Hearing Associates Inc

Doctor of Audiology
Board Certified in Audiology, Owner and President

• Has expertise in the management of severe hearing loss including familiarizationwith a variety of accessories to make speech audible in difficult listening environments
• Holds the Certificate in American Sign Language and Deaf Studies from the University of Iowa
• Served as a member of the board for the Illinois Academy of Audiology
• Has well-honed expertise in Balance Assessment
• Is proficient in programming smart hearing aids that also address Tinnitus Management
• Presented at state conventions on hearing loop technology
• Received the Professional Doctorate in Audiology from Indiana University

• Awarded the 2011 American Academy of Audiology Presidential Award “in grateful appreciation for her significant contributions to the American  Academy of Audiology and the profession of Audiology”
• Recognized in the AARP Bulletin as a “hearing aid expert” in AARP’s Guidelines on Purchasing a Hearing Aid
• Recognized by the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) for the practice’ Audiologic Rehabilitation Classes and their positive impact on Patient Empowerment in BHI’s Audiologists Changing their Communities Series
• Served on the Board of Governors for the American Board of Audiology (ABA)–the professional organization that board certifies audiologists
• Research Collaborator for Frank Lin, M.D., at John’s Hopkins Center on Aging, regarding their joint Investigation of the Newly Discovered Link between Hearing Loss and Dementia
• Received the Oticon’s Focus on People Award–Practitioner Division
• Published articles in Audiology Today, Audiology Practice, the Hearing Journal and the Hearing Review
• Presented at national and state conventions on professional issues
• Received the Professional Doctorate in Audiology from the University of Florida