I am so pleased to announce this month the expanded roles for some team members in editorial on AudiologyOnline and our newly designed consumer site Healthy Hearing. These two have already been making significant impacts on both sites for over a year and I look forward to additional contributions from them in these new positions. Let me tell you more about them.
Kristi Albers, M.A., previously an Associate Editor for AudiologyOnline, has been promoted to Managing Editor for Healthy Hearing. She will be responsible for the editorial content management of the website. This includes managing a group of staff writers who produce news articles and releases based on the latest innovations in hearing aid technology and research on hearing disorders. Kristi is an audiologist with experience working in a clinical setting and as a product trainer for a hearing instrument manufacturer. If you want to see the kind of engaging consumer friendly content that she is producing, I highly encourage you to visit the Articles section of HealthyHearing.com 
Carolyn Smaka, Au.D., has been promoted to Managing Editor for AudiologyOnline. Carolyn brings years of experience working in the product development department of a major hearing instrument manufacturer and also in practice development for a large group of hearing clinics. Her excellent skills in technical writing will be key in managing the ongoing editorial responsibilities of AudiologyOnline including producing interviews with industry experts and facilitating CEU quality articles from the leading names in research and technology. Same Great Content from Our Contributing Experts
Take a look at what is new from our AudiologyOnline Contributing Experts. Remember, many of these articles are CEU eligible!
- Gail Whitelaw, Ph.D., Auditory Processing in Adults: Beyond the Audiogram
- Bharti Katbamna, Ph.D., Effects of Smoking on The Auditory System
- Interview with Jane Madell, Ph.D.
- Robert Margolis, Ph.D., Audiology's Dirty Little Secret: The Disappearing Air-Bone Gap
- Interview with Richard Kopke, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Wonder how the rest of the world looks at the topics of audiology, hearing loss and hearing aids? The current edition of "Around the Web" (ATW) includes: Phonagnosia - a rare condition when one can't recognize any voices, special playground safe for CI wearers, new ear pressure equalizer sucks out eardrum, bats have larger cochleas for better high frequency hearing, Janet Jackson suffers vestibular migraines and an Apple a day can make your hearing go away. Read about these and other stories in the latest edition of ATW.
Until Next Month
Please be sure to take the time to view the additional AO news and information links listed to the right of this email and on our home page, and as always, thanks for reading.
Best regards,
Paul Dybala, Ph.D. - Audiologist
President & Editor-in-Chief, Audiology Online
