Giau Ngoc Le is a fourth-year Doctor of Audiology student at the University of Arizona, who is completing her externship in Arizona at Mayo Clinic. Giau was the President of The University of Arizona Student Academy of Audiology for 3 years, during which she maintained and created new partnerships in the Tucson community in order to provide the low-income population access to hearing healthcare. Giau has been involved in numerous research projects throughout her undergraduate and graduate studies. The focus of her current research is on auditory and vestibular disorders, specifically in patients with migraine symptoms. Giau is also involved in a collaborative research project with the University of Arizona and the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing. The primary goal of this research project is to work towards making amplification accessible to those living at or below the federal poverty line in Arizona. Throughout her career as a graduate student, she has balanced multiple jobs while maintaining a 3.9 grade point average. She worked as a neuro-otology medical scribe, audiology technician for the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind and graduate teaching assistant for the University of Arizona. Through these positions, she garnered a tremendous amount of information regarding neuro-otology and educational audiology. Her profession as a graduate teaching assistant has ignited her passion for clinical audiology and evidence based practice pedagogy. She hopes to share her knowledge in a university setting as a faculty member or as a member of a medical team in a multi-disciplinary clinic.

Maggie Schad is in the third year of her AuD program at the University of Cincinnati. She currently serves as President of the University of Cincinnati’s chapter of the Student Academy of Audiology, which allows her to be an active student leader in the audiology community through hearing conservation and awareness activities, fundraising and advocating for the field of audiology. Maggie has a passion for working with US military veterans and plans to pursue a career as a military audiologist. She also has a background in research, having completed an NIH T-35 Research Traineeship at the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research in Portland, Oregon and worked as a graduate research assistant in an auditory research lab at the University of Cincinnati. These experiences have instilled in her the importance of clinical research in advancing the field of audiology. Maggie hopes to pursue her interest in patient-based research during her career as audiologist in order to strengthen the relationship between research findings and best practice.

Arun Joshi is a third-year Au.D. student at the University of North Texas (UNT) and will complete his studies in May of 2017. His passions lie in pediatric audiology, with specific interest in pediatric habilitation and amplification. To that end, he has worked in several research laboratories while at UNT and recently completed an NIH T-35 research traineeship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he investigated microphone technology in school-aged kids. Joshi’s commitment to service is evidenced by his involvement in several professional organizations. He currently serves as secretary and education committee chair of the Student Academy of Audiology, student member of the Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology board and university liaison of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology Virtual Student Council. Upon graduation, he hopes to work on a multidisciplinary team providing early intervention services to children with hearing loss. Thereafter, he intends to pursue PhD studies, allowing him to fuse his clinical passions and research interests to become an exceptional clinician, academician and scientist.

Laura Coco pursuing her Au.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently in her 4th year externship at the Medical University of South Carolina, graduating in 2016.She is interested in investigating ways to make audiology services more accessible. At UT, she participated in a pilot teleaudiology program in which Au.D. students remotely fit hearing aids to patients who weren’t able to access traditional services locally. Her capstone project also involved increasing access. She provided hearing tests to vulnerable populations within their community using a KUDUwave, a portable diagnostic audiometer. She’s also interested in research; last year she completed a T-35 research traineeship at the National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research in Portland, Oregon, and at UT Austin she mentored a team of undergraduate electrical engineers as they developed a Cochlear Implant CROS device. In the future, she hopes to continue to combine research with clinical practice, working with underserved populations.

Brittany Wallace is a fourth-year Au.D. student at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and is currently completing her externship with Washington University School of Medicine’s Adult Cochlear Implant Program. Throughout her doctoral education Wallace conducted a number of research projects, including collaborative research focused on creating a novel method for automated audiometry, supported by an NIH T-35 Research Traineeship, as well as research exploring the effects of cochlear implant programming parameters on speech perception in older adults with various levels of cognitive function. Clinically, she is exceptionally passionate about cochlear implants across the lifespan, and the role of cognitive function on listening, clinician counseling approach and cochlear implant programming parameters. Formerly, she served as the President of Washington University’s Student Academy of Audiology, which afforded her the opportunity to refine her leadership skills and connect with the St. Louis community in a productive, meaningful way. Wallace’s professional ambition is to provide personalized, patient-centered and research-driven care to patients and continue positively contributing to the field of audiology. She is highly motivated by the opportunity to have a positive impact on her patients’ lives by providing the highest standard of care with a personal touch.

Jordan Racca is beginning the 3rd year of the Au.D. program at the University of Texas at Dallas. Growing up in a family environment with several relatives who were born deaf has greatly influenced his interest in the profession of audiology. Furthermore, his extensive involvement with the Ft. Worth chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) has taught him to consider that life continues for the population that we serve outside of the clinical setting. His professional goals include completing both clinical (Au.D.) and research (Ph.D.) doctoral degrees underscored by his belief that clinical and research interests must be both compatible and synergistic. Highlights of his professional accomplishments include completing an NIH-NIDCD T35 Summer Research Traineeship at Vanderbilt University under the mentorship of Linda Hood, Ph.D. in the summer of 2015. He has also served as president of his university's chapter of the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) and secretary of the Ft. Worth chapter of HLAA for the 2014-2015 year.

Margaret Barnett
University of Louisville in Kentucky

Anita Calwas
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Beth Harasha
Arizona State University

Sarah Hayes
University at Buffalo in New York

Stéphane Maison
Northeastern University

Alyssa Pursley
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Aniruddha Deshpande
University of Cincinnati

Sara DiStefano
Arizona State University

Kayla Howerton
University of Oklahoma

Lauren McGivern
Kent State University

Jodi Seligman
University of Texas

Richard Squires
University of Akron

Shruti Balvalli
University of Cincinnati

Carlee Cox
Kent State University

Ian Mertes
University of Iowa

Brittany Rinehart
University of Tennessee

Jennifer Stockwell
University of Texas

Sarah Weber
Idaho State University

Brittany Hensley University of Florida

Imola Major San Diego State University

Andy Lau Salus University

Jennifer Fowle University of Iowa

Alexandra Parbery-Clark Northwestern University

Lisa Dau Towson University

Andrea Fowler Vanderbilt University

Kristin Musser Washington University School of Medicine

Jessica Richardson A.T. Still University

Greta Stamper University of Kansas

Alison Brockmeyer Washington University School of Medicine

Ann Marie DePierro Montclair State University

Rachel Giacontiere Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Katherine Gibbons University of Florida

Kara Schvartz University of Maryland

Brittany Hensley University of Florida

Jonathon Whitton University of Louisville

Maureen D'Antuono University of Maryland

Kelli Wright University of Akron

Kelly Hoffard University of Maryland

Jacquelyn Baudhuin Washington University in St. Louis

Marguerite Dartt University of Texas at Austin

Jovana Diggs Arizona State University

Gretchen Magee University of Oklahoma

Jenny Miller University of South Dakota

Jay Aust University of Minnesota

Jerrica Kettle University of Iowa

Marissa Mendrygal University of Texas at Dallas

Rachel Scheperle Missouri State University

Susan Ternes University of Kansas

Rebecca Benjamin Lafayette, Indiana

Lauren Calandruccio Syracuse, New York

Tiffany Lynn Harvey White Marsh, Virginia

Victoria Lee Evanston, Illinois

Amber Reith Auburn, Alabama

Trevor Courouleau Edmond, Oklahoma

Sarah Friedman Rockville, Maryland

Jennifer Main New Brighton, Minnesota

Allison Paumen Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jennifer Vargo Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania