noac faculty
noac program administrators
Professor of Instruction, NOAC Coordinator
The University of Akron
Alma Mater: Kent State University, University of Florida
Responsibilities/Interests: Overseeing NOAC program; clinical preceptor; Diagnostics; Hearing Aids; Auditory Processing Disorders; leadership development; SAA Chapter Advisor
Professor, School DirectorÂ
The University of Akron
Alma Mater: Kent State University
Responsibilities/Interests: Diagnostic Audiology, Tinnitus Assessment and Management
Associate Professor, SPA Program CoordinatorÂ
Kent State University
Alma Mater: Northwestern University
Responsibilities/Interests: effects of maturation, aging, disability, cognition on the perceptual learning of speech and more basic auditory stimuli
Associate Professor, Audiology Graduate Coordinator
The University of Akron
Alma Mater: Utah State University
Responsibilities/Interests: audiological counseling, aural rehabilitation and habilitation, musicians and hearing loss
Assistant Professor, Audiology Graduate Coordinator
Kent State University
Alma Mater: University of Iowa
Responsibilities/Interests: Age-related changes in the auditory system, speech perception in elderly; peripheral, central, and cognitive mechanisms; Electrophysiology
Section Head Audiology; Program Coordinator, Doctor of Audiology Externship; Director, Vestibular and Balance Disorders Program
Head & Neck Institute | Cleveland Clinic
Alma Mater: University of Cincinnati
Responsibilities/Interests: Vestibular and Balance Disorders across the lifespan
noac program faculty
Senior Lecturer, Audiology Clinic Coordinator
Kent State University
Alma Mater: Kent State University, University of Florida
Responsibilities/Interests: Preceptor, Clinical Instruction
Associate Professor
Kent State University
Alma Mater: University of Wyoming, Wichita State University
Responsibilities/Interests: Telehealth, Early Intervention, and Pediatric Audiology
Audiology Coordinator, Hearing Aid Dispensary
The University of Akron
Alma Mater: The University of Akron/NOAC
Responsibilities/Interests: Preceptor, Clinical Instruction, Patient Care, Clinic Operations
Audiology Director, Hearing Implant Program; Associate Chief Improvement Officer
Head & Neck Institute | Cleveland Clinic
Alma Mater: University of Louisville, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Gallaudet University, Case Western University
Responsibilities/Interests: Cochlear implants, bone-anchored implants, evoked potentials, hearing aids, diagnostics, continuous improvement, practice delivery models
NOAC PROGRAM CLINICAL FACULTY
Coordinator, Pediatric Audiology
Head & Neck Institute | Cleveland Clinic
Alma Mater: University of Akron, University of Florida
Responsibilities/Interests: Pediatric diagnostics and amplification
Clinical Instructor
Kent State University
Alma Mater: Kent State University, Salus University
Responsibilities/Interests: Preceptor, Clinical Instruction
Clinical Instructor
Kent State University
Alma Mater: The University of Akron/NOAC
Responsibilities/Interests: Preceptor, Clinical Instruction
Clinical Instructor
Kent State University
Alma Mater: The University of Akron/NOAC
Responsibilities/Interests: Preceptor, Clinical Instruction
EMERITUS AND RETIRED NOAC PROGRAM FACULTY
Sharon Sandridge, Ph.D. | Cleveland Clinic
Craig W. Newman, Ph.D. | Cleveland Clinic
Kristina M. English, Ph.D. | The University of Akron
John W. Hawks, Ph.D. | Kent State University
Sharon A. Lesner, Ph.D. | The University of Akron
Carol Flexer, Ph.D. | The University of Akron