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Katie Colella
Au.D., CCC-A, CH-AP/Audiologist II at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoKatie Masterson Colella started her career as a Pediatric Audiologist at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital at University of Michigan Health. Thanks to the mentorship of her colleagues, she became proficient in pediatric diagnostics, amplification, and electrophysiology. After joining the team at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in 2016, she continued her clinical work, expanding into the inpatient setting. Dr. Colella also volunteers for the American Academy of Audiology, formerly chairing the Academic Programs Committee and currently serving on the Guideline and Strategic Documents Committee. She created the podcast Amplified: Presented by Lurie Children’s, which was released in March 2022. A second season is currently in production.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Professional Relationship: Volunteer Employment for the American Academy of Audiology
Bruce Edwards
Au.D./Assistant Director, Audiology & Electrophysiology (Retired 2020) of Michigan Medicine-University of MichiganBruce Edwards, AuD retired from Michigan Medicine in July, 2020 after 30 years of service. Prior to his retirement he was the Assistant Director and Manager of Audiology & Electrophysiology. Dr. Edwards earned his masters degree from Central Michigan University and his doctorate from the University of Florida’s distance learning program. He served as a course facilitator for this program at the Cleveland and Detroit sites until 2011. Dr. Edwards maintains an active interest in clinical audiology, teaching, and special projects such as in the Wellness Initiative at Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at Michigan Medicine in 2019.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Kate Eimers
Au.D./OwnerAudiologist at Dr. Eimers Hearing ClinicDr. Kate Eimers (Au.D.) obtained her doctorate in audiology from Central Michigan University in 2012. Dr. Eimers moved to Northern Michigan (Petoskey) in May of 2011 to practice audiology. There she worked for an ENT for five years, before opening her private practice in Cheboygan, Dr. Eimers Hearing Clinic. She opened her second clinic in Harbor Springs in July 2021. Dr. Eimers was raised in the Upper Peninsula and also served in the Michigan Army National Guard from 2000 to 2008. She and her husband have two daughters and love to travel.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives salary for ownership/employment from Dr. Eimers Hearing Clinic
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Rachel Fryatt
Au.D./Clinical Audiologist at Division of Audiology, Michigan MedicineRachel Fryatt, AuD is a clinical audiologist at Michigan Medicine, specializing in cochlear implants, bone conduction devices, and hearing aids for adult and pediatric populations. She received her bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University, her master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, and completed her externship at the University of Miami. In addition to clinic, Dr Fryatt teaches undergraduate and graduate audiology courses at Mississippi University for Women. She currently serves on the MAC Executive Board as a member-at-large.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives salary for employment from Michigan Medicine
• Receives salary for employment from Mississippi University for Women
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Professional Relationship: Board Member for the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Liz Fuemmeler
Audiologist/Clinical Product Manager at InteracousticsDr. Liz Fuemmeler is an audiologist and Clinical Product Manager for the Balance team at Interacoustics. She has clinical vestibular experience, specializing in the evaluation and treatment of vestibular and balance disorders, especially following a head injury or concussion. Her concussion protocol is based on her residency in Mayo Clinic's Return to Play clinic, where she focused on finding objective, physiologic evidence to identify the presence and extent of vestibular issues following a concussion. This evidence played a critical role in ensuring concussions were properly diagnosed and athletes were not returning to their sport prematurely. She is actively involved in scientific research for concussion-specific vestibular tests.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives salary for employment from Interacoustics
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Professional Relationship: Volunteer membership on advisory committee or review panel for American Academy of Audiology
• Professional Relationship: Host of a Dose of Dizzy Podcast
• Professional Relationship: Board Member for the Missouri Academy of Audiology
Allie Heckman
Au.D./Clinical Audiologist at Michigan Medicine AudiologyDr. Allie Heckman is a clinical audiologist at Michigan Medicine. She earned her doctorate of audiology from the Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium (N.O.A.C.) in Akron, OH and moved to Michigan in 2016. She specializes in hearing wellness; including hearing conservation, hearing rehabilitation, and tinnitus for the adult patient population. She provides hearing health education and resources to the University of Michigan School of Music Theatre and Dance students as a part of the Wellness Initiative program. She currently resides in Southeast Michigan with her husband, son, and two cats.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Michigan Medicine
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Violette Lavender
Au.D./Pediatric Audiologist at Cincinnati Children's HospitalViolette Lavender is a pediatric audiologist who has been working with children who have vestibular disorders for almost 14 years. Violette enjoys research and clinical endeavors focused on adapting the vestibular test battery for young children. She graduated from Purdue University for both her undergraduate and Master's Degree. Violette earned her Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Florida. Her CFY was completed right here in state at the University of Michigan! She also helps to find appropriate amplification options for many children who have hearing loss.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives salary for employment from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
David Lisko
Au.D./VP of Sales Training and Development at Alpaca AudiologyDavid earned his Doctorate in Audiology from NOAC in Kent/Akron Ohio. David started his career at the Cleveland Clinic, and from 2008 to 2020 David worked on the manufacturing side of the industry (Oticon and WS Audiology), becoming the Director of Sales Enhancement and National Training. Since 2020, he has served as the Vice President of Sales Training Development and Recruiting for Alpaca Audiology. He has been invited as a public speaker and sales trainer on a regional, national, and international level.
Prior to audiology, David made a career as a rock and roll musician, opening for artists such as Cheap Trick, The Ramones, The Black Crows and Collective Soul as well as touring as a headlining act. His love of music and sound led him to audiology, and his passion for helping others has grown ever since. He is a member of MENSA and The International Society of Philosophical Enquiry (ISPE), and his band The Infidels has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Alpaca Audiology
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Kathryn Makowiec
Au.D./Senior Staff Audiologist at Henry Ford HealthKathryn Makowiec, AuD, is a senior staff audiologist at Henry Ford Health who specializes in vestibular sciences and electrophysiology. She received her undergraduate degree from SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, NY, and received her AuD from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. After finishing her AuD, she completed the Vestibular Post-Doctoral Fellowship year at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to gain further clinical and research experience focused on vestibular sciences. In addition to clinical work, Kathryn is active in research and assists in the education of Wayne State AuD students.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Henry Ford Hospital
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Professional Relationship as Board Membership for the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Andrea Martin
Au.D./Clinical Audiologist at Michigan MedicineAndrea Martin, AuD is an audiologist at Michigan Medicine. She completed her degree at Northwestern University, where electrophysiology and nerve monitoring first piqued her interest. After an externship at Loyola University Medical Center with exposure to Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM), she returned to her hometown of Ann Arbor, MI for the IOM Fellowship.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Michigan Medicine
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Sarah Mazzola
MS CGC/Genetic Counselor II at Cleveland Clinic FoundationSarah Mazzola is a general clinical genetic counselor seeing pediatric and adult patients at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She trained at the University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program. Sarah is a Clinical Instructor within the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and works with genetic counseling students, residents, and fellows who rotate through clinical genetics at Cleveland Clinic. In addition to her general genetics clinics, Sarah is part of multidisciplinary clinics including Klinefelter’s syndrome, Renal genetics, and the Pediatric Hearing Loss Management Clinic (PHMC) at Cleveland Clinic.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Cleveland Clinic
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Devin McCaslin
Ph.D./Director of Audiology at Michigan Medicine-University of MichiganDevin L. McCaslin, PhD currently serves as the Clinic and Academic Program Director of Audiology at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor and holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. McCaslin’s major academic, clinical and research interests relate to clinical electrophysiology, vestibular assessment, healthcare economics, and the application of artificial intelligence to manage and treat dizzy patients. He serves as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology and is a past member of the Board of Directors for the American Auditory Society, American Balance Society, and American Academy of Audiology. He is also a Past President of the American Balance Society.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Michigan Medicine
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Professional Relationship: Volunteer employee for the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
Jordan McNair
Au.D./Assistant Professor at Division of Audiology/University of Miami Ear InstituteJordan McNair, AuD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Miami in the Department of Otolaryngology. He is a clinical pediatric audiologist with specific interest in implantable devices (cochlear implants and osseo-integrated implants). Dr. McNair completed (2020) his didactic training at the Northeast Ohio AuD Consortium with his final externship year spent at the Cleveland Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. This was followed by a post-doctoral fellowship focused on auditory implants and pediatric audiologic services at the University of Miami Ear Institute, which led him to his current position. Aside from direct patient care, Dr. McNair has specific interests in clinical education, advocacy, and clinical research with cochlear implants. His personal mission is to impact children with hearing loss and their families from the earliest stages of diagnosis through appropriate intervention and innovative patient centered care.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from University of Miami Ear Institute
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Kellie Murphy
B.S. Sport and Wellness Manager at Special Olympics of MichiganKellie Murphy manages eight healthy athlete programs: Healthy Hearing, Healthy Young Athletes, Health Promotion, Fit Feet, Fun Fitness, Medfest, Opening Eyes, and Special Smiles for over 22,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities in Michigan. She has received six grants to support the Healthy Athletes programming this year, which helps ensure Special Olympics athletes receive these services at no cost, and has led to the successful expansion of several programs. This year, she was in charge of a 3-day Special Olympics International Healthy Athletes event in Detroit, MI which resulted in 1075 health screenings, 203 of which were healthy hearing.
Arie Nettles
Ph.D., NCSP, HSP/Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Director, Office of Inclusion & Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDr. Nettles is a professor of Clinical Pediatrics and psychologist for school-age children to young adults with developmental disabilities, autism, and clef- craniofacial in the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Founder and director of VUMC’s Office of Inclusion and Health Equity (OIHE) since 2011, Nettles has expanded the program from its origins at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt to encompass the entirety of the VUMC enterprise on cultural awareness, unconscious bias, and Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment education and training. Nettles is a licensed psychologist, nationally certified school psychologist, and nationally registered health service provider. Appointed by former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Nettles chairs the Tennessee Statewide Planning and Policy Council for the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Her current research is cultural awareness and respectful work environments in health care education. Dr. Nettles recently received the Cable Power of Inclusion 2019 Individual Award.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment,Teaching and Speaking from Vanderbilt University
• Receives Salary for Intellectual Property Rights from Vanderbilt University
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Leslie Parent
M.S., CCC-A/Senior Pediatric Audiologist at Children's Hospital of MichiganLeslie Parent, MS, CCC-A is the Senior Pediatric Audiologist at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Ms. Parent received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Windsor and completed a master of Science degree in Audiology from Wayne State University. In addition to Ms. Parent’s clinical interests focused on childhood hearing loss and cochlear implants, she is an adjunct professor at Wayne State University. Ms. Parent has several publications and presented numerous times on issues related to pediatric diagnostic testing and interventions.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Wayne State University
• Receives Salary for Employment from Children’s Hospital of Michigan
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Daniel Romero
Au.D, Ph.D./Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical CenterDaniel J. Romero is an Assistant Professor and licensed audiologist in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He earned his Au.D. from Northern Illinois University and Ph.D. with an emphasis in vestibular science from James Madison University. Daniel has co-authored seven publications and given over 15 presentations at nationally recognized conferences such the American Balance Society and AAA conference. He currently serves as Treasurer for the American Balance Society Board of Directors, advisor on the Student Academy of Audiology Advisory Committee for the American Academy of Audiology, and ad hoc reviewer for multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals. He also co-hosts a vestibular-focused podcast called a dose of dizzy.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Vanderbilt University
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Professional Relationship: Board Member and Volunteer employment on advisory committee or review panels for American Balance Society and American Academy of Audiology professional organizations
Kari Sherwood
PhD Candidate in Social Work and Developmental Psychology at University of MichiganKari L. Sherwood is a Joint PhD student in Social Work and Developmental Psychology. Joining the LEVEL-UP lab in the UM School of Social Work in 2018, she assisted with the adaptation and evaluation of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth (VIT-TAY), an intervention to help autistic youth practice job interview skills. Kari is currently assisting with the development of a new intervention, Social Skills at Work, aimed at helping autistic youth sustain employment through practicing social skills in a virtual workplace. She is interested in continuing to develop and evaluate technology-based interventions focused on social functioning for individuals with autism and other developmental and psychiatric disabilities to improve employment outcomes, including employer-targeted interventions to reduce unemployment, underemployment, and workplace incivility for individuals with disabilities. Kari uses mixed methods and implementation science in her research with a critical disability theory and social justice lens.
Bianca Siegel
M.D./Assistant Professor at Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of MichiganDr. Bianca Siegel is a board-certified otolaryngologist specializing in pediatric otolaryngology at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Dr. Siegel earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan. She then earned her medical doctorate at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed her residency training at Albert Einstein School of Medicine – Montefiore Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Siegel focuses on children with the full spectrum of ear, nose and throat problems, but has a particular interest in pediatric hearing loss and cochlear implantation. She is involved in the Lion’s Hearing Center, which aims to improve access to hearing related services for individuals with hearing loss. She also runs the cochlear implant team at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. Her practice focuses exclusively on the care of pediatric patients at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary for Employment from Children’s Hospital of Michigan
• Receives Salary for Employment from Wayne State University
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Jennifer Smart
Ph.D, CCC/A Associate Professor at Grand Valley State UniversityDr. Smart is an Associate Professor and Program Director for the Doctor of Audiology program in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Grand Valley State University. She has volunteered for Special Olympics for more than 13 years in both Maryland and Michigan. She received the Golisano Health Leadership Award in 2020 for her leadership in Special Olympics Maryland health programing and her ongoing commitment to advocating inclusive health for people with intellectual disabilities. She is a Clinical Director for Healthy Hearing and a Clinical Director for the newest Healthy Athletes program, Healthy Young Athletes in Michigan.
Emily Stucken
M.D./Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at University of MichiganDr. Emily Stucken, MD is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan. She specializes in diseases of the ear and lateral skull base. Dr. Stucken is an NIH-funded researcher in hearing sciences. She is a clinical faculty member at the Kresge Hearing Research Institute and has led international research collaboration. Dr. Stucken runs the Temporal Bone Dissection Lab at the University of Michigan and directs the Temporal Bone Dissection Course.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives salary for employment from Michigan Medicine
• Receives grant funding for research from the National Institutes of Health
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Nicole Taylor
Au.D., CCC-A/Pediatric Audiologist at Children's Hospital of MichiganNicole Taylor, Au.D, CCC-A is a pediatric audiologist and clinical supervisor at Children's Hospital of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate Bachelors of Science degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology at Western Michigan University and obtained a Doctorate of Audiology degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Nicole enjoys all aspects of pediatric audiology including Cochlear implants, hearing aids and electrophysiologic diagnostic. She especially enjoys participating in the multidisciplinary cochlear implant team. Nicole has been a part of the Children's Hospital of Michigan Audiology team since 2012.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives salary for employment from Children’s Hospital of Michigan
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Robert Traynor
Ed.D., MBA, FNAP/Audiologist at Robert Traynor Audiology, LLCFor 45 years Dr. Robert M. Traynor (B.A., 1972; MA, 1973; Ed.D., 1975; MBA, 2006) practiced audiology at his clinic, Audiology Associates, Inc., in Greeley, Colorado, where he provided diagnostic & rehabilitative treatment for hearing loss and tinnitus to patients of all ages. He also conducted operative monitoring for otolaryngologists and general surgeons for 25 years at three hospitals in northern Colorado. He has been a frequent lecturer domestically and internationally in over 40 countries on most aspects of Audiology. As an academic, Dr. Traynor has been an Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor of Audiology and an Audiology Program Director at the University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. For 17 years, he was the Senior International Audiology Consultant to a major hearing aid manufacturer based in Bern, Switzerland, where he provided technical support to engineers and hearing scientists within the research and development group. As a Certified Course Director and Professional Supervisor for the Council on Accreditation for Hearing Conservation he conducts occupational hearing conservationist courses and supervises hearing conservation programs. He is a fellow of the National Academies of Practice, was presented the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Colorado Academy of Audiology and named a 2018 Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Northern Colorado.
Dr. Traynor joined the Doctor of Audiology on-line faculty at the University of Florida in 1998 and currently is an adjunct professor for 3 university audiology programs. He was instrumental in the design and implementation of the audiology
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Consulting and Speaking Fees for Teaching, Speaking and Consulting from Pivot Hearing
• Receives Salary for Ownership/Employment from Robert Taylor Audiology, LLC
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report
Elizabeth Viele
Athlete representative at Board of Directors for Special OlympicsLiz began Special Olympics back in the late 1990s and has competed in basketball, gymnastics, bowling, cross country skiing, flag football, and softball. Liz has a passion for being a leader and became a Special Olympics Health Messenger so that she could continue to develop her leadership skills as a role model for health and wellness. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Special Olympics as the athlete representative. She has been on the Board since 2018 and will finish her term in 2023.
Elizabeth Walker
Ph.D., CCC-SPL/A /Associate Professor at University of IowaElizabeth Walker is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa and Director of the Pediatric Audiology Laboratory. Her NIH-funded research focuses on pediatric aural habilitation, specifically examining malleable factors that relate to individual differences in listening and language outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Financial Relationship Disclosures:
• Receives Salary from Employment from the University of Iowa
• Receives Grants for research activties from the National Institute of Health
• Receives Honorarium for Teaching/Speaking from the Michigan Audiology Coalition
Non-financial Relationship Disclosures:
• None to report