We are pleased to announce that "We're Back & Better Than Ever"! Yes, that means that the MAA 2022 Convention will be in person this year! The event will take place at the beautiful BWI Embassy Suites on September 29th and 30th. We are so excited to offer a variety of courses over a two day period. We hope you can join in on the fun.
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Sep'2022
29 & 30 (EDT)
Linthicum Heights
Event DetailsEvent Details
SpeakersSpeakers
Edward Lobarinas
Ph.D at The University of Texas at Dallas
Dr. Lobarinas is a Professor, Audiologist and Researcher at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research is primarily based on the role of hearing loss in the development of suprathreshold deficits and tinnitus Dr. Lobarinas is known for his work in developing animal models of tinnitus, tinnitus treatment and the effects of inner hair cell loss on hearing. He was recognized by the American Academy of Audiology as a Jerger Future Leader of Audiology in 2014 and has received grants from the National Institute of Health, the American Tinnitus Association, and the Tinnitus Research Initiative. He also has received industry grants to study the efficacy of hearing protection devices and the effect of sound suppression on firearms as a means to reduce the effects of impulse noise exposure. Dr. Lobarinas earned his bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University and his master’s and doctoral degrees from State University of New York at Buffalo.
Financial Disclosure:
No relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Sessions
KEYNOTE - Audiology: Why Hearing Science Matters
Thursday Sep. 29 - 09:15am - 10:15am (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
KEYNOTE - CONTINUED - Audiology: Why Hearing Science Matters
Thursday Sep. 29 - 10:45am - 11:45am (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Ryan McCreery
Ph.D. at Boys Town National Research Hospital
Ryan McCreery is Director of Research at Boys Town National Research Hospital where he is also Director of the Audibility, Perception and Cognition Laboratory and Director of the Center for Audiology. Dr. McCreery completed his Ph.D. in 2011 at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where he researched bottom-up and top-down processing of auditory information in children. His lab’s current research is focused on various aspects of hearing, hearing amplification, language processing and language development. Dr. McCreery’s research has contributed to our understanding of the importance of cumulative auditory experience on language and sensory development. Findings from Dr. McCreery’s research are directly related to clinical outcomes and have led to optimized clinical protocols for fitting hearing aids in kids with hearing loss.
Financial Disclosure:
Salary: Boys Town National Research Hospital
Research grants: NIH
Paid Consultant: British Columbia early Hearing program
Sessions
KEYNOTE - Optimizing Hearing Aids for Children with Hearing Loss
Friday Sep. 30 - 09:15am - 10:15am (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
KEYNOTE - CONTINUED - Optimizing Hearing Aids for Children with Hearing Loss
Friday Sep. 30 - 10:45am - 11:45am (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Lindsay Bondurant
Ph.D. and Director of the Pennsylvania Ear Institute
Lindsay Bondurant is the Director of the Pennsylvania Ear Institute of Salus University, and a pediatric audiologist with 20+ years of experience testing children of all ages. Dr. Bondurant holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas and a MS in Audiology from Vanderbilt University.
Financial Disclosure:
Receives a salary from Salus University, where she is the Director of the Pennsylvania Ear Institute.
Sessions
Noise By Any Other Nam: The Impact of Stimulus Type on Threshold Accuracy
Thursday Sep. 29 - 01:30pm - 02:30pm (60 min)
Breakout 1: Friendship Ballroom
Stephen Bowditch
Au.D at Johns Hopkins Medicine
Steve Bowditch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is the lead/senior audiologist for the Johns Hopkins Cochlear implant Center. He continues to be, first and foremost, a clinical audiologist seeing patients of all ages for any variety of hearing related needs. He is particularly interested in implantable hearing devices. His research interests include outcome measures of implanted patients and technology supporting patients with hearing difficulties. In his spare time, he enjoys going to obnoxiously noisy places and counting the people having obvious difficulty, then wondering why they do this to themselves.
Financial Disclosure:
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Sessions
Transitioning Patients from Osseointegrated Devices to Cochlear Implants
Thursday Sep. 29 - 01:30pm - 02:30pm (60 min)
Breakout 2: JFK Room
Rob Dowling
Educational & Training Specialist at Oticon Inc
Rob Dowling is an Educational and Training Specialist and has been with Oticon over 10 years. With Oticon, he has also been an Account Manager within the private sector as well as Government Services and VA. He has more than 25 years’ experience in the hearing profession with a strong background in training, account support and business development with both retail and medical practices. Dr. Dowling has worked as clinician for almost 10 years and within hearing aid industry for over 15 years. He enjoys trying to bring a unique perspective towards training between technology and practical real-world clinical applications with patients and through his own experiences. Rob brings a unique perspective to others. As a hearing instrument user most of his life, he currently wears bilateral cochlear implants. He holds a Master of Arts in Audiology from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Doctor of Audiology from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Sessions
Josiah Dykstra
Ph.D. at Designer Security
Dr. Josiah Dykstra is a Technical Fellow in the Cybersecurity Collaboration Center at the National Security Agency (NSA). He advises leadership and employees on technical matters for integrated cybersecurity operations and provides overall technical direction on projects and programs that enable high impact operational effects in the cyber domain and deny adversaries the ability to influence, exploit, or threaten cyber and information infrastructure domains.
Financial Disclosure:
• Employee, Department of Defense
• President, Designer Security, LLC
• Author, O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Sessions
Hands-On Smartphone Security & Privacy for Audiologists
Friday Sep. 30 - 04:00pm - 05:00pm (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Andrea Hannan Dawkes
Senior Audiologist Education & Training at Starkey
Dr. Andrea Hannan Dawkes joined Starkey in 2010 as a member of the Education and Training team. In her current role as a senior member of the group, she assists in the development of educational materials, leads training classes, and serves as the liaison for Starkey’s university and student initiatives. Prior to joining Starkey, Dr. Hannan Dawkes worked as a clinical audiologist in a variety of prominent medical centers, served as an audiology clinical supervisor and adjunct faculty member at Hofstra University, and contributed to research efforts involving signal detection, hearing aid performance, and signal processing. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Audiology from the University of Maryland at College Park and her Doctor of Audiology degree from the Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Sessions
Carolyn Jenks
M.D. at Johns Hopkins Medicine
Carolyn Jenks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Johns Hopkins. She earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins and completed her residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology at Lurie Children’s Hospital. She sees patients with the breadth of pediatric otolaryngologic issues. Her clinical and research interests include pediatric hearing loss, cochlear implantation, vestibular disorders.
Financial Disclosure:
No relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Sessions
Dizziness and Balance Disorders in Children
Thursday Sep. 29 - 02:45pm - 03:45pm (60 min)
Breakout 1: Friendship Ballroom
Brian Kaplan
M.D at The Centers for Advanced ENT Care
Dr. Kaplan was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Cornell University before enrolling at the University of Virginia for both medical school and residency training. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, and Director of the Cochlear Implant Program, at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
Past research interests have included cartilage and inner ear hair cell regeneration. Clinical studies have involved various ototopical agents, along with hybrid and traditional cochlear implantation.
Dr. Kaplan spent over ten years consulting in the medical device and services space, working with venture, public and private equity. In 2013 he cofounded the technology company Everseat, providing a novel, mobile platform optimizing scheduling efficiency for medical practices, hospitals, and health systems. He is a consultant for Cochlear, focusing on modernizing the delivery mechanism and creating the standard of care for cochlear implantation.
He currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, with his wife and three children.
Financial Disclosure:
Dr. Kaplan receives a salary for Ear, Nose & Throat Associates and a consultant for Cochlear in Clinical Strategy and Innovation.
Sessions
Cochlear Implant: Continuum of Care for Hearing Healthcare Professionals
Friday Sep. 30 - 02:45pm - 03:45pm (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Carmen Landry
Au.D. at Cook Children's Health Care System
Carmen Landry, AuD joined the Cook Children’s pediatric Audiology team in 2008. She has enjoyed testing children of all ages because you honestly never know what will happen during a hearing test! She specializes in diagnostic testing, False or Exaggerated Hearing Loss, Sedated ABR and testing in the ENT setting.
Sessions
Extreme False and Exaggerated Hearing Loss: The Dramatics of Pediatric Audiology
Thursday Sep. 29 - 04:00pm - 05:00pm (60 min)
Breakout 2: JFK Room
Christi Moncavage
Au.D. at GN ReSound
Christi Moncavage, Au.D, has extensive experience with hearing aids both as an audiologist and as a lifelong hearing aid wearer. She graduated with her M.S. in Audiology from Bloomsburg University and obtained her Doctorate from A.T. Still University. She has experience as a dispensing audiologist in the ENT setting and was a trainer for ReSound from 2003-2006. Christi left ReSound in 2006 to become a clinic supervisor and instructor at Bloomsburg University in their Doctor of Audiology program. She filled in as a contract trainer for ReSound in 2013 through 2016 until joining Resound full-time as a Field Training Audiologist in January 2017. Christi has her audiology license in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Audiology.
Sessions
Kenneth Morse
Ph.D. at West Virginia University
Dr. Morse has been an Assistant Professor at West Virginia University since 2021. At the undergraduate level, he teaches an introductory course to communication sciences and disorders. At the graduate level, he teaches courses related to audiological assessment, intervention, and tinnitus. Dr. Morse’s research focuses on the pathophysiological mechanisms related to tinnitus perception in humans. His clinical work focuses on adult aural rehabilitation, including working with individuals struggling with hearing loss, tinnitus, and related auditory dysfunction.
Financial Disclosure:
No relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
Sessions
Tinnitus Pathophysiology: Insights from Animal and Human Studies
Thursday Sep. 29 - 02:45pm - 03:45pm (60 min)
Breakout 2: JFK Room
Regina Presley
Au.D. at GBMC Healthcare
Dr. Presley has served as an audiologist for 30 years within a pediatric hospital, private ENT practice, and the last 20 years, in the field of cochlear implantation. She is currently the Director of Audiology at the Presbyterian Board of Governors Cochlear Implant Center of Excellence at GBMC. In addition to clinical responsibilities, she is responsible for overseeing the program, administrative duties, research, and for consumer and professional outreach to help patients and colleagues remain current on the latest cochlear implant candidacy criteria and technology. Research has been geared toward quality of life, effectiveness use of innovative tools, use of artificial intelligence, and the development of a new standard of care clinical model.
Financial Disclosure:
Dr. Presley receives a salary from the Presbyterian Board of Governors CI Center of Excellence @ GBMC where she is the Director of Audiology.
Sessions
Cochlear Implant: Continuum of Care for Hearing Healthcare Professionals
Friday Sep. 30 - 02:45pm - 03:45pm (60 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Amanda Reed
Au.D. at Signia
Amanda Reed, Au.D., is a Clinical Education Specialist at Signia Hearing, covering Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and portions of Ohio. She provides training on Signia technology, products, and software both in person and virtually. Dr. Reed received her undergraduate degree from East Stroudsburg University and her graduate degree from Towson University. Her interest in product training developed during various encounters with trainers while in graduate school, and while working in private practice. Her primary clinical focus has been the selection and fitting of the latest hearing aid technologies for adult and pediatric populations, adult and pediatric hearing evaluations, vestibular testing, and electrophysiological assessments.
Sessions
Exceeding Expectations with CROS AX (Signia)
Thursday Sep. 29 - 08:00am - 08:30am (30 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Alyssa Ricevuto
Au.D. at Phonak
Alyssa Ricevuto is a Clinical Trainer at Phonak US. She joined Phonak in 2017, after working in the private practice/ENT setting for ten years. Dr. Ricevuto received an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders along with a minor in Gerontology from the University of Connecticut. She received her Doctor of Audiology degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Her clinical experience includes vestibular testing, VEMP, and ABR testing, as well as the selection and fitting of hearing aids and assistive devices. She is certified in tinnitus therapy using the Jastreboff method, is a member of the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association and is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology.
Sessions
Making Conversations Shine Bright with Phonak
Friday Sep. 30 - 07:30am - 08:00am (30 min)
Friendship Ballroom
Stacey Samuels Cole
Ph.D. at Live Better Hearing & Balance
Dr. Cole previously worked as Director of Audiology in the Division of Surgery/Otolaryngology at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC and served on the District of Columbia Hearing Advisory Board. Dr. Cole has taught college-level audiology courses at the University of the District of Columbia and Howard University Medical Center and supervises doctoral audiology students on various clinical and physiological aspects of audiology.
Dr. Stacey Samuels Cole currently holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Pharmacology and Rehabilitation Science from Xavier University of Louisiana and Louisiana State University Medical Center, respectively. She also obtained Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Rehabilitation Science with a concentration in geriatric clinical health issues. Dr. Cole relocated to Maryland in 1997 to pursue studies in Audiology at the University of Maryland, College Park, receiving her Master of Arts degree in 2002 and Doctor of Audiology degree in 2014. Dr. Cole’s dissertation focused on the impact of cognition and hearing loss on speech perception in the geriatric population and gained her the 2014 Student Mentored American Auditory Society Award.
She currently holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) and is state-licensed. Professional memberships include: Fellow of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology; The American Board of Audiology; the American Speech and Hearing Language Association (ASHA); the International Hearing Society (IHS); and the American Academy of Audiology (Fellow-AAA). In July of 2019, Dr. Cole was reappointed by Governor Larry Hogan for a second term to the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech Language Pathologists, & Music Therapists. In addition to her duties as a board member, Dr. Cole has recently been appointed as the Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC) Doctor of Audiology Delegate for the State of Maryland.
Financial Disclosure:
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Sessions
Hearing Loss and Cognition: Understanding and Applying Data to Improve Patient Care
Thursday Sep. 29 - 04:00pm - 05:00pm (60 min)
Breakout 1: Friendship Ballroom
HighlightsHighlights
2Days
16Speakers
106Attendees
37Sessions
VenueVenue
Embassy Suites by Hilton Baltimore at BWI Airport
Concourse Drive 1300
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
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Contact
If you have any questions please contact Chrissy Lemley at chrissy@ahbhearing.com.
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Continuing Education
Maryland Academy of Audiology
Oticon Inc
Phonak
Signia
Starkey
Resound
Cochlear
Widex
Oticon Medical
Caption Call
Fuel Medical Group
Miller Audiology Service
Advanced Bionics
Towson University, Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
The program is worth a maximum of 1.2 CEUs (Various levels, Professional area).
American Academy of Audiology
Towson University is approved by the American Academy of Audiology to offer Academy CEUs for this activity. The program is worth a maximum of 1.2 CEUs. Academy approval of this continuing education activity does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
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