Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Opportunities are the theme of this podcast. Dr. Uma Soman is an assistant professor at Fontbonne University, nonprofit director for Listening Together, and teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing and listening and spoken language specialist. In this podcast, she discusses the opportunities that she has personally and professionally experienced to pay it forward. Dr. Soman shares about the nonprofit, Listening Together, which focuses on advancing the ...
Sep 09, 2022•50 min•Ep. 46
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Stress is a part of every parenting/family journey. This parenting stress can be compounding when a child is deaf/hard of hearing. Join me in a conversation with Dr. Ivette Cejas, licensed psychologist, Associate Professor at the University of Miami Ear Institute, and Director of Family Support Services at the University of Miami Children’s Hearing Program. Dr. Cejas is a well-known researcher in the area of pediatric hearing loss. She specializes...
Aug 25, 2022•47 min•Ep. 45
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in this special interview with Lynn Wood. This interview takes a trip down memory lane for both of us! Lynn was one of my audiologists as a tween and has continued to be a mentor and friend throughout my personal and professional journey. Lynn is a nationally recognized Listening and Spoken Language Specialist with over 35 years of experience. She is an audiologist by degree and specializes in pediatric LSL auditory verbal therapy, post co...
Aug 05, 2022•50 min•Ep. 44
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me for an engaging interview with Dr. Johnnie Sexton, audiologist, as we discuss The CARE Project and Educational Audiology services with a theme of changing the culture of communication. Dr. Johnnie Sexton, Au.D., has worked with children who are deaf and hard of hearing for over four decades. He has devoted his energy to redefining counseling for families with children who have hearing challenges and the professionals who provide services t...
Jul 14, 2022•57 min•Ep. 43
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in an inspiring conversation with Dr. Jessica Hoefler as she shares her story of Piper’s Key and her mission to gift inclusive books to children with disabilities that represent their unique selves in a positive light. Dr. Hoefler is an educational audiologist for the Summit Educational Service Center. She is also a strong and dedicated mother of 3. Piper’s Key was formed in memory of her middle child, Piper, who passed away after 27 days ...
Jun 23, 2022•28 min•Ep. 42
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in a conversation with Sara Robinson, M.A., CCC-SLP as she opens up about growing stronger in her acceptance and advocacy as a hard of hearing individual. In this episode, Sara opens up to our audience about growing up with a slow progression of hearing loss, her up and down struggles with hearing aids, and becoming more and more comfortable with being hard of hearing and advocating. Sara’s vulnerability is courage for others who are tryin...
Jun 02, 2022•51 min•Ep. 41
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in a conversation with Matt Hay as he shares his emotional and physical journey of losing and regaining his hearing. Through his challenging experiences, he has chosen to focus on the things that he can do rather than the things that he cannot. Matt was a sophomore in college when he found out that he was going to lose his hearing. At first, he was in denial but when the sound started slipping away, he wanted to mentally capture and curate...
May 12, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 40
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Take a deeper dive into the impact that YOU have as a leader in your own life with guest Gayla Guignard, Chief Strategy and Programs Officer for the AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Join me in an empowering conversation about the topic of servant leadership and how each person is a leader within. Each of us has a story to share and we have the opportunity to rewrite the story that we live. Gayla has extensive experiences and r...
Apr 21, 2022•44 min•Ep. 39
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in an important conversation with Drs. Jessica Sullivan and Lauren Calandruccio about the IMPACT Program which stands for Innovative Mentoring and Professional Advancement through Cultural Training. The goal of the IMPACT Program is to increase diversity within the field of speech-language pathology and audiology. These 2 audiologists have partnered together to offer a year-long mentoring program for students of color to elevate, support, ...
Mar 31, 2022•56 min•Ep. 38
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Take a listen to this engaging conversation with Lisa Kovacs. Lisa is a parent and professional who has had over 21 years of experience parenting her own child as well as advocating and empowering other families who are on this journey. Lisa gives us a peek into her own journey of raising a child who is deaf/hard of hearing and provides our listeners with thoughtful, reflective advice. Lisa is also employed by the Hands and Voices organization whi...
Mar 13, 2022•47 min•Ep. 37
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in talking with Dr. Kristina Blaiser about the importance of understanding systematic assessments patterns and trends for children who are deaf and hard of hearing and using trends for training and collaboration for SLPs and other related professionals. Dr. Kristina (Kristi) Blaiser is an Associate Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at Idaho State University. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Speech-Language Hearing Sciences from ...
Feb 24, 2022•35 min•Ep. 36
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Click here for a transcript of the episode What happens when a student who is deaf or hard of hearing does not have an educational audiologist on their educational team? Join me in this episode with Dr. Kym Meyer as she shares how her grassroots efforts have grown to provide the IDEA related services to multiple districts across Massachusetts. She received her undergraduate degre...
Feb 10, 2022•43 min•Ep. 35
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in a conversation with Derek Houston, Ph.D. as we discuss how language impacts children with cochlear implants. Dr. Houston brings a wealth of information to this topic. Dr. Houston currently is in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine where he directs the Buckeye Center for Hearing and Development. His work has focused on the effects of early auditory deprivation and subseq...
Jan 20, 2022•53 min•Ep. 34
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in a conversation with the accomplished Dr. Donald Goldberg as we have a discussion about the important history and work of the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, the important work and collaboration between hearing healthcare professionals, educators, and families, and the positive impact of the fields, including how Dr. Goldberg ventured into the field. Dr. Donald Goldberg has his Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A, LSLS certified AVT, and is full profess...
Jan 07, 2022•57 min•Ep. 33
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Click here for a transcript of the episode Join me in a conversation about one of my favorite topics, Educational Audiology! On this podcast I had the opportunity to interview 2 educational audiologists who work for the Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech. Clarke has five sites that offer interdisciplinary professional services in center-based, home-based, school-based and virt...
Dec 02, 2021•39 min•Ep. 32
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in a conversation with Dr. Stacey Lim, AuD., Ph.D., CCC-A who is an Assistant Professor of Audiology at Central Michigan University. Dr. Lim has both a personal and professional journey in the field of audiology. Her research and publication areas include cochlear implantation, aural rehabilitation, language and literacy development and cognitive processing mechanisms. She also teaches multiple classes in the department of Audiology at Cen...
Nov 11, 2021•49 min•Ep. 31
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! One good ear is all you need, right? Join me for a special episode about Unilateral Hearing Loss with Dr. Anita Jeyakumar, MD, MS. In this episode we dig deeper into the impact of unilateral hearing loss as well as non medical and medical solutions. Dr. Jeyakumar has over 20 years of experience in the field of otolaryngology. She received her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Belmont University in Nashville, TN, her master’s in chemistry degree ...
Oct 28, 2021•36 min•Ep. 30
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! My Battle Call! Join me as I sit down with Valli Gideons for a real, authentic conversation about raising her two children with cochlear implants and how she turned her journalism background into her “Battle Call” to help families and professionals around the world. Valli is a military bride, who writes about navigating through the fog of raising kids with cochlear implants and other things from the heart. She provides inspiration for anyone throu...
Oct 14, 2021•53 min•Ep. 29
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me for an inspirational interview with Dr. Samantha Kesteloot as she shares her experience growing up as a twin in the public school system in Michigan with bilateral hearing loss. Samantha’s hearing journey led her down the path of educational audiology. Dr. Samantha Kesteloot is now an educational audiologist with Trenton's Oral Program for the Deaf/ Hard of Hearing in Trenton, Michigan. She graduated from Wayne State University's Audiology...
Oct 01, 2021•48 min•Ep. 28
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! My Child Has Hearing Loss, Now What? Join me in learning more about an amazing new course, resources, and videos for parents of children with hearing loss (and for professionals too). Dr. Michelle Hu has combined her 38 years of personal experiences with her 12 years of professional expertise as a pediatric audiologist to help navigate the journey as a DHH family. In this podcast, Dr. Hu shares about her new release, what is included, and how to p...
Sep 17, 2021•25 min•Ep. 27
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Click here for a trasncript of the episode Join me in this special podcast remix of the Facebook Live event on Back to School Hot Topics with Dr. Cheryl DeConde Johnson and Dr. Lisa Cannon. Cheryl is internationally recognized for her extensive expertise in the field of educational audiology and deaf education including authorship, public speaking, teaching, consulting, research ...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 26
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Exactly 1 Year ago today the empowEAr audiology podcast was released. Today is not only a celebration of 1 year, but also a celebration of the 25th episode. 25 is a great # to celebrate whether it is a birthday, anniversary, or the 25th empowEAR audiology podcast. What are you waiting to celebrate? I encourage you to believe in yourself and make the most of what gifts and talents you were made for. IN celebration of 1 year and 25 episodes, I wante...
Aug 12, 2021•14 min•Ep. 25
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me in an inspiring and influential conversation with Jaime Vernon. We all face trials and tribulations in our life, and Jaime shares how her own personal trial led her to imagine, invent, invent, and inspire Songs for Sounds. Jaime shares her story of finding out that her daughter, Lexi, was diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss. Through her own parenting journey as well as her professional background; she uses music as an inspiratio...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! What is bimodal hearing? Take a listen to the latest empowEAR Audiology podcast with Dr. Rene Gifford to find out more. In this episode Dr. Gifford goes deeper into what bimodal hearing is, what the criteria for candidacy, what are the outcomes for bimodal hearing, benefits and challenges of bimodal hearing and much more. Dr. Gifford is currently the Director of the Cochlear Implant Program at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center in the Division o...
Jul 16, 2021•50 min•Ep. 23
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Take a listen to this empowering, inspiring podcast about CHAMPIONS! In this podcast I sit down with Julianna Hebert and Andrew Hebert from HearStrong. HearStrong is a not for profit organization built around recognizing and sharing stories of remarkable individuals with hearing loss in order to empower others to be inspired. With over 200 champions and counting, HearStrong stories are making a positive impact. Julianna and Andrew share about how ...
Jul 01, 2021•44 min•Ep. 22
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! “We are living in a day and age where it doesn’t have to be about I can’t anymore; it’s a matter of finding the right solutions and having the right support behind you”. You will not want to miss this empowEARing conversation with Sam Atcherson, Ph.D. as he shares his journey from hearing aids to cochlear implant. Dr. Atcherson describes how the cochlear implant process was a life changing decision for him that allowed many doors to open both pers...
Jun 20, 2021•58 min•Ep. 21
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Meet Karin Weiser. British by birth, global by choice. Karin has lived and worked in nine countries across four continents. Extensive travel, European roots and cultural savviness give her a license to operate globally. Karin is an International Business Coach (ICF) and writer. She is ambitious in helping international professionals write the next chapter of their career story with 1-1 coaching. Her own story has been rewritten many times, which h...
Jun 03, 2021•39 min•Ep. 20
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! “The ability to understand and remember what you hear can affect your ability to have a good life” quotes Dr. Alexander. Join me today in an energized episode with Dr. Angela Alexander as she shares her personal and professional expertise in the area of auditory processing. Angela Alexander, Au.D., CCC-A, MNZAS, graduated from the University of Kansas in 2010 with a Doctor of Audiology degree. Angela was privileged to have been mentored by Jack Ka...
May 20, 2021•47 min•Ep. 19
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me for a conversation with Dr. Marc Brennan as we talk about experiences growing up with hearing loss and reframing challenges and advantages. Dr Brennan brings both a personal and research perspective to the field of audiology. Dr Brennan graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with his bachelor's and master's in communicative disorders, followed by his Ph.D. at the University of Washington. He completed both his clinical fellowsh...
May 08, 2021•36 min•Ep. 18
Let's continue the conversation- send me a text! Join me for the “Get It” moments podcast as 4 moms share the importance of parent-to-parent support while raising a child/children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Research articles and organizations provide service models recognizing the importance of family well being. In this interview, Nancy, Maggie, Stephanie, and Tina bravely share the journey that they have shared together; highlighting the supportive and learning roles that each have play...
Apr 22, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 17
