Project Summary / Abstract The American Academy of Audiology’s Academy Research Conference (ARC) 2022 – 2024 will be the 14th – 16th meetings of this annual translational research conference that was launched in 2009. ARC provides clinicians and researchers a unique opportunity to – together – take a “deep dive” into a clinically important research area. Conferences are equally designed for two primary target audiences: audiologists who wish to improve their clinical practices and gain a better understanding of cutting-edge research; and scientists who want to keep abreast of recent developments in translational research and engage in conversations with clinicians that may spur collaborative relationships and inform future work. Post-doctoral fellows and doctoral students in audiology and hearing sciences also have the opportunity to join the thought-provoking discussions at ARC, with some competitively selected to make poster presentations and oral presentations as a means of encouraging our early- career scientists. In keeping with the mission of ARC to make research available to practitioners, the conferences are held each year on the opening day of the American Academy of Audiology’s national convention and exposition, which draws an audience of over 5,000 audiologists, scientists, doctoral students, and representatives from a wide range of industries, organizations, and other agencies of interest to the profession of audiology. ARC 2022 will convene on March 30, 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri, with a program on Age-Related Hearing and Balance Decline. This program exemplifies ARC’s