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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Audiology and OSHA

Specialty Focus:

Audiologist, Hearing, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis, Air Bag Deployment Hearing Injury, Hearing Aids, Hearing Aid Fitting Techniques, Hearing Handicap, Tinnitus Handicap, Implantable Hearing Devices, CAOHC Certified Occupational Hearing Loss, Audiometric Assessment, Audiology Malpractice. ADA , Earplugs

Education:

Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, AZ - 2006; Post-Doctoral Study - Audiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL - 1984; Doctor of Education - Audiology, University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO - 1975; Master of Arts - Audiology, University of Northern Colorado - Greeley, CO - 1973

Years in Practice:

46

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:

10

Additional Information

46 years of clinical practice in audiology, hearing industry consultant, trainer, professor, conference speaker, practice manager, author and former military audiologist. 49 years teaching courses and training clinicians within the field of audiology with specific emphasis in hearing loss, tinnitus rehabilitation, noise induced hearing loss. Adjunct Faculty in Audiology at the Rush University, Chicago; Salus University, Elkins Park, PA; and The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR. Experience includes: • Clinical Audiology - Hearing Assessment - Hearing Rehabilitative Treatment, Hearing Aids, Hearing Conservation, • Tinnitus Treatment and Rehabilitation (Since 1978) • Member, Board of Directors, American Tinnitus Association • Hearing Instruments, Hearing Instrument Fittings, Professional Selling techniques, Hearing conservation, Former Army Audiologist • Air bag deployment and Hearing/Tinnitus injuries, Audiology Malpractice Expert Witness, Railroad cases • Author: Strategic Practice Management, Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA, Professor of Audiology Practice Management. • Cranial Nerve Monitoring – Otolaryngology, General Surgery Cases • Forensic Audiology, 59 Cases, 7 Depositions, 2 Trials, 1 Workmen’s Compensation Hearing, Experience with 14 -3M Earplug Product Litigation Cases • International Audiology Training in 40 country. Topics: General Audiology, Hearing Science, Hearing Aids and Audiometric Equipment & Techniques • Member, Hearing Aid and Audiometric Equipment - Research and Development Teams • Middle Ear Implant Consultant – Otologics (Now Owned by Cochlear Corporation) • Author: Journal Articles, Chapters & Blogger • Former residential Professor of Audiology & Audiology Program Director • State, National, and International Convention Speaker: Audiology topics, Practice Management, Hearing Conservation, Forensic Audiology • CAOHC Course Director & Professional Supervisor for Hearing Conservation Programs US Army Reserve, Audiologist, LTC, USA, MS (Ret)