Audiology students, faculty selected to present at two conferences Feb. 22-26

22 Feb 2022     By Kelcey Buck

Six students and two faculty in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Clinical Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) program are among the presenters at the American Balance Society and American Auditory Society (AAS) conferences in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The annual meeting for the American Balance Society takes place Feb. 22-23, while the AAS annual scientific and technology meeting is Feb. 24-26. Below is a list of presentations by members of the Husker Au.D. program at each conference. All times are Mountain Standard Time.

American Balance Society (Feb. 22-23)

Presentation (3:45-4 p.m., Feb. 22)
“Preliminary Findings on the Effects of Substance Misuse on the Vestibular and Auditory Systems”
Amanda Rodriguez, AuD, PhD; Michelle Hughes, PhD; Kenneth Zoucha, MD (University of Nebraska Medical Center)

Poster
“Characterization of Chronic Ocular Motility and Balance Abnormalities in Collegiate Athletes with Past Concussion History”
Kylie Bond, 2nd year AuD student

Poster
“Development of a Fatigue Questionnaire for Patients with Dizziness and Vestibular Loss”
Josephine Marino, 2nd year AuD student

Poster
“Fatigue and Mediating Factors in Adults with Vestibular Loss”
Manuel Vicente, 3rd year AuD student

American Auditory Society (Feb. 24-26)

Podium Presentation (2:25-4:40 p.m., Feb. 24)
“Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired: Outcomes for Cochlear Implants”
Megan Peterson, 2nd year AuD student

Poster #020 (Feb. 24-25)
“Effects of Substance Misuse on Auditory and Vestibular Function”
Michelle Hughes, PhD; Amanda Rodriguez, AuD, PhD; Kenneth Zoucha, MD (University of Nebraska Medical Center)

Poster #081 (Feb. 25-26)
“The Effects of EchoBlock on Speech Understanding for Cochlear Implant Users in Reverberant Conditions”
Josie Zimmel, 3rd year AuD student

Poster #082 (Feb. 25-26)
“Communication Profile for the Hearing Impaired: Outcomes for Cochlear Implants”
Megan Peterson, 2nd year AuD student

Poster #083 (Feb. 25-26)
“MoCA Outcomes for Normal Hearing versus Cochlear Implants”
Emily Graves, 3rd year AuD student

Poster #098 (Feb. 25-26)
“Predicting 6- and 8-kHz Thresholds in Children using Tone-Burst ABR”
Manuel Vicente, 3rd year AuD student; Christina Dubas, AuD (Boys Town National Research Hospital), Jan Kaminski (Boys Town National Research Hospital); Emily Buss, PhD (University of North Carolina); Heather Porter, AuD, PhD (Boys Town National Research Hospital)

For more information about the American Balance Society meeting, click here. Visit the American Auditory Society website for more details about the AAS meeting.