1998. Norfolk, VA.
  • NASA Glenn Research Center’s Acoustical Testing Laboratory: Supporting the design of low-noise flight hardware for the International Space Station. Presented at the 26th Annual National Hearing Conservation Association Conference. February 2001. Raleigh, NC.
  • NASA Glenn Research Center Acoustical Testing Laboratory. Presented at the 141st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, June 2001. Chicago, IL.
  • Cooper, Beth A., Danielson, Richard W., Clark, Jonathan B., and Stevens, Christina J. Global auditory concerns for individual needs: Expanding the hearing conservation universe to the International Space Station. Presented at the 27th Annual National Hearing Conservation Association Conference. February 2002. Dallas, TX.
  • Developing and implementing a corporate buy-quiet strategy: On-the-ground lessons from NASA. Platform presentation at the 36th Annual National Hearing Conservation Association Conference. February 2001, Mesa, AZ.
  • Creating a quiet work environment in space: Supporting the design of low-noise space flight hardware for the International Space Station. Presented at the 2001 American Society for Quality Columbus, OH, Section Spring Conference. May 2001. Columbus, OH.
INVITED LECTURES/KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
  • Cooper, Beth A., and Danielson, Richard W. NASA Glenn Research Center’s Acoustical Testing Laboratory: Supporting low noise product design for hearing conservation and improved performance. Minnesota Technologies Seminar. October 2002. Minneapolis, MN.
  • NASA Glenn Research Center Acoustical Testing Laboratory: Supporting low-noise design for space flight hardware. Colloquium presented at the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, May 2004. Ft. Rucker, AL.
  • Hearing conservation and low-noise design at NASA. Keynote address presented at the 6th Annual California Academy of Audiology Conference. September 2005. Anaheim, CA.
  • What should the public know about noise? Presented at Noise-Con ‘08 Noise Policy Forum: “How Do We Stimulate Collective Action to Motivate the Public to Demand Quiet?” July 2008. Dearborn, MI.
  • Corporate “Buy-Quiet” and “Quiet-by-Design” programs. Presented at the “Engineering Responses to Hazardous Noise Exposures” workshop. National Academy of Engineering. August 2008. Washington, DC.
  • Toward a quieter environment in space and on earth: Applications of acoustics to the reduction of occupational and environmental noise at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Invited keynote address presented at the Seminar of Acoustics (SEMACUS) at the Universidad Tecnológica de Chile. November 2008. Santiago, Chile.
  • Meeting acoustical challenges in the laboratory and beyond at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Invited keynote address presented at the Seminar of Acoustics (SEMACUS) at the Universidad Tecnológica de Chile. November 2008. Santiago, Chile.
  • Meeting acoustical challenges in the laboratory and beyond at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Presentation to students and faculty of the Sound and Acoustics Program of the Universidad Tecnológica de Chile. November 2008. Santiago, Chile.
  • Meeting acoustical challenges in the laboratory and beyond at US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Presentation to the Acoustical Society of Chile, November 2008. Santiago, Chile.
  • Toward a quieter environment in space and on earth: Applications of acoustics to the reduction of occupational and environmental noise at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Colloquium presentation to the Graduate Program in Acoustics at the Pennsylvania State University, April 2010, State College, PA.
  • Buy Quiet: On the ground experience at NASA. Presented as part of “Implementing a ‘Buy Quiet’ Policy in Your Workplace” Roundtable at AIHce 2011, the Annual Conference of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, May 2010, Denver, CO.
  • Why buy quiet? Understanding the need. Presented as part of “Implementing a ‘Buy Quiet’ Policy in Your Workplace” Roundtable at AIHce 2011, the Annual Conference of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, May 2010, Denver, CO.
  • Multimedia demonstrations of acoustical concepts for more effective presentations. Luncheon address at SAE 2011 Noise and Vibration Conference and Exhibition. May 2011. Grand Rapids, MI.
  • “Buy-Quiet” and “Quiet-by-Design.” Invited presentation at “Prevention through Design: A New Way of Doing Business – Report on the National Initiative,” National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC, August 2011.
  • “Buy-Quiet” and “Quiet-by-Design” at NASA. Invited presentation at “Buy Quiet in Construction and Manufacturing Industries” Meeting of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention Program, NIOSH-Taft Laboratories. November 2011. Cincinnati, OH.
  • NASA’s Buy-Quiet Program. Presented as an invited industry expert at the OSHA Stakeholders Meeting on “Best Practices for Hearing Conservation Programs, Personal Protective Equipment, and Feasible Engineering Controls.” November 2011. Washington, DC.
  • Toward a quieter environment in space and on earth: Applications of acoustics to the reduction of occupational and environmental noise at NASA. Colloquium presented to the Hearing Loss Prevention Branch, Office of Mine Safety & Health Research, National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health Bruceton Research Laboratory. November 2011. Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Buy-Quiet Programs. Invited keynote lecture presented at “Best Practices for Protecting the Natural Soundscapes of America’s National Parks,” National Parks Service. September 2012. Ft. Collins, CO.
  • A brief tour of the Buy-Quiet Process Roadmap. Invited keynote lecture presented at “Best Practices for Protecting the Natural Soundscapes of America’s National Parks,” National Parks Service. September 2012. Fort Collins, CO.
  • Applications of acoustics to the reduction of occupational and environmental noise at NASA. Invited lecture to the “Psychology of Music” course of the Music Therapy Program in the School of Music and Dance, Eastern Michigan University, October 2012. Ypsilanti, MI.
  • Hearing loss prevention at NASA. Guest expert lectures (semi-annual) to the “Human Performance and Engineering Design” course of the Master of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (online course). November 2010, March 2011, February 2013. 
EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS & PRESENTATIONS
  • Women in Science and Engineering. Presentations (13) delivered to civic, professional and student audiences as the Kellogg Foundation Expert in Residence, sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Hope College Chapter. February 1996. Battle Creek, MI.
  • Meeting OSHA hearing conservation training requirements . . . while motivating employees. Presented at the Military Audiology Association’s Military Audiology Short Course, August 2001. Albuquerque, NM.
  • Occupational hearing conservation overview. Presented to the Northern Ohio Section of the Vibration Institute. November 2001. Cleveland, OH.
  • Danielson, Richard W. and Cooper, Beth A. Occupational hearing conservation: New perspectives for safety and health personnel. Presented at Ohio Safety Congress, March 2002. Cleveland, OH.
  • Managing an effective hearing conservation program. Presented to the Northern Ohio Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. May 2002. Cleveland, OH.
  • Cooper, Beth A., and Schulz, Theresa Y. Improving and evaluating the effectiveness of your hearing conservation program. Presented at the 2003 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC). May 2003. Atlanta, GA.
  • Noise measurement and control. Presented at “Advances in Noise Measurement and Control” conference of American Industrial Hygiene Association, Chicago Section. October 2004. Chicago, IL.
  • Noise measurement and control. Lectures delivered as part of semester courses in hearing conservation in the Central Michigan University Au.D. Program (online). Semi-annual, 2001 – 2004.
  • Hearing loss prevention – regulatory compliance, best practices, and hot topics. Presented at the 29th Annual Tennessee Safety and Health Congress. July 2006. Nashville, TN.
  • A holistic approach to addressing noise exposure in the workplace. Presented during “Excellence in Hearing Conservation,” a two-day seminar presented on behalf of the National Hearing Conservation Association and the American Industrial Hygiene Association Manitoba (CA) Chapter. October 2007. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Cooper, Beth, Hager, Lee, Anderson, Robert, and Rink, Tim. Excellence in Hearing Conservation. Full-day seminar for the Ohio Safety Congress. April 2008. Columbus, OH.
  • Hearing loss prevention for musicians. Invited lecture to the students and faculty of the School of Music and Dance, Eastern Michigan University, October 2012. Ypsilanti, MI.
CERTIFICATION TRAINING COURSES
  • Lecturer/ Course Developer, Course Director Certification Workshops (8-hour) presented on behalf of the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC). October 2001, February 2002, October 2002, March 2003, October 2003, March 2004, October 2004.
  • Noise Exposure Monitoring and Control. Lectures delivered as part of the faculty of CAOHC-approved Occupational Hearing Conservation (OHC) 20-hour Certification and 8-hour Recertification Courses produced by Environmental Technology Corporation, Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Occupational Marketing, Inc. (OM). Semi-annual, 2005 – present.
  • Course Director, CAOHC-approved Occupational Hearing Conservation (OHC) 20-hour Certification and 8-hour Recertification Courses. Courses taught under contract to Occupational Marketing, Inc. (OMI).  September 2008, Cleveland, OH. March 2012, Kansas City, KS. June 2012, Little Rock, AR. January 2013, Cleveland, OH. January 2013, Atlanta, GA. May 2013, St. Louis, MO. June 2013, Cleveland, OH. June 2013, Ridgeland, MS. September 2013, Newark, NJ. May 2014, Cleveland, OH. January 2016, Houston, TX. May 2016 Saginaw, MI.
  • Course Director, CAOHC-approved Occupational Hearing Conservation (OHC) 20-hour Certification and 8-hour Recertification Courses. Courses developed and produced by Beth Cooper Acoustical Services, LLC. Approximately 14 publicly-scheduled courses per year, beginning October, 2016, as well as private client on-site courses.
MULTIMEDIA TRAINING TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS
  • Cooper, Beth A., and Danielson, Richard W. Hearing Conservation Outreach and Training Showcase Expo. Half-day pre-conference workshop presented at the 28th Annual National Hearing Conservation Association Conference, February 2003. Dallas, TX.
  • Cooper, Beth A., and Danielson, Richard W. Hi-Tech Hearing Conservation Training: Step-by-Step Techniques for Developing and Delivering Your Own Exciting Multimedia Presentations. Half-day pre-conference workshops (2) presented at the 29th Annual National Hearing Conservation Association Conference, February 2004. Seattle, WA.
  • Danielson, Richard W., and Cooper, Beth A. Hearing Conservation Training Expo for Clinics and Schools. Seminar presented at the AudiologyNOW! 2004, the 2004 Annual Conference of the American Academy of Audiology Conference, April 2004. Salt Lake City UT.
  • Build Your Own Multi-Media Resources for Effective Hearing Conservation Training. Half-day pre-conference workshops (2) presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the National Hearing Conservation Association Conference. February 2007. Savannah, GA.
  • NHCA Multimedia Showcase. Three-day concurrent track with daily workshops, presented at the 33rd Annual National Hearing Conservation Association Conference, February 2008. Portland, OR.