AABR As a Quality Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Component

Kalley Ellis
AuD CCC-A

Kalley Ellis is the audiologist for the Wyoming Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program, as well as the clinical audiologist in her practice in Casper, Wyoming, specializing in pediatrics. Kalley received her doctorate from Idaho State University and has worked in a multitude of settings throughout her schooling and professional career, including hospital, educational, and pediatric ENT practices.

As the audiologist for the Wyoming EHDI Program, Kalley’s duties include providing training and supervision to nursing staff and midwives on NBHS protocols and procedures. She also provides training to the child development centers throughout the state on late onset hearing loss screening protocols and procedures. In her clinical practice, Kalley sees children birth-21 years of age and provides newborn hearing screenings, diagnostic hearing evaluations, and hearing technology fittings and follow up.

Melissa Richardson
AuD

Dr. Richardson has presented on the state, national and international levels in person and via poster sessions, as well as remote learning opportunities, and has earned recognition including a national award from the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program. During her 30+ years of experience in the field of audiology, Dr. Richardson has provided services for newborn hearing screening as an educational audiologist for newborns through high school, as well as training medical staff,  HeadStart/Early HeadStart staff, and volunteers to perform hearing screening and electronic data management system development. She continues to dream of the day there is UNHS.WW (universal newborn hearing screening worldwide)!