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Name: Patricia Bender Kricos
Home Address: 1743 NW 17 th Lane
Gainesville, Florida 32605
Home Phone: (352) 373-6682
Business Address: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
PO Box 117420
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7420
Business Phone: (352) 392-2113 Ext 246
E-mail address: pkricos@csd.ufl.edu
Web page: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/pkricos/index.html
Education: The Ohio State University
Ph.D. 1973 Speech/Hearing Science
The Ohio State University
M.A. 1971 Speech/Hearing Science
University of Texas at El Paso
B.A. 1970 Speech Pathology
Professional Professor, University of Florida, Department
Experience: of Communication Sciences and Disorders,
August, 1991-present
Director, Center for Gerontological Studies, University of
Florida, November 2001-May 2006
Director, Joint Audiology Program, University of Florida,
December 1999-January 2003
Associate Professor, University of Florida,
Department of Communication Processes and
Disorders, August, 1981 - August, 1991
Associate Professor, The University of Akron,
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology,

PUBLICATIONS
Books
May 1981 - August 1981
Assistant Professor, The University of Akron,
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
September 1976 - May 1981
Supervisor, Audiology Clinic, The Ohio State
University, Department of Communications,
Summer, 1975
Clinical Audiologist, Happiness House
Rehabilitation Center, Sarasota, Florida
December 1974 - 1975
Audiologist, Sarasota County Public Schools
Sarasota, Florida, September 1973 - June 1975
Kricos, P., & Lesner, S. (1995). Hearing care for the older adult: Audiologic
rehabilitation. Newton, MA: Butterworth Heinemann.
Ptacek, P., Kricos, P., Hyman, M., & Black,J. (1979). Index to speech, language and
hearing. Houston: College-Hill Press.
Chapters
Seyfried, Culbertson, D.N., & Kricos, P.B. (2002). Language and speech of the deaf and
hard of hearing. In R. Schow & M. Nerbonne (Eds.), Introduction to audiologic
rehabilitation (pp. 183-224). 4 th edition, Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
Kricos, P. (2000). Family counseling for children with hearing loss. In J. Alpiner & P.
McCarthy (Eds.), Rehabilitative audiology: Children and adults (pp.275-305). Baltimore,
MD: Williams & Wilkins.
Kricos, P., & Matthews, S. (1998). Deafness in children. In C. Edward Coffey & Roger
A. Brumback (Eds.), Textbook of pediatric neuropsychiatry. Washington, DC: American
Psychiatric Press, Inc., 871-889.
Kricos, P. (1996). Differences in visual intelligibility across talkers. In D. Stork &
M.Hennecke (Eds.), Speechreading by humans and machines. Heidelberg, Germany:
Springer-Verlag (pp. 43-55).
Seyfried, D.N., & Kricos, P.B. (1996). Speech and language characteristics,
assessment, and management issues. In R. Schow & M. Nerbonne (Eds.), Introduction
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to aural rehabilitation. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed (pp. 168-229).
Lesner, S., & Kricos, P. (1995). Comprehensive evaluation of the older adult. In P.
Kricos & S. Lesner (Eds.), Hearing care for the elderly. Newton, MA: Butterworth
Heinemann (pp. 21-59).
Kricos, P. (1995). Characteristics of the aged population. In P. Kricos & S. Lesner
(Eds.), Hearing care for the elderly. Newton, MA: Butterworth Heinemann (pp. 1-21).
Kricos, P. (1993). The Counseling Process: Children and Parents. In Rehabilitative
audiology: Children and adults, 2nd edition, (Eds., P. McCarthy and J. Alpiner),
Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins(pp. 211-237).
Lesner, S., & Kricos, P. (1991). Audiologic Rehabilitation: Candidacy, assessment,
management. In Handbook of geriatric communication disorders (Ed., D. Ripich).
Austin, TX: Pro-Ed Publishers (pp. 439-463).
Silverman, S.R., & Kricos, P. (1990). Speechreading. In The Alexander Graham Bell
Association for the Deaf: A Centennial Review. (Eds., S. R. Silverman & P. Kricos).
Washington, D.C.:Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf (pp. 21-33).
Kricos, P. (1987). Psychosocial aspects of hearing loss in children. In Rehabilitative
audiology: Children and adults (Eds., J.Alpiner & P. McCarthy), Baltimore: Williams
& Wilkins (pp. 269-305).
Kricos, P. (in press). Audiologic rehabilitation of older adults. In Adult Audiologic
Rehabilitation, (Eds., J. Spitzer & J. Montano). San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing, Inc.
Monographs
Silverman, S.R., & Kricos, P. (1990). The Alexander Graham Bell Association for the
Deaf: A Centennial Review, Washington, D.C.: Alexander Graham Bell Association for
the Deaf, Inc.
Journal Articles
Kricos, P. (2007). Hearing assistive technology considerations for older individuals with
dual sensory loss. Trends in Amplification, 11(4), 273-280.
Kricos, P., Erdman, S., Bratt, G., & Williams, D. (2007). Psychosocial correlates of hearing
aid adjustment. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 18(4):304-322.
Kricos, P., & McCarthy, P. (2007). From ear to there: An historical perspective of auditory
training. Seminars in Hearing 28:89-99.
Kricos, P. (2006). Audiologic management of older adults with hearing loss and
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compromised cognitive/psychoacoustic auditory processing capabilities. Trends in
Amplification, 10:1, 1-28.
Babeu, L., Kricos, P., Lesner, S. (2004). Applications of the Stages-of-Change Model in
audiology. Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 37.
Smith, S., & Kricos, P. (2003). Acknowledgement of hearing loss by older adults.
Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 36, 19-28.
Lesner, S., & Kricos, P. (2003). Acknowledgment of and adjustment to hearing loss:
Applications of the Transtheoretical Stages-of-Change Model. Perspectives on
Gerontology (a publication of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association),
8(1), 13-15.
Smith, S. L. & Kricos, P. B. (2002). Rehab for the elderly patient. Advance for
Audiologists, 4, 35-37.
Smith, S., Kricos, P., & Holmes, A. (2001). Vision loss and counseling in audiologic
rehabilitation for elders. Hearing Review, 8(3), 28-33.
Cox, R., Hyde, M., Gatehouse, S., Noble, W., Dillon, H., Bentler, R., Stephens, D.,
Arlinger, S., Beck, L., Wilkerson, D., Kramer, S., Kricos, P., Gagne, J.-P., Bess, F., &
Hallberg, L. (2000). Optimal outcome measures, research priorities, and international
cooperation. Ear & Hearing, 21(4), 106S-115S.
Kricos, P. (2000). Influence nonaudiological variables on audiological rehabilitation
outcomes. Ear & Hearing, 21(4), 7S-15S.
Kricos, P., & Lesner, S. (2000). Evaluating the success of adult audiologic rehabilitation
support programs. Seminars in Hearing, 21, 267-279.
Kricos, P. (1997). Audiologic rehabilitation for the elderly: The collaborative approach.
The Hearing Journal, 50(2), 10-19.
Kricos, P., & Holmes, A. (1996). Efficacy of audiologic rehabilitation for older adults.
Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 7, 219-229.
Holmes, A., Paz, A., & Kricos, P. (1994). Perception of hearing handicap by hearingimpaired
elderly and their significant others: Effects of communication training. Florida
Language Speech and Hearing Association Journal, 14, 16-20.
Formby, C., Burton, J., & Kricos, P. (1994). Psychophysical evidence in support of the
Auditory Numbers Test. Volta Review, 96, 151-166.
Kricos, P., Holmes, A., & Doyle, D. (1992). Efficacy of an auditory training program for
hearing impaired elderly adults, Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 25,
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69-80.
Kricos, P., Lesner, S., and Sandridge, S. (1991). Expectations of older adults regarding
the use of hearing aids. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2, 129-134.
Kricos, P., Lesner, S., Lazarus, G. (1990). Influence of visual information on speech
assessment with deaf children. Volta Review, 92, 213-222.
Holmes, A., Kricos, P., and Kessler, R. (1988). A closed-versus open-set measure of
speech discrimination in normally hearing young and elderly adults. British Journal of
Audiology, 22, 29-33.
Lesner, S., and Kricos, P. (1987). Tracking as a communication enhancement strategy
with nursing home residents. Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 20,
39-48.
Kricos, P., Lesner, S., Sandridge, S. and Yanke, R. (1987). Perceived benefits of
amplification as a function of central auditory status in the elderly. Ear and Hearing, 8,
337-343.
Lesner, S., Sandridge, S., and Kricos, P. (1987).Training influences on visual consonant
and sentence recognition. Ear Hearing, 8, 282-288.
Lombardino, L., Stein, J., Kricos, P., and Wolfe, M. (1986). Play diversity and structural
relationships in the play and language of language-impaired and language-normal
preschoolers: Preliminary data, Journal of Communication Disorders, 19, 475-489.
Collazo, M., and Kricos, P. (1986). Otitis-prone children and the need for
speech/language services. Hearing Instruments, 37, 14-20.
Kricos, P., Lesner, S., Sandridge, S., and Yanke, R. (1985). Influences of central
auditory function on perceived amplification benefits in the elderly: Case reports.
Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 18, 73-83.
Webb, L., Wulkan, J., Kricos, P., La Pointe, L. (1985). Gerontological training for
speech-language pathologists: An initial assessment of the need and benefits.
Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 6, 37-50.
Kricos, P., and Lesner, S. (1985). Effect of talker differences on speechreading by
hearing-impaired teenagers. Volta Review, 87, 5-17.
Kricos, P., and Aungst, H. (1984). Cognitive and communicative development in
hearing-impaired preschool children. Sign Language Studies, 43, 121-140.
Kricos, P. (1982). Response of mothers to the nonverbal communication of their
hearing-impaired preschoolers. Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 15,
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51-70.
Boothe, L., E. Lasky, and P. Kricos (1982). Comparison of the language abilities of deaf
children and young deaf adults. Journal of Rehabilitation of the Deaf, 15, 10-16.
Kricos, P., and S. Lesner (1982). Differences in visual intelligibility across talkers.
Volta Review, 84, 219-226.
Lesner, S., and P. Kricos (1981). Visual vowel and diphthong perception across
speakers, Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 14, 252-258.
Brenza, B., P. Kricos, and E. Lasky (1981).Comprehension and production of basic
semantic concepts by older hearing-impaired children. Journal of Speech and Hearing
Research, 24, 414-419.
Kricos, P., and G. Gipson (1981). A bilateral approach to awareness raising in skilled
nursing facilities. COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS: An Audio Journal of Continuing
Education, Grune and Stratton, Inc., 6.
Kricos, P., J. Black, M. Hyman, P. Ptacek, (1979). Research trends in the field of
speech and hearing. Journal of Communication Disorders, 12, 147-165.
Kricos, P., D. Reising, R. Slosar, K. Turner, (1978). Non-traditional services to the deaf
in speech and hearing centers, Asha, 20, 1027-1030.
Black, J., P. Kricos, P. Ptacek, and M. Hyman (1978). The fit between journals and
theses. Journal of Communication Disorders, 11, 535-541.
Ptacek, P., P. Kricos, J. Black and M. Hyman (1977). Titles as measures of trends in
research and training. General Semantics Bulletin, 198-201.
Hyman, M., P. Kricos, P. Ptacek, and J. Black (1977). JOSHA has come of age.
Journal of the Ohio Speech and Hearing Association, 13, 24-30.
Kricos, P. (1977). Vibrotactile discrimination of speech sounds by normal, hearing
impaired, and visually impaired individuals, Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative
Audiology, 10, 25-32.
Bender, P. (1973). The thresholds of hearing of normal, deaf and hard of hearing
children with and without a supplementary tactile vibrator, Volta Review, 75, 47-53.
Other Publications:
Kricos, P. (2007, July 31) Audiologic rehabilitation with the geriatric population.
Audiology Online. Retrieved March 10, 2007, from the Articles Archive on
http://www.audiologyonline.com.
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Kricos, P. (2006, January 16) Minimizing the effects of non-audiological variables on
hearing aid outcomes. Audiology Online, Article 1527. Retrieved March 22, 2006, from
the Articles Archive on http://www.audiologyonline.com.
Kricos, P. (2003). Group support programs for new hearing aid users.
Audiologyonline.com and Healthyhearing.com, May, 2003.
Kricos, P. (2001). Group support programs. Audiologyonline.com, March, 2001.
Kricos, P. (2000). Facilitation of group support programs for new hearing aid users.
Audiologyonline.com, October, 2000.
Kricos, P. (2000). Guest Editor. Contemporary Models of Aural Rehabilitation, Seminars
in Hearing, 21.
Kricos, P. (1996). Commentary on the Psycho-Social Impact of Hearing Loss on
Everyday Life: An Anthropological View. Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and
Audiology, 20, 1-3 [Invited Commentary].
Aungst, H., and Kricos, P. (1982). Cognitive, gestural, and spoken English
development in deaf preschoolers. Piagetian Conference Proceedings: 1979-82.
Volume III, XI Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Piagetian Theory and the Helping
Professions, Los Angeles.
Papers Presented (last 5 years):
Gates, G., Kricos, P., Roup, C. Auditory rehabilitation for age-related hearing loss.
Featured session at the AudiologyNOW! 2009 Convention, Dallas, TX, April 4, 2009.
Kricos, P. Audiologic management of older adults. Invited lecture at the 2009
Convention of the Speech-Hearing Association of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, March 5,
2009.
Montano, J., Erdman, S., Hawkins, D., Chute, P., Lansing, C., McCarthy, P., Kricos, P.,
& Wark, D. Looking forward in AR: Learning from experience. Panel presentation at the
Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Chicago,
IL, November 21, 2008.
Kricos, P. Audiologic management of dual sensory loss in older adults. Invited webbased
seminar lecture, American Academy of Audiology, November 7, 2008.
Kricos, P. The Aging sensory system. Invited presentation at the Cleveland Clinic 2008
Symposium on Innovations in Hearing: The Aging Sensory System. Cleveland, OH,
August 1, 2008.
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Kricos, P. Older adults and technology. Invited presentation at the Cleveland Clinic
2008 Symposium on Innovations in Hearing: The Aging Patient. Cleveland, OH, August
1, 2008.
Kricos, P. Meeting the unique hearing and listening needs of older adults . Invited
presentation at the Cleveland Clinic 2008 Symposium on Innovations in Hearing: The
Aging Patient. Cleveland, OH, August 2, 2008.
Gates, G., Volkmer, B., Morgan, D., Kricos, P. Auditory rehabilitation. American
Association of Geriatric Otolaryngology, Orlando, FL, April 30, 2008.
Kricos, P. Support programs for older adults with hearing loss. Featured session at the
AudiologyNOW! 2008 Convention, Charlotte, NC, April 4, 2008.
Kricos, P., Saunders, G., Clark, J.G. Wheel of communication: Strategies for more
effective communication. Annual Convention of the Hearing Loss Association of
America, Reno, NV, June 14, 2008.
Kricos, P. Audiologic support programs for older adults and their families. Invited
lecture. Kentucky Conference on Communication Disorders, Covington, KY, February
22, 2008.
Kricos, P. Audiologic management of older adults: Reducing the hearing aid return rate.
Invited workshop, Audiology Consultants Annual Conference, Bettendorf, IA, November
3, 2007.
Kricos, P. Non-audiological factors affecting rehabilitation outcomes. Invited lecture,
University of California-San Francisco Audiology/Amplification Update VIII Conference,
San Francisco, CA, October 20, 2007.
Kricos, P. A thousand ways to say “what?” Invited talk, Florida Chapter, Hearing Loss
Association of America, Orlando, FL, October 13, 2007.
Kricos, P. Living with hearing loss: It takes two to tango. Invited lecture, Prime Time
Institute, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL, September 13, 2007.
Kricos, P. Influence of non-audiological variables on adjustment to hearing loss: what
have we learned in the past ten years? Invited Research Symposium speaker. Annual
Convention of the Hearing Loss Association of America. Oklahoma City OK, June 24,
2007.
Kricos, P., Rousseau, L. 1000 ways to say “huh?”: Strategies for greater ease of
communication. Annual Convention of the Hearing Loss Association of America.
Oklahoma City OK, June 23, 2007.
Kricos, P. Designing effective patient education materials for older adults. Invited

lecture. Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Marco Island, FL, May 24,
2007.
Kricos, P. Audiologic management for older adults with dual sensory loss. Invited
lecture. Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Marco Island, FL, May 24,
2007.
Kricos, P. Designing effective patient education materials for older adults. Invited lecture
for Audiologyonline. May 23, 2007.
Kricos, P. Weinstein, B., Lesner, S., Cokely, C., Milstein, D., Chisolm, T. How-to’s for
effective adult hearing and balance screening. AudiologyNOW! 2007, Denver CO, April
21, 2007.
Kricos, P. Children with cochlear implants in the classroom: Challenges and solutions.
Invited workshop. Dayton OH School District, April 11, 2007.
Kricos, P. Older adults with listening difficulties: opportunities and challenges for the
audiologist. Invited lecture, 14 th Annual Illinois Academy of Audiology, Chicago, IL,
January 24, 2007.
Kricos, P. Assistive devices and audiologic rehabilitation. Invited lecture. EAR
Foundation of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, November 3, 2006.
Kricos, P. Understanding children with unilateral hearing loss. Invited lecture. Clarke
School for the Deaf, Springfield, MA, October 19, 2006.
Kricos, P. The Agewave: Opportunities and challenges for audiologists. Invited Keynote
lecture. ASHA Conference on “The Aging Patient: New Perspectives in Audiology
Service Delivery”. September 18, 2006.
Kricos, P. Impact of dual sensory loss on technology selection and fitting. Invited
lecture. State of the Science Conference on Hearing Enhancement. Gallaudet
University, Washington DC, September 20, 2006.
Kricos, P. Implications of medical, psychological, and social aspects of aging for
audiologic practice. Invited lecture. ASHA Conference on “The Aging Patient: New
Perspectives in Audiology Service Delivery”. September 21, 2006.
Kricos, P. Audiologic management of older adults with cognitive and/or processing
components to their listening difficulties. Invited lecture. Florida Academy of Audiology,
Orlando, FL, August 24, 2006
Kricos, P. Audiologic rehabilitation with the geriatric population. Invited lecture.
Audiologyonline, June 28, 2006.
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Kricos, P. Audiologic management of older adults with cognitive and/or auditory
processing components to their listening difficulties. Invited lecture, Florida Association
of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Orlando, FL, May 26, 2006.
Kricos, P. Non-audiological variables affecting audiological rehabilitation outcomes.
Invited lecture, Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists,
Orlando, FL, May 26, 2006.
Kricos, P. Facilitating learning and communication in children who are hearing impaired:
birth through school age. Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and
Audiologists, Orlando, FL, May 26, 2006.
Kricos, P. Audiologic management of older adults with cognitive/auditory processing
components to their listening difficulties. Two-hour Learning Module lecture presented
at the American Academy of Audiology, Minneapolis, MN, April 8, 2006.
Kricos, P. Management of unilateral hearing loss in children. Invited lecture presented
to the Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Jackson, MS, March 30,
2006.
Kricos, P. Audiologic support programs for adults with hearing loss and their families.
Invited lecture presented to the Puerto Rico Academy of Audiology, Ponce, Puerto Rico,
February 3, 2006.
Kricos, P. Strategies for reducing the hearing aid return rate. Invited lecture to WorkSafe
Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 10, 2005.
Kricos, P. Non-audiological variables affecting audiological rehabilitation outcomes.
Invited lecture, University of British Columbia School of Audiology and Speech-
Language Pathology, Vancouver, British Columbia, November 9, 2005,
Kricos, P. Summer Intensive Aural Rehabilitation Conference, Invited Guest Speaker,
University of Texas at Dallas (Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center). Lectures
presented: “1000 Ways to Say Huh?”; “Clear Speech”; “Handling Difficult Listening
Situations”, Dallas TX, May 12-May 14, 2005.
Kricos, P., Lesner, S. Global aging: Opportunities and challenges for adult audiologic
rehabilitation. Third International Adult Aural Rehabilitation Conference, The Hearing
Foundation, Portland ME, May 9-11, 2005.
Kricos, P. Non-audiological factors affecting rehabilitation outcomes. Invited lecture,
Private Practice Audiologists of Atlantic Canada, Halifax Canada, May 7, 2005.
Kricos P., Lesner, S. Audiology and the agewave: Effective services for elders. Annual
Convention of the American Academy of Audiology, Washington, DC, April 2, 2005.

Kricos P., Erdman, S., Bratt, G., Williams, D. Relationship of the CPHI and other global
measures with hearing aid outcomes. Association of Veterans Administration
Audiologists, Washington, DC, March 30, 2005.
Kricos P. Ten Strategies for reducing the hearing aid return rate. Invited short course,
Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Macon GA, March 18, 2005.
Kricos, P., Lesner, S. Ready or not, here they come: Providing effective hearing help to
older adults. Invited Short Course, Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
Columbus OH, March 12, 2005.
Kricos, P. Influence of non-audiological factors on hearing aid outcomes: What have we
learned the past ten years? Invited Keynote Address, Annual Convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 19,
2004.
Bratt, G. Martinez, C., Wilson, R., Takahashi, G., & Kricos, P. Long-term findings from
the NIDCD/VA Hearing Aid Clinical Trial. Research platform presentation at the Annual
Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, November 18,
2004.
Ragan, B.A., & Kricos, P. Decisional balance for hearing aid use in older adults. Poster
presentation at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, November 18, 2004.
Kricos, P. Unilateral Hearing Loss. Audiologyonline Expert Seminar, November 3, 2004.
Kricos, P. Impact of the Agewave on Audiology: Are We Ready for the Opportunities
and Challenges? Invited two-day seminar, North Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, Bismarck, ND, October 21-22, 2004.
Kricos, P. Keys to reducing the hearing aid return rate. Invited seminar. International
Hearing Society Annual Convention, Orlando, FL, August 26, 2004.
Kricos, P., Reducing hearing aid returns. Invited Expert Seminar, Audiologyonline, July
21, 2004.
Schoeffler, B., Kricos, P., & Smith, S. Predicting acceptance of hearing loss and hearing
aids with the Transtheoretical Stages-of-Change Model. Poster presentation, 16 th
Annual Convention of the American Academy of Audiology, Salt Lake City, April 2,
2004.
Kricos, P, & Lesner, S. Practical audiologic rehabilitation in busy dispensing practices.
Invited Pre-Convention Workshop, 16 th Annual Convention of the American Academy of
Audiology, Salt Lake City, March 31, 2004.
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Other Professional Activities:
Board of Directors, American Academy of Audiology, July 2007-July 2010
President Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, January 2007-January 2008
Sensitivity Training for Disney Cast Members, Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando FL,
Professional Adviser, Florida Hearing Loss Association of America, June 2008-present.
Advisory Council, Better Hearing Institute, 2007-present
Audiology Online Contributing Editor, Adult Amplification, 2006-2007
Executive Committee, Long Term Follow-up for Patients in the NIDCD/VA Hearing Aid
Clinical Trial. June 2001-2006.
Editorial Board, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 1989-1995
Editor, Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 1993-1998.
Reviewer:
American Journal of Audiology
Ear and Hearing
International Journal of Audiology
Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology
Journal of the Educational Audiology Association
Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research
Volta Review
Trends in Amplification
Honors:
Clinical Career Award, Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association, May 26, 2007.
Teaching Incentive Program Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of
Florida, January, 1995, 1999.
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Teacher of the Year Award,
University of Florida, April, 1990.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year Award, University of Florida,
March, 1988.
Teacher of the Year, Honorable Mention, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
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University of Florida, April, 1983.
Recipient of First Annual Distinguished Teaching Award, College of Fine and Applied
Arts, University of Akron, May, 1980.
Professional Affiliations:
American Academy of Audiology
-Elected to Board of Directors, July 2007-2010
-Member, 2007 AudiologyNOW AAA Convention Planning Committee (Chair, Learning
Modules Subcommittee), 2006-2007
-Co-Chair, Adult Hearing Screening Guidelines Committee, 2006-present
-Member, Honors Committee, 2003-2005
-Member, Audiology Summit II Planning Committee, 2005-2006
-Chair, Student Volunteer Committee, 1997 and 1999 Annual Convention
-Program Committee, 1996 Annual Convention
-Editorial Board, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 1989-1995.
American Board of Audiology
-Board certified in Audiology
-Elected to Board of Governors, American Board of Audiology, January 2004 to January
2007
-Elected Vice Chair, Board of Governors, American Board of Audiology (2005-2006)
-Elected Chair, Board of Governors, American Board of Audiology (2006-2007)
Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology
-Elected as President Elect January 2007-2008
-Editor, Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 1993-1998.
-Elected Secretary, 1989-1991
-Editorial Consultant, Journal of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology, 1985-1993.
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
-Co-editor, 1990 Centennial Monograph
-Editorial Reviewer, Volta Review, 1983-1986
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
-Elected Fellow, November, 1996
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
-Member, Faculty Development Committee
-Member, Student Committee
Better Hearing Institute
Advisory Council, 2007
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Gerontological Society of America
Institute for Learning in Retirement, Oak Hammock at the University of Florida
-Board of Directors, 2003-present
National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology
-Member, National Advisory Board, 2007
Self Help for Hard of Hearing International
-Academy of Hearing Loss Support Specialists Advisory Board, December 2003present
Sigma Phi Omega National Gerontology Academic Honorary and Professional
Society
-Elected as Member-at-Large, Board of Directors, June, 2005-June 2008
Certifications:
American Board of Audiology
-Board Certified in Audiology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
-Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
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