Audiology research takes centerstage at ASHA Convention

Bloomsburg University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders was well represented at the recent 2019 American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention in Orlando, Fla., including one research poster receiving special recognition.

Several audiology doctoral students — Cecelia Campanile, Kylie Connell, Miranda Mikelson, Jamie Daigle, and Kimberly Winn — presented research at the convention, which is considered the largest gathering of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in the country.

Monica Amarante, a junior audiology major, also presented. Attending faculty co-authors were Thomas Zalewski, professor of audiology; Mohsin Ahmed Shaikh, assistant professor of audiology; and Dong Zhang, associate professor of mathematical and digital sciences.

Meritorious Poster Recognition

Jamie Daigle, Miranda Mikelson, and Shaikh’s poster, “ANSI: A Necessity in Standardizing Hearing Instruments” was recognized as a Meritorious Poster by the Convention Program Committee as showing extraordinary, exceptional and innovative work.

Presented Research

• “Hearing Handicap and Auditory Processing Disorder Relationship in Elderly Individuals” by Campanile, Zalewski and Zhang.
• “Tinnitus Diagnostic & Intervention Services Provided by Pennsylvania Audiologists” by Amarante, Winn, and Zalewski.
• “Ear Asymmetry in Adaptation to Noise in Speech Recognition” by Connell, Shaikh, and Zhang.
• “Laterality in Speech Perception in Noise Ability & Contralateral Suppression of Otoacoustic Emissions” by Shaikh, Connell, and Zhang.