Gail Whitelaw, PhD
Featured Speaker
Session: Audiologists Change the World - One Patient at a Time
Session: Contemporary Considerations in Auditory Processing
Gail M. Whitelaw, Ph.D., is a clinical professor in the AuD program and the director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Her areas of clinical interest are tinnitus, auditory perception in children and adults, educational audiology, and working with people with HD (hearing deficits-those with functional auditory complaints). She is also interested in developing leadership in our profession. Dr. Whitelaw is involved in the diagnosis and treatment of functional hearing loss, most specifically in people who have had traumatic brain injury and stroke. She is a past-president of the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology. She provides both direct patient care and precepts doctor of audiology students at the Ohio State University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic.
Disclosures:
Financial -Research is funded by National Institutes of Health (NIH), Hearing Industry Research Consortium (HIRC) and AB Nexus program at University of Colorado.
Non-financial - Dr. Whitelaw has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Tony Solari, PhD - NCAA Lobbyist
Session: Legislative Update
Anthony Solari received his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Rutgers University and his master’s and Ph.D. in political science from Duke University with focuses in American Government and Politics, Political Economy and Legislative Politics. From 1998 to 2007 he was the policy analyst and lobbyist for North Carolina’s Smart Start Program. While there he helped produce the first Economic Impact Analysis of the Child Care Industry in North Carolina and consulted extensively with other states in their effort to replicate the Smart Start initiative. From 2009 to 2016 he was the Director of Government Relations at the Department of State Treasurer, serving under Treasurer Janet Cowell. Today, he is the president of Solari Government Solutions and is very proud and happy to be representing the North Carolina Audiology Association at the General Assembly!
Disclosures:
Financial - Mr. Solari is a paid lobbyist representing the North Carolina Audiology Association.
Non-financial - Mr. Solari has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Vanessa Roddenberry, PhD, HSP-P
Session: How to Shine, Not Burn: Tools to Prevent and Recover from Burnout
Vanessa H. Roddenberry, Ph.D., HSP-P is a licensed psychologist and health service provider in psychology with over 16 years of experience. Her clinical background includes work in outpatient, inpatient, and domiciliary settings. She has worked with a variety of clinical populations, such as Posttraumatic Stress, Women's Health, Primary Care Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Military Sexual Trauma, Psychiatric Inpatient, Mental Health Outpatient, and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Roddenberry has held supervisory and educational roles, such as serving as National Coordinator for a collaborative training program on evidence-based mental health care techniques between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. She specializes in evidence-based treatments and third wave cognitive behavioral therapy. Throughout her career, she has developed a specialty in the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress. Dr. Roddenberry is passionate about trauma-informed care and preventing burnout by promoting provider well-being and emphasizing education related to secondary stress and compassion fatigue.
In addition to her clinical work, she is an active member of the North Carolina Psychological Association and currently serves as Chair of the Colleague Assistance Committee. She is credentialed as a Health Service Psychologist by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists. In addition, she also maintains membership in the Association for Contextual Behavior Science, the American Psychological Association, and the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
Disclosures:Â
Financial: Dr. Roddenberry will receive a fee for speaking at today’s conference. She is the founder and executive director of Breyta Psychological Services, P.A., where she treats clients coping with burnout.
Non-Financial: Dr. Roddenberry is Chair of the North Carolina Psychological Association Colleague Assistance Committee, which specializes in addressing professional distress.
Matthew Bush, MD, PhD, FACS, MBA
Session: Prioritizing Patient-Centered Care: Lessons Learned from Hearing Healthcare Equity Research
Matthew L. Bush, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, is the Vice Chair for Research and a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He holds the University of Kentucky College of Medicine Endowed Chair in Rural Health Policy. He earned his medical degree from Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV. He completed Otolaryngology residency at the University of Kentucky. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship and his Otology, Neurotology & Cranial Base Surgery fellowship at The Ohio State University. He also completed a PhD in Clinical and Translational Science in 2017 and an MBA in 2020, both from the University of Kentucky. His research is focused on hearing healthcare disparities. He serves as the PI of several NIH-funded community-based trials to promote hearing healthcare access and utilization among underserved populations.
Disclosures:
Financial: Research supported by NIH/NIDCD (R01DC017770, R01DC016957, R21DC019602, U01OD033247). Consultant for Stryker, Advanced Bionics, and Cochlear Corporation
Andrew Vermiglio, AuD, CAA-A, FAAA
Session: Maximizing Speech-in-Noise Testing
Andrew J. Vermiglio, AuD is an associate professor at East Carolina University where he is the director of the Speech Perception Lab. His research is in the areas of speech recognition in noise testing, diagnostic accuracy studies, and the central auditory processing disorder construct. He is currently a member of the ASHA Committee on Clinical Research Implementation Science, and Evidence-based Practice. He previously taught at California State University, Northridge. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Vermiglio worked as a senior research associate at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles, California. He is one of the developers of the previous commercial versions of the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). He was part of a team that developed the HINT in 18 languages.
Disclosures: Dr. Vermiglio has no financial conflicts of interests. He is a co-developer of early commercial versions of the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). He has served as a subject matter expert for ASHA’s Practice Portal on Central Auditory Processing Disorder. He is currently a member of the ASHA Committee on Clinical Research, Implementation Science, and Evidence-Based Practice.
Samantha Scharf, AuD, CAA-A
Session: Grand Rounds: Challenging Cochlear Implant Cases
Samantha Scharf is a clinical audiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She grew up on Long Island, New York and went to graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Samantha joined the team at UNC in 2021 and works with adults in diagnostics, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and bone conduction devices.
Disclosures:
Dr. Sharf has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Allison Young, AuD
Session: Grand Rounds: Challenging Cochlear Implant Cases
Allison Young is a clinical audiologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She grew up in Hickory, North Carolina and went to graduate school at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. Allison has over 10 years of experience working in university medical centers and has been at UNC for 4 years.
She works with adults in diagnostics, hearing aids, tinnitus, and cochlear implants. She has spoken at several audiology and otology conferences regarding cochlear implants and tinnitus. She works on the team at UNC focusing on expanding cochlear implant criteria and individualizing mapping for cochlear implant recipients. When not working, she enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with her family.
Disclosures: Dr. Young has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Heather Toth, AuD, CAA-A
Session: Grand Rounds: Challenging Cochlear Implant Cases
Dr. Heather Toth is an audiologist who currently serves as a clinical audiologist and clinical coordinator at Duke Otolaryngology of South Durham. She completed her audiology externship with the Cleveland Clinic in 2013 before joining the audiology team at Asheville Head, Neck, and Ear Surgeons in North Carolina, followed by her move to the Duke Health System in 2019. Dr. Toth specializes in vestibular and cochlear implants in both adult and pediatric populations. During her time in Asheville, she developed and headed the first cochlear implant program in Western North Carolina for adult patients. When she’s not working, Dr. Toth enjoys spending time with her family and pups, exploring the outdoors, embroidering Temari and playing pickleball.
Disclosures:
Dr. Toth has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Non-financial - Dr. Toth serves as an advisor on the Forbes Health Advisory Board
Christine Holmes, AuD, CAA-A
Session: Grand Rounds: Challenging Pediatric Cases
Christy Holmes, AuD, has enjoyed working in the field of clinical audiology for more than 25 years. Since 2010 she has served the community as part of the skilled, collaborative audiology team at Duke Health. Her caseload is primarily focused in the areas of pediatric diagnostic evaluation, pediatric cochlear implants, and coordination of the newborn hearing screening program at Duke Health.
Disclosures: Dr. Holmes has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Marisa Temple, AuD
Session: Grand Rounds: Challenging Pediatric Cases
Marisa Temple is a pediatric audiologist at UNC Hospitals. She earned for Doctorate of Audiology from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill and her undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona. She loves adventuring with her husband and dog.
Disclosures: Dr. Temple has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
Jennifer Woodard, CCC-A
Session: Grand Rounds: Challenging Pediatric Cases
Jennifer Woodard, AuD, is a pediatric audiologist at the Children's Cochlear Implant Center at UNC. She has served a wide variety of patients and family throughout the evolution of cochlear implant candidacy since 2003.
Disclosures: Dr. Woodard has no relevant financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.
