Keystone Audiology

Dr. Kristen Rubin was drawn to the field of Audiology because it gave her the ability to greatly improve a patient’s quality of life. She enjoys getting to know her patients and their families, and helping them to break down the communication barriers that hearing loss can cause. She grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island and received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Disorders from the University of Connecticut. She received her Doctorate in Audiology from Salus University in Pennsylvania, where she lived and worked for several years in Philadelphia before returning to the Ocean State to continue her career in 2015.

Dr. Rubin has extensive clinical experience with the newest technology, including Bluetooth options and hearing aids that connect directly to mobile phones. Dr. Rubin holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence with the American Speech and Hearing Association, is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, and is licensed as an Audiologist by the Rhode Island Department of Health.

When outside of the office, Dr. Rubin enjoys spending time with her family & friends, traveling, and cooking. She is also an avid sports fan and particularly enjoys watching college basketball. She is happy to be back in Rhode Island to enjoy our beautiful summer and fall weather outdoors.

Dr. Brianna Schiff was raised in Voorhees, NJ. She was inspired to become an audiologist by her brother who has hearing loss. Dr. Schiff attended Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in Neuroscience. She then earned a doctoral degree in Audiology from Montclair State University in Bloomfield, NJ and was elected to the Alpha Epsilon Lambda Graduate Honor Society. While in graduate school, she served as a graduate assistant conducting research using electrophysiological methods to examine speech perception in difficult listening environments. Additionally, she conducted research in auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing as well as genetics.

Currently, Dr. Schiff is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a member of the Educational Audiology Association and is licensed as an Audiologist in the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Her areas of interest include auditory processing disorders, diagnostic testing, educational audiology, amplification, and genetics of hearing loss. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, reading, volunteering, and spending time with family and friends.