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Education
Doctor of Audiology
Pennsylvania College of Optometry Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
School of Audiology
Graduation Date: June 2004
Master of Arts in Audiology
The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Graduation date: May 2000
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Department of Biological Sciences
Graduation date: May 1997
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa
Department of Anthropology
Graduation date: May 1997
Triton Community College River Grove, Illinois
Attended: August 1992 May 1994
Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois
Attended: August 1991May 1992
Employment History
10/02 present
Clinical Audiologist
Pacific Eye & Ear Specialists
Pacific Hearing, Inc. Los Angeles, California
Responsibilities include full diagnostic evaluation, impedance, ABR, OAE, VNG, Rotational chair, ENOG, vestibular rehabilitation, aural rehabilitation, tinnitus evaluations/therapy, and pediatric evaluations. Counsel patients with hearing loss and assist in the evaluation and selection of hearing aids, including programmable and digital, and assistive listening devices from all major hearing aid manufacturers. Perform the fitting and programming of hearing aids as well as general maintenance, repairs and troubleshooting. Management for Pacific Hearing, Inc, duties include accounts payable, accounts receivable, insurance billing, marketing/advertising, and general office duties.
7/01- 10/02
Clinic Manager/Clinical Audiologist
Sonus USA, Inc. North Hollywood, California
In addition to the responsibilities listed above under clinical audiologist, the management of a clinic was also performed. These responsibilities entailed marketing, budgeting, supervising of employees, and reporting to the area manager.
7/00 - 7/01
Clinical Audiologist (7/00 5/01 Clinical Fellowship)
Sonus USA, Inc. Glendale, California
Responsibilities included full diagnostic evaluation, impedance, ABR, ENG, and pediatric evaluations. Counseled patients with hearing loss and assist in the evaluation and selection of hearing aids, including programmable and digital, and assistive listening devices from all major hearing aid manufacturers. Perform the fitting and programming of hearing aids as well as general maintenance, repairs and troubleshooting.
9/97 5/00
Laboratory Assistant
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck
Surgery Hearing Aid Lab Iowa City, Iowa
Responsibilities included performing electroacoustic tests on hearing aids and general clerical work for a large university hospital in the hearing aid laboratory.
1/95 - 8/95
Public Relations Associate
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Business Office Iowa City, Iowa
Responsibilities included dealing with health insurance corporations and setting up payment plans for patients’ hospital bills for a large university hospital. Worked mainly with accounts over $10,000.00 for the collection of payments.
Research Experience
7/99 - 5/00
Research Assistant
The University of Iowa Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Iowa City, Iowa
Research involved the investigation of how different release times in hearing aids with directional microphones can effect the understanding of speech. Data was collected under various controlled environments and analyzed using statistical software. Assisted in the solicitation of funding from granting agencies.
1/98 - 5/98
Research Assistant
The University of Iowa Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Iowa City, Iowa
Assisted in the scoring of speech tests involved in a Food and Drug Administration hearing aid clinical trial. Work was performed under the direction of Prof. Ruth A. Bentler.
7/97 - 12/97
Research Assistant
The University of Iowa Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Iowa City, Iowa
Assisted in the research of Dr. Jan Moore by the compilation of literature resources and the phonetic transcription of speech of children with cochlear implants.
Publication
Novick, M.L., R.A. Bentler, G.A. Flamme, and A. Dittberner, The Effect of Release Time in Controlled Environments Using Hearing Aids with Directional Microphones, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 12 (2001), 534. |
