Jodi Baxter has been promoted to Clinical Associate Professor.
Eric Bielefeld, Professor and Department Chair, has joined the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) at the Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center. Dr. Bielefeld has primary research foci on cochlear physiology, noise-induced hearing loss, and ototoxic drugs. He joins an external advisory board of leading otologic researchers that is chaired by Colleen Le Prell, PhD, The University of Texas Dallas, and includes John Brigande, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University, David Raible, PhD, University of Washington, and Konstantina Stankovic, MD, PhD, Stanford University.
The Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center is a leading otological research center housed in the School of Medicine at Creighton University. The center is dedicated to conducting leading laboratory and clinical research that advances their mission of preventing and treating hearing loss and dysfunction.
Bridget Chapman, Clinical Assistant Professor, was invited to Long Beach, CA this July to present at the ASHA Schools Connect Conference. Prof. Chapman presented on creating supportive school environments for school-age children who stutter and had the opportunity to interact with speech-language pathologists from around the country.
Rachael Frush Holt, Professor, has been selected as the next editor-in-chief of the Hearing section of The Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. This prestigious honor is a reflection of Dr. Holt's eminence in the field, reputation for excellence as a researcher, and dedication to serving our professions.
Dr. Holt has authored or co-authored more than 45 articles since 2005, including more than 15 published in JSLHR. Her research interests include speech perception, language, neurocognitive function, and psychosocial development in children with typical hearing and those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and use cochlear implants or hearing aids.
Jennifer Lundine, Professor, has been named an Ambassador of the International Paediatric Brain Injury Society (IPBIS). As part of her role, she will support and promote the work of IPBIS nationally and internationally. Her appointment lasts through 2027.
Ambassadors of the International Paediatric Brain Injury Society play a crucial role in supporting and promoting the work of the organization through engaging local networks, supporting learning and developing connections between those with an interest in ABI. Ambassadors will be supported where possible in this work by the board of IPBIS.
Christina Roup, Associate Professor and Graduate Studies Chair, was featured on This Week in Hearing's Aug. 2, 2023, podcast. Dr. Roup discusses adults with normal audiograms and self-reported hearing difficulty. Dr. Roup reviews some of the latest research on this topic and how it can inform clinicians who work with this population. She also presents insights from her research, where she found that amplification with mild gain hearing aids significantly improved speech-in-noise performance for adults with normal audiograms and self-reported hearing difficulties.
Amy Miller Sonntag, Clinical Associate Professor, and Jamie Boster (SLP at Nationwide Children’s Hospital) presented at the International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Cancun, Mexico in July. They presented the results of a systematic review titled AAC Assessment and Intervention for Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Their presentation was selected to be simulcast live in Spanish.
Dr. Sonntag was also featured on First Bite’s 8/8/2023 podcast, AAC Vocabulary Selections for Teens. Sonntag discusses use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies for teens and young adults. AAC is used when people can’t meet all of their communication needs with their voice. Sonntag discusses strategies to facilitate successful communication in a variety of environments with an array of communication partners.
Gail Whitelaw, Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, has been promoted to Clinical Professor.
