"School-based practitioners play such a vital role in working with children at risk for hearing loss," said AFA Director Esther Ginsberg. "Upgrading the education of these dedicated practitioners with an Au.D. degree will add tremendous value to the services they provide to students, families and the community."
Gayla Reed has been an audiologist in Louisiana for eight years, and has been employed by the St. Mary Parish School Board in Centerville, LA, since 2001. She will began Au.D. classes this fall at the University of Florida.
Cindi Jones has worked as an audiologist for over 20 years, and has been employed by the Phoenix Day School for the Deaf since 2001. She began Au.D. classes at the Arizona School of Health Sciences in June.
Bridgit Whitford has been an audiologist at the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center in Cleveland, OH, since 1993, and fills the educational audiologist position for the Brecksville-Broadview Heights School District. She began her Au.D. program in September at the Arizona School of Health Sciences.
Brandi Odell has been an educational audiologist for the New York City Department of Education in Bronx, NY, since 2002. She will begin Au.D. classes in December at the Arizona School of Health Sciences.
The AFA will continue to award various scholarships throughout the year in support of Au.D. education. Please visit the AFA website at www.audfound.org for more information on available opportunities.
