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.