UCHealth Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct, 6th floor Aurora, CO 80045Phone: 720-848-2820
Care Philosophy
I enjoy working with people and make it a priority to get to know my patients. Each patient has their own wants and needs - we work as a team to try to maximize his/her communication abilities and meet communication needs. Keeping up with the latest research and technology is important as well, as amplification availability and options change frequently.
Clinical Interest for Patients
As an audiologist, I assess hearing in people of all ages: infants through adults. In our clinic, I also fit hearing aids and assess for auditory processing disorders. I also work with graduate students in CU's Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) program to help them develop clinical knowledge and skills.
Credentials
Master of Science
Scheduling Phone Number
303-544-3900
Gender
Female
Languages
English
Hospital Affiliation
University of Colorado Hospital
UCHealth Boulder Health Center
Phone: 303-544-3900 303-544-3900
Provider Information
Conditions
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Audiology
Auditory Verbal Therapy
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Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
Hearing Loss , Auditory Verbal Therapy
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Rehabilitation Therapy
Treatments and Services
- Rehabilitation Therapy
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Audiology
Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids
Interests and Activities
Personal Interests
In my spare time, I enjoy making pottery and almost any activity outside (hiking, biking, running, rock climbing, snowboarding, snowshoeing).
Volunteer Activities
I have participated in audiology mission trips to Mexico and China, where we focus on testing hearing, fitting hearing aids, and teaching local professionals how to care for and how to teach people with hearing loss. Unfortunately, in many countries, people with hearing loss are treated poorly: children with hearing loss are not expected to learn normally nor to work in a 'productive' job. We hope to show the people in these areas that children with hearing loss are capable of doing anything they desire!
Department
Research Associate, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Audiology (AAA), Member American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Member
Research and Grants
Research Interests for Patients
My primary areas of interest for research are infant speech perception (that is, can the infant hear the difference between differing speech sounds?) and auditory processing assessment and disorders. Colleagues and I have developed a clinical test that we use when working with young children with hearing loss to help ensure that these infants can hear differing speech sounds.
Education and Training
Undergraduate Schools
MS, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (WI) (1998)
Graduate Schools
PhD, University of Colorado - Boulder (2010)
Information for referring providers
Referral Contact Phone
303-544-3900
Referral Contact Fax
720-848-9202
Referring Patients Link
Clinical Interests for Referring Providers
As an audiologist, I assess hearing in people of all ages: infants through adults. In our clinic, I also fit hearing aids, perform ABRs, and assess for auditory processing disorders. I also work with graduate students in CU's Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) program to help them develop clinical knowledge and skills.
Research Interest for Referring Providers
My research interests lie in infant speech perception (primarily in infants with hearing loss) and in auditory processing disorders. Colleagues and I have been developing a clinical tool (Visual Reinforcement Infant Speech Discrimination (VRISD)) for use in verification of the fitting of amplification in young children.