Wendy D. Visser, MEd, Dipl. AV Studies, is an Itinerant Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Wendy has her Masters in Education, a Postgraduate Certificate in Auditory Verbal Studies and is an Auditory Skills Therapist. In addition to being a Content Creator at the 3C Digital Media Network, she is also a Course Consultant for SoundIntuition. With more than 25 years of teaching experience, Wendy has been a classroom teacher for grades 6-10, developed and taught Geography and History for high school ESL students, an itinerant resource teacher with a focus on autism spectrum disorder and her current role. Wendy has presented internationally and works with private clients all over the world in both French and English, including Auditory Skills Training (AST) for newly implanted adults and children older than 6 .11yrs. When she is not teaching, Wendy loves to travel with her husband, figure skate and scrapbook. email  [email protected]  AVT book -  Contributing Author Visser, W. (2016) [Professional Partnerships and Auditory-Verbal Therapy]. Estabrooks, W., MacIver-Lux, K., Rhodes, E. (Ed.) Auditory-Verbal Therapy For Young Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families, and the Practitioners Who Guide Them (ch16). San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing, Inc. Facebook link -  https://www.facebook.com/wendancesresourcestpt  3C Digital - courses  Theory of Mind and the Middle School Child https://www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/course/theory-of-mind La guidance parentale - Les avantages des stratégies auditives verbales https://www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/course/guidance-parentale-strategies-auditivesverbales Parental Guidance & the Advantages of Using Auditory Verbal Strategies https://www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/course/parental-guidance-avt ________________________ You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast If you are a conent creator and want to share your knowledge with others, please consider working with the 3C Digital Media Network. To learn more, please contact [email protected] .  

Dr. Kathy Dowd worked in audiology settings for school systems, as state hearing impaired supervisor, ENT clinics and private practice for 36 years.  Dr. Dowd is currently the Executive Director of The Audiology Project, a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness of the impact of chronic diseases, ototoxic medications and other medical issues affecting hearing.  She was credited with helping the Centers of Disease Control to add audiology to their diabetes care model in 2021, with the support of Audiology professional organizations.  Dr. Dowd’s work now is working to implement the CDC guidelines for a baseline hearing evaluation at the time of diagnosis and annually thereafter for persons with diabetes.  In addition, Dr. Dowd is currently engaged with CMS on the issue of lack of hearing services in nursing homes, which is mandated by the federal law OBRA 1987.  www.theaudiologyproject.com Diabetes and Hearing Loss | Diabetes | CDC Take Charge of Your Diabetes: Healthy Ears | Diabetes | CDC How to Promote Ear Health for People With Diabetes | Diabetes | CDC _________________________________________   You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast   If you are a content creator and want to distribute your webinars, courses, podcasts, or blogs, please consider working with us at the 3C Digital Media Network. To learn more, contact K. Todd Houston, Founding Partner & CEO, at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!  

Dr. Jasmine Simmons was born in Columbus, Ohio and currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida. Her journey in the field of Audiology is marked by dedication, resilience, and a relentless commitment to inclusivity and advocacy. Dr. Simmons' educational path began at the University of Akron, where she obtained her undergraduate degree. Her determination for knowledge and passion for audiology led her to Central Michigan University, where she earned her Doctorate in Audiology, solidifying her expertise in the field. What makes Dr. Jasmine Simmons truly unique is her personal journey. Born profoundly deaf, she was implanted with a cochlear implant at the age of two. It provided her with a remarkable perspective on the world of audiology. She also faces the challenges of Usher's syndrome, which has caused progressive vision loss due to retinitis pigmentosa. Her personal experiences have fueled her fierce commitment to inclusivity and advocating for quality healthcare and employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Dr. Simmons firmly believes that every child should be able to see themselves in the pages of books, and she's actively working on her first children's book series, aimed at promoting awareness, acceptance, and inclusion. Her dedication to creating a more inclusive world extends to her public speaking engagements, where she passionately advocates for better healthcare and job opportunities for people with disabilities.   My website which is drjasminesimmons.com and my instagram @drjasminesimmons.   _________________________________________   You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast   If you are a content creator and want to distribute your webinars, courses, podcasts, or blogs, please consider working with us at the 3C Digital Media Network. To learn more, contact K. Todd Houston, Founding Partner & CEO, at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!

You can also listen to this episode on: Apple Podcasts  Spotify Google Podcasts Donna Smiley, Ph.D., CCC-A is the Chief Staff Officer for Audiology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.  She works with the ASHA teams in Audiology Practices, Accreditation, Certification and Ethics.  Prior to coming to ASHA, she was the coordinator for the Educational Audiology/Speech Pathology Resources for Schools (EARS) Program at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.  Dr. Smiley has practiced audiology for 33 years, co-authored a textbook about school-based audiology practice (Title:  School-Based Audiology; Plural Publishing) and was named a Fellow of ASHA in 2018.  She received her Ph.D. in Hearing Science from the University of Tennessee Knoxville.   Websites and contacts info: www.asha.org ASHA Action Center:  Contact the ASHA National Office; OR by phone 800-498-2071 (members) and 800-638-8255 (non-members) Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Toolkit (asha.org) Demonstrating Your Value (asha.org) ____________________________________ You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast If you are a content creator and have a story to tell or expertise to share, consider working with the 3C Digital Media Network. For more information, contact K. Todd Houston, Founding Partner and CEO, at [email protected]. We are looking for talented speech-language pathologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, educators, listening & spoken language specialists, early interventionists, early childhood educators, and others who would like to publish blogs, webinars, courses, and/or podcasts related to their disciplines and areas of specialty. 

Tracy B. Pate, M.S., CCC-SLP, Listening and Spoken Language Specialist/ Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist, is the Program Coordinator for The Listening Center at Arkansas Children's Hospital. The Listening Center is an evaluation, therapy, and consultation program designed for the development of listening and spoken language skills for children and adults who are deaf and hard of hearing.  For the past thirty years, she has worked exclusively with this population.  Her responsibilities include working directly with families to educate and empower them on issues related to hearing loss.  She consults with Early Intervention professionals and school districts statewide to educate them on intervention for students using cochlear implant technology.  She provides direct speech language therapy and telehealth sessions to families as well.  She also uses a telehealth format to consult and educate other professionals who are serving the deaf and hard of hearing population.  She received certification to practice Auditory-Verbal Therapy in 1998, which places her in a group of highly qualified individuals specifically training to teach listening and spoken language to young children who are deaf and hard of hearing. https://www.archildrens.org/ https://www.archildrens.org/programs-and-services/audiology/Treatments/the-listening-center You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast If you are a content creator and have a story to tell or expertise to share, consider working with the 3C Digital Media Network. For more information, contact K. Todd Houston, Founding Partner and CEO at [email protected].  

Lillian Henderson, M.S.P., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert AVT, earned a Master’s Degree from the University of South Carolina in Speech Pathology and is a LSLS Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist.  Lillian is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Otolaryngology and Clinic Manager for Speech for The Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC.  She works with cochlear implant and auditory brainstem implant recipients providing therapy and assessments to children who are deaf or hard of hearing learning spoken language through listening.  Lillian also provides training to professionals and graduate students throughout the United States.  She is a consultant with the Global Foundation for Children with Hearing Loss. Contact the Children's Cochlear Implant Center:  https://www.med.unc.edu/earandhearing.  Opportunities for future trainings including CSI and LSL Junction can be found here. SSD Studies out of UNC-Chapel Hill:  Two year outcomes paper:  https://journals.lww.com/ear-hearing/Fulltext/9900/Two_Year_Outcomes_of_Cochlear_Implant_Use_for.122.aspx# One year outcomes paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9293149/ You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast If you are a digital storyteller and want to create new content (webinars, courses, blogs, or podcasts), please contact [email protected]. We are looking to add more content to our platform!  

Jennifer Wallace, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT is a speech-language pathologist and certified AV therapist at the Atlanta Speech School. She received her master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience providing listening and spoken language therapy in outpatient clinical settings, cochlear implant teams, and schools. She currently works in the Stepping Stones program at Atlanta Speech School serving children with speech/language and learning needs in a therapeutic classroom setting. eMail:  [email protected] Web:     www.atlantaspeechschool.org You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast  

Melissa Chaikof is a cofounder and Chair of Usher 1F Collaborative, a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to find a treatment to save or restore the vision of those with Usher syndrome type 1F. Usher syndrome is the leading cause of inherited deaf-blindness. With two daughters affected by Usher 1F, the cause is a very personal one to her, and she is determined to save her daughters’ vision. Prior to founding Usher 1F Collaborative, she worked for 14 years as Donor Research Analyst for Nonprofit Leadership (NPL), LLC. Prior to her work at NPL, Melissa was a contributing author on the topic of “English Language Acquisition of Children with Cochlear Implants” for the book written by Tom Bertling entitled Communicating with Deaf Children. She also worked as Outreach Coordinator for the Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta and as a systems analyst at the MITRE Corporation. She is currently a state champion for the American Cochlear Implant Alliance, past board member of the Gift of Hearing Foundation, Cochlear Implant Association, Inc. (CIAI), the Auditory-Verbal Center of Atlanta, and served as contributor and associate editor for Contact, the publication of CIAI, for six years. Melissa holds an M.S. in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in applied math. She lives in Boston and has three adult children, two with Usher Syndrome type 1F. To learn more about Usher 1F Collaborative and their work and progress toward a cure or to help, please visit https://www.usher1f.org.  You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at: www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast    

Arlene Stredler-Brown, PhD, CCC-SLP provides consultation and technical assistance to programs working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States and internationally. She has graduate degrees in Speech/Language Pathology, Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing, and a doctoral degree in Special Education. Her recent  research focuses on telepractice and the use of coaching strategies in the delivery of family-centered early intervention. Having worked many years in program administration and policy development, Dr. Stredler-Brown brings this skill set to her role as Director of the Colorado Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program. Common themes guiding her work are: inclusiveness, collaboration, evidence-based practice and a commitment to infants and toddlers who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast  

Mom to a cCMV Angel. After losing her 3-year-old daughter, Bella Dawn, to congenital CMV, Sarah Streeval set out to change things for future CMV families in Kentucky. Sarah became a Community Chairperson for National CMV Foundation. She helped to spearhead a focus group in her state that worked for two years toward implementing CMV policy. In April of this year, Kentucky became the 5th state to pass legislation providing CMV education to expectant parents and targeted CMV testing for Kentucky newborns.   You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast