Students Present at American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention

Six students from the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders recently presented papers at the 2019 American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in Orlando, FL.  The students were Cecelia Campanile (AuD 3^rd year Student), Kylie Connell (AuD 3^rd year Student), Miranda Mikelson (AuD 2^nd year Student), Jamie Daigle (AuD 2^nd year Student), Kimberly Winn (AuD 1^st year Student) and Monica Amarante (B.S. 3^rd year Student). Faculty member coauthors were Dr. Thomas Zalewski, Dr. Mohsin Ahmed Shaikh, and Dr. Dong Zhang.

Jamie Daigle, Miranda Mikelson, and Dr. Shaikh’s poster, “ANSI: A Necessity in Standardizing Hearing Instruments” was recognized as a Meritorious Poster by the Convention Program Committee as showing extraordinary, exceptional and innovative work. 

Hearing Handicap and Auditory Processing Disorder Relationship in Elderly Individuals by Cecelia Campanile, Dr. Zalewski and Dr. Zhang.

Tinnitus Diagnostic & Intervention Services Provided by Pennsylvania Audiologists by Monica Amarante, Kimberly Winn, and Dr. Zalewski.

Ear Asymmetry in Adaptation to Noise in Speech Recognition by Kylie Connell, Dr. Shaikh, and Dr. Zhang.

Laterality in Speech Perception in Noise Ability & Contralateral Suppression of Otoacoustic Emissions by Dr. Shaikh, Kylie Connell, and Dr. Zhang.

 

 The ASHA convention is the largest gathering of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the country.

Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology (PAA) 26th Annual Convention

Dr. Jill McClelland, students Chelsea Hoy, Jamie Daigle, and Miranda Mikelson, and Dr. Joseph Motzko

Dr. Jim Zeigler, Dr. Nicole Balliet, Dr. Jill McClelland,
Dr. Renee Monahan, Dr. Joseph Motzko, and Dr. Lucy Corbin

Audiologists and students from all over the state came together to learn and hear from nationally renown researchers, educators, and industry professionals at the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology (PAA) 26th Annual Convention in Lancaster, PA.  Attendees included Bloomsburg University graduates Dr. Jim Zeigler, Dr. Nicole Balliet (Secretary of PAA), Dr. Jill McClelland (President Elect of PAA), Dr. Renee Monahan, Dr. Joseph Motzko (Vice President of Membership of PAA), and Dr. Lucy Corbin (Past President of PAA). Current Bloomsburg University graduate students Chelsea Hoy, Jamie Daigle, and Miranda Mikelson also attended. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is one of three accredited universities in Pennsylvania to grant Doctor of Audiology degrees. The other two are Salus University and the University of Pittsburgh.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology represents the "Voice of Audiology" within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The academy is the only state organization that is truly dedicated to meet the need of audiologists. The academy was started in 1991 by ten audiologists from all parts of the Commonwealth and now has a membership of over 140 audiologists.

The Academy is a professional organization of university-trained audiologists practicing in a variety of settings within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and adjacent states. PAA audiologists are dedicated to serving all people with hearing problems. The Academy promotes the profession of audiology as an autonomous profession to serve the hearing health care needs of all people. Further, the Academy fosters the ability of our members to achieve their career and professional objectives, provides quality continuing educational experiences, promotes public and consumer awareness of hearing problems and solutions to improve hearing, and advocates the profession of audiology to regulatory agencies and legislatures in the Pennsylvania general assembly.