Please see my full CV linked in the header above and at the end of this page for more details regarding my history of experiences as a clinician-scientist.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
- Chair-Elect, American Board of Audiology (ABA)
- Co-Chair, External Relations Committee, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
- Scientific Grants Project Officer, American Tinnitus Association (ATA)
- Member of Communications Committee, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
- Member of Editorial Committee, Hearing Health Magazine, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)
FELLOWSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Fellow, American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
- Clinical Certificate of Competency in Audiology (CCC-A), ASHA
- Board Certification in Audiology, American Board of Audiology (ABA)
- Certificate Holder – Tinnitus Management, (CH-TM), ABA
CLINICAL PRACTICE
Through clinical work, I evaluate hearing function for both adult and pediatric patient populations and offer several varieties of amplification options (hearing aids and personal sound amplifiers) as well as bone conduction hearing aid fittings. Importantly, I place great emphasis on counseling throughout the evaluation and management process, with a special interest in helping those with bothersome tinnitus.
I am currently not accepting any new patients to my practice, but please reach out if you are looking for a referral.
EDUCATION
I received a Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) simultaneously in 2016 from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. My Ph.D. studies focused on hair cell regeneration of the avian auditory system, under the direction of Dr. Jennifer Stone at the Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center with Dr. Edwin Rubel as my co-mentor. My Au.D. studies were completed within the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at University of Washington, which offered a breadth of clinical training rooted in evidence based practice.
After graduating with the dual Au.D./Ph.D., I pursued postdoctoral training at Eaton Peabody Laboratories at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston, MA, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. From 2016 to 2019, I trained under the direction of Dr. Konstantina Stankovic and later Dr. Daniel Polley, actively bridging from translational to clinical research. Research efforts spanned from evaluating mechanisms of ototoxicity in patients with vestibular schwannoma (or acoustic neuroma) to working with the clinical audiology database of over 100,000 patient records collected since 1993. In addition, I served the Audiology Division in both clinical and research capacities under the direction of the Director of Audiology. Through this service, I began research studies in a multidisciplinary setting while assisting with collecting patient reported outcome measures, all with the goal of improving patient care.
I then served as a postdoctoral research fellow and research audiologist at the Audiology and Speech Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, under the direction of Dr. Ken Grant. There, I contributed to the development of a battery of objective measures to improve diagnostics of hearing and tinnitus. I also collaborated with Dr. Josef Rauschecker at Georgetown University to better understand mechanisms of tinnitus. Further, I remain an advisor to the American Tinnitus Association to serve individuals with bothersome tinnitus who seek assistance but struggle with finding the appropriate healthcare provider to assist with their difficulties.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
View Curriculum Vitae in PDF (last updated April 2022)