Stacie Ray

Professor of Practice

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address: BKC 237
Lincoln NE 68583-0738
Phone: 402-472-2075 On-campus 2-2075
Email: stacie.ray@unl.edu

Stacie Ray, Au.D., CCC-A, is a professor of practice in audiology. She teaches in both the clinical and classroom settings. Her areas of interest include amplification, counseling, and humanitarian audiology. Stacie is committed to improving accessibility to hearing healthcare and serves as the director of the Nebraska Hearing Aid Banks, a statewide program that provides amplification to low-to-mid income individuals across the lifespan. She established HearU Nebraska in 2007 and HearU International in 2015.

Stacie provides students wtih unique opportunities to gain clinical skills and knowledge through her long-term collaboration with organizations at the state, national, and international levels. Her work includes providing students with humanitarian opportunnities in Nicaragua, and simulationn learning experiences in the new Schmieding Academy for Hearing Healthcare.

A native of central Nebraska, Stacie earnned her bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Nebraska at Kearney in 1991. She received her master's degree in audiology from Nebraska in 2002, and her Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree from Salus University in 2008.

Education

Au.D., Doctor of Audiology, Salus University, 2008
M.S., Audiology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2002
B.S., Psychology, University of Nebraska-Kearney, 1991

Areas of Expertise

Amplification
Increasing accessibility of hearing healthcare for underserved populations
Early hearing detection and intervention

Honors and Recognition

2021, Distinguished Service Award, Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2018, Inspire Aware: Excellence in Education finalist
2017, Inspire Award: Excellence in Education nominee
2016, Antonia Maxon National Award for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Excellence nominee
2014, Boss of the Month Award, Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2013, Service to Mankind Award, Sertoma
2012, Recognition of Service Award, Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
1998, Graduate Assistantship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Experience

2020-present, Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2009-20, Associate Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2004-09, Lecturer/Clinical Audiologist, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2010-14, Contract Clinical Audiologist, Veteran's Administration of Nebraska-Western Iowa, Lincoln, Nebraska
2001-04, Clinical Audiologist, ENT Specialties, P.C., Lincoln, Nebraska

Memberships

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Coalition for Global Hearing Health
International Society of Audiology