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Director Kathleen M. Cienkowski, Ph.D. Dr. Cienkowski is an associate professor of and program director of Audiology in SLHS. She is also the UCONN LEND Audiology Discipline Coordinator. She studies comprehensive aural rehabilitation (AR) for individuals with acquired hearing loss with an emphasis on care across the lifespan. She currently is investigating factors underlying successful hearing device use including the impact of health literacy and patient centered care. |
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Research Associate Brittney Carlson, Au.D., Ph.D. Dr. Carlson is a research associate in the Aural Rehabilitation Laboratory and Director of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Elms College. Her research interests include aural rehabilitation, the impact of dual sensory impairment, and the investigation of outcome measures for amplification. |
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Research Associate Kristin Dilaj, Au.D., Ph.D. Dr. Dilaj is an associate researcher in the Aural Rehabilitation Laboratory and the Director of the New England Center for Hearing Rehabilitation. Her research interests include early hearing detection and intervention, programming strategies and outcome measures for patients with cochlear implants, and enhancing listening environments through FM use. |
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Jackie DiFrancesco, Au.D., Ph.D. Dr. Di Francesco is is a research associate in the Aural Rehabilitation Laboratory. She is also a research audiologist at Michael & Associate in State College, PA. Her research interests include optimizing hearing protection for workers with hearing loss. |
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Torri Ann Woodruff, Ph.D. Dr. Woodruff-Gautherin is a research associate in the Aural Rehabilitation Laboratory. She is also an assistant professor in residence at the Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at UConn Health. Passionate about bolstering the voices of stakeholders, Torri Ann implements qualitative methods to highlight the power and value of individual voices in making change. |
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Dr. Mike Kurth Dr. Alison Marinelli Dr. Shannon Wannagot O’Laughlin Dr. Mary Kate Bisaillon Dr. Noelle Delorme Dr. Casie Guerera Dr. Kelli Warner Dr. Dooho Kim Dr. Laura Mainelli |
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Dr. Elizabeth Ritchie Dr. Margaret Dunlap Dr. Bethany Goddiess Dr. Julianne Ceruti Dr. Jennifer Gonzalez Dr. Jessica Goldberg Dr. Heather Haverset Dr. Jenna Hubbard Dr. Alicia O’Sullivan Dr. Krista Fitzgerald
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Dr. Meredith Duffy
Dr. Susan Kelleher Dr. Diane Robinson Dr. Zelda Schieffler Dr. Beth Kennedy Dr. Erica Nair Dr. Lisa Bizzarro Dr. TeeMarie Ballingham Dr. Aisling Meier Dr. Libby Willis |
| Pediatric Audiology LEND Fellows | ||||
| Dr. Olivia Dewald
Dr. Casey Turovac Dr. Julia Garrick Dr. Shannon O’Laughlin Dr. Michael Figueiredo Jr |
Dr. Natalie Silva Dr. Adam Zhitomi Dr. Maura Beggin Dr. Kevin Sardy Dr. Melissa Karp |
Tayla Duntz
Alexis Olson Maggie Brown Kimberley Hook |
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