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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Date: September 13, 2006

PERSONAL

2. Name: Robert C. Fifer, Ph.D.

3. Home Phone: (305) 388-3463

4. Office Phone: (305) 243-5937

5. Home Address: 11273 S.W. 153rd Avenue

Miami, Florida 33196

6. Current Academic Rank: Adjunct Associate Professor

7. Primary Department: Pediatrics

8. Secondary Appointment: Otolaryngology

9. Citizenship: USA

10. Visa Type: N/A

HIGHER EDUCATION

11. Institutional:

Baylor College of Medicine; Ph.D. (Audiology and Bioacoustics); May 1985

Central Michigan University; M.A. (Audiology); May 1976

University of Nebraska at Omaha; B.S. (Speech-Language Pathology); May 1974

12. Non-Institutional

None

13. Certification, Licensure:

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology; American

Speech-Language-Hearing Association; 1979

U.S.A.F. Certification in Hearing Conservation (76-135);

United States Air Force; 1976

Hearing Aid Dispensing Certificate (Illinois) (1110) (Inactive)

Audiology Professional Practice License (Illinois)

(147-000332) (Inactive)

Audiology Professional Practice License (Florida)(AY0000037)

EXPERIENCE

14. Academic:

2002- Adjunct Associate Professor

School of Medicine

Universidad Catolica Argentina

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1998- Adjunct Associate Professor (Primary Appointment)

Department of Pediatrics

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1998- Adjunct Associate Professor (Secondary Appointment)

Department of Otolaryngology

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1995- Director, Division of Speech-Language Pathology

Mailman Center for Child Development

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1995-2002 Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Screening Team

Mailman Center for Child Development

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1994-2002 Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Comprehensive Evaluation Team

Mailman Center for Child Development

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1993-1994 Acting Director, Division of Speech-Language Pathology

Mailman Center for Child Development

Department of Pediatrics

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1990- Director, Division of Audiology

Mailman Center for Child Development

Department of Pediatrics

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1990-1998 Adjunct Assistant Professor (Primary Appointment)

Department of Pediatrics

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1990-1998 Adjunct Assistant Professor (Secondary Appointment)

Department of Otolaryngology

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1987-1990 Visiting Assistant Professor (Audiology)

University of Illinois

Champaign, Illinois

1985-1986 Instructor, Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, Texas

1985 Visiting Instructor

University of Puerto Rico Medical School

San Juan, Puerto Rico

15. Non-Academic:

1988-1990 Director of Research and Program Development

Department of Audiology

Carle Clinic Association

Urbana, Illinois

1986-1988 Director of Audiology and Speech Pathology

Carle Clinic Association

Urbana Illinois

16. Military:

United States Air Force

1985-1986 Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center

Chief, Audiology and Speech Pathology

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

1984-1985 Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center

Assistant Chief, Audiology and Speech Pathology

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

1981-1984 Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio

(Duty Station: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas)

1983-1984 Rehabilitation Coordinator

Cochlear Implant Project

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

1983 Laboratory Supervisor

Auditory Evoked Potentials Laboratory

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

1978-1981 Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Texas

Staff Audiologist

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

1976-1978 Clark Air Base, Philippines

Chief, Audiology

USAF Hospital Clark

Discharged November 1986

Discharge Type: Honorable

Rank at time of discharge: Captain (Major Selectee)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2006- Chair

Audiology Review Committee for Children’s Medical Services,

Florida Department of Health

2006- Past-President

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2005-2006 President

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2005- Trustee

FLASHA Foundation

2004- Audiology Representative

Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council

Florida Department of Health

2004- Alternate Co-Chair

Health Care Professions Advisory Committee (RUC)

American Medical Association

2004-2005 President-Elect

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2003-2005 Chair, Board of Trustees

FLASHA Foundation

2003-2004 Immediate Past President

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2003- Member, Health Care Professions Advisory Committee (RUC)

American Medical Association

2002- President, Board of Trustees

Deaf Services Bureau of Dade County

2002-2003 President

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2001-2002 Vice-President, Board of Trustees

Deaf Services Bureau of Dade County

2001-2002 President-Elect

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2001- Member, Health Care Economics Committee

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

2001- Consultant, Prosecution Services Unit

Florida Department of Health

2000-2005 Member, Advisory Board

Children’s Medical Service

Patient Tracking Grant from Center for Disease Control

1999- Consultant: Florida Medicaid Program

Hearing Services Program

1999-2001 Co-Chair, Governmental Education Committee

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

1998-2001 Site Facilitator, University of Florida Doctor of Audiology Distance

Learning Program.

Courses: Auditory Electrophysiological Procedures, Medical

Audiology, Balance and Equilibrium, Hearing Aids, Auditory

Rehabilitation, Counseling, Business and Professional

Topics in Audiology.

1998-2000 Vice President for Governmental Education

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

1998-1999 Professional Resource, Agency for Health Care Administration,

Division of Medicaid

1998 Consultant, Early Intervention Program, Melbourne, Florida

1997- 1999 Technical Assistant for Department of Health /

Children’s Medical Service for the reorganization of

Florida’s Early Intervention Program

1996-2000 Consultant, Agency for Health Care Administration,

State of Florida, for development of legislative initiative

for universal newborn hearing screening

1996-1998 Vice President for Professional Affairs in Audiology

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

1996- 1999 Member, Committee to Review and Revise Standards

for Infant Hearing Screening

Children’s Medical Service

1996- 2000 Member, CPT Code Workgroup

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

1995- 1996 Chair, CPT Code Review Committee

American Academy of Audiology

1995-1996 Chair, Task Force for Selection of Association Management

Company

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

and Audiology

1995- 1998 Title V Task Force: Coordinating Care for SSI Beneficiaries

State of Florida Task Force

Sponsor: Division of Maternal and Child Health

Health and Human Services

1994-1995 Consultant, Subcommittee on Equilibrium

American Academy of Otolaryngology -

Head and Neck Surgery

1993-1995 Vice President for Clinical / Health Care

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

and Audiology

1991-1993 Member, Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of the Professions

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

1991-1993 Chair, Audiology Standards Committee

Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association

1989-1994 Member, Subcommittee on Equilibrium

American Academy of Otolaryngology -

Head and Neck Surgery

1989-1990 Member, Institutional Research Committee

Carle Clinic Association

Urbana, Illinois

1984-1986 Chairman, Cochlear Implant Patient Selection Committee

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

1984-1986 Member, Learning Disabilities Board

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

PUBLICATIONS

17. Books and Monographs Published:

None

18. Juried or refereed journal articles and exhibitions:

Greenberg, I., Fifer, R. (2000) Evidence That the Association Between Hypernasality and 22Q11 Deletion Syndrome Still Goes Undetected: A Case Study. American Journal of Speech and Language Disorders. 9: 197-201.

Fifer, R., Dausa, A. (1996) Utilidad clinica de las otoemisiones acusticas. Otolaringologica. 18: (3) 53-64.

Fifer, R. (1996) Central auditory processing disorder: Clinical case studies. Tejas: A Journal of Communication Disorders. 21 (1): 11-14.

Fifer, R. (1993) Insular stroke causing unilateral auditory processing disorder: Case report. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 4: 364-369.

Fifer, R., and Novak, M. (1991) Prediction of auditory nerve survival in humans using the electrical auditory brainstem response. American Journal of Otology 12: 350-356.

Fifer, R., and Novak, M. (1990). Myogenic influences on the electrical auditory brainstem response (EABR) in humans. Laryngoscope 100: 1180-1184.

Novak, M., Fifer, R., Barkmeier, J., and Firszt, J. (1990). Labyrinthine ossification after meningitis: Its implications for cohclear implantion. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 103: 351-356.

Yellin, MW., Jerger, J., and Fifer, R. (1989). Norms for disproportianately poor speech intelligibility. Ear and Hearing 10: 231-234.

Fifer, R., and Sierra-Irizarry,. (1989). Clinical applications of the auditory middle latency response. American Journal of Otology 9: (Supp) 47-56.

Vedder, J., Barrs, D., and Fifer, R. (1988). Use of middle latency response in diagnosis of cortical deafness. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 98: 333-337.

Barrs, D., Jordan, C., Fifer, R. (June, 1986). The cochlear implant program. Aerospace Medicine 151: 509-513.

Cantu, E., Fifer, R., Shagets, F., Newton, W. (1986). Customized tracheoesophageal housings - How I do it. Laryngoscope 96: 1159-1163.

Jerger, J., Fifer, R., Jenkins, H., Mecklenburg, D. (1986). Stapedius reflex to electrical stimulation in a patient with cochlear implant. Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology 95: 151-157.

Fifer, R., Stach, B., Jerger, J. (1984). Use of the Minimal Auditory Capabilities Battery in prelingual and post-lingual hearing impaired adults. Ear and Hearing 5: 87-90.

Fifer, R., Jerger, J., Berlin, C., Tobey, E., and Campbell, J. (1983). Development of a dichotic sentence identification (DSI) test for use in hearing impaired adults. Ear and Hearing 4: 300-306.

19. Other works, publications, and abstracts:

Fifer, R. (2006) The Evolution of Reimbursement for Audiology. in (Hosford-Dunn, H., Roeser, R., and Valente, M. eds.) Audiology: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Practice Management, 2nd Edition. New York: Thieme (in press).

Fifer, R. (2006) Coding and Documentation: A Tutorial. Seminars in Hearing. 27 (1); 18-26.

Fifer, R. (1997). Book Review. Hair Cells and Hearing Aids (Berlin, C.I., author). Ear and Hearing. 18: 167.

Fifer, R. and Novak, M. (1991) Letter to the editor: Reply to Kileny et al. American Journal of Otology 12: 350.

Fifer, R. (1986). Book Review: Central Auditory Processing in Children (Willeford and Baugh, authors). Ear and Hearing 7: 413- 414.

20. Other works accepted for publication:

Fifer, R. (2006) Documentation requirements related to reimbursement for audiology services. The ASHA Leader 11(12): 6-7, 30.

Fifer, R. (2006) Everything you wanted to know about CPT codes but didn’t know whom to ask. The Hearing Journal 59: 10-18.

PROFESSIONAL

21. Funded Research Performed:

Green Family Foundation

Use of Auditory Evoked Potentials to Predict Auditory Processing Disorders in

HIV-Positive Children.

Principal Investigator: Robert C. Fifer, Ph.D.

Effective Dates: 8/27/06 – 8/24/07

Direct Costs: $15,000

Florida Legislature / Children’s Medical Service

Tallahassee, Florida

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Pilot Project

Co-principal investigators: F. Joseph Kemker, Ph.D.

Robert C. Fifer, Ph.D.

Effective dates: 7/1/98 – 6/30/99

Direct costs: $242,000

Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

Development of a Test Protocol for Using Distortion Product

Otoacoustic Emissions for Newborn Hearing Screening.

Principal Investigator: Robert C. Fifer, Ph.D.

Effective Dates: 1/1/97 - 10/31/97

Direct Costs: $10,000

NIH/NICHD SBIR II #5 R44 HD23057-03

Automated Behavioral Hearing Testing Device for Infants

Principal investigator: Rebecca Eilers, Ph.D.

Effective dates: 9/1/89 - 8/31/92

Direct costs: $234,817

DOE/NIDRR

Comparing Cochlear Implants and Tactual Vocoders in a Deaf Education Classroom Setting

Principal investigator: Rebecca Eilers, Ph.D.

Effective dates: 6/1/91 - 5/31/94

Direct costs: $284,793

NIH/NICHD SBIR

Fast Tracking Intra-operative EP Monitoring Device

Principal investigator: Ozcan Ozdamar, Ph.D.

Effective dates: 12/20/91 - 6/20/92

Direct Costs: $16,500

Washington Square Health Foundation, Inc.

Chicago, Illinois

Diagnostic Usefulness of the Electrical ABR for Cochlear Implant Candidates

Principal investigator: Robert Fifer, Ph.D.

Effective dates: 10/1/88 - 3/31/90

Direct costs: $11,000

Carle Foundation

Urbana, Illinois

Prediction of Maximum Comfort Levels for Cochlear Implant

Patients Using the Electrically Elicited Stapedius Reflex

Principal investigator: Robert Fifer, Ph.D.

Effective dates: 5/1/89 - 4/30/90

Direct costs: $8,500

22. Editorial Responsibilities:

1993- Editorial Consultant

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

1991- Editorial Consultant

"FLASHA"

1989-1998 Editorial Consultant

"Electroencephalography and Clinical

Neurophysiology"

1988-1996 Editorial Board

"American Journal of Otology"

1984-1986 Editorial Consultant

"Journal of Speech and Hearing Research"

1983- Editorial Consultant

"Ear and Hearing"

23. Professional and Honorary Organizations:

Acoustical Society of America

Member; 1986 to present

Air Force Audiology Association

Member; 1981 to 1987;

Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee; 1984

American Academy of Audiology

Member (Fellow); 1988 to present

American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Associate Member; 1987 to present

American Auditory Society

Member; 1975 to present

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Member; 1975 to present

Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Member; 1987 to present

Florida Academy of Audiology

Member, 2000 to present

Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Member; 1990 to present;

Chair, Audiology Standards Committee; 1991-1993

Vice-President for Clinical / Health Care; 1993 – 1995

Vice-President for Professional Affairs in Audiology; 1996-1998

Vice-President for Governmental Education; 1998-2000

Co-chair, Governmental Education Committee; 2000-2001

President-elect; 2001-2002

President; 2002-2003

Past-President; 2003-2004

President-elect; 2004-2005

President; 2005-2006

Past-President; 2006-present

Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Member; 1986 – 1990

International Society of Audiology

Member, 2002 to present

Miami Area Communication Specialists (MACS)

Member; 1991 to 2003

Military Audiology and Speech Pathology Society

Member; 1978 - 1986

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Member; 1978 - 1987

24. Honors and Awards:

2006 Abraham Lincoln High School Hall of Fame

Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs, Iowa

2005 Fellow

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

2004 Honors of the Association

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

2000 President's Special Recognition Award

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

1998 Clinician of the Year Award

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

1992 President's Special Recognition Award

Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and

Audiologists

1981 U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal for exemplary service

1978 U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal for exemplary service

25. Post-Doctoral Fellowships:

None

26. Other Professional Activities:

2001-present National Internet Chat Room Host

Coding and Reimbursement Course

University of Florida Doctor of Audiology Program

1993 Program Coordinator, Winter Convention

Auditory Rehabilitation

Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Clearwater, Florida

1992- Research Consultant

Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center

United States Air Force

1992 Program Coordinator, Fall Convention

Evaluation and Management of the Balance

Disordered Patient

Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

1991 Session Chairman

American Auditory Society

Kansas City, Missouri

1990- Administrator, Continuing Education Programs

for Audiology and Speech Pathology

University of Miami School of Medicine

Miami, Florida

1989 Session Chairman

Auditory Anatomy and Pathophysiology

American Auditory Society

New Orleans, Louisiana

1989 Member, Program Committee

American Auditory Society Annual Meeting

New Orleans, Louisiana

1988 Session Chairman

New Aspects of Central Auditory Evaluations in Children

Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Convention

Chicago, Illinois

1987-1990 Administrator, Continuing Education Programs for Audiology and Speech Pathology

Carle Clinic Association

Urbana, Illinois

1986 Program Moderator

ABR in Neonates and High Risk Infants

ASHA Annual Convention

Detroit, Michigan

1986 Chairman, Membership Committee

Air Force Audiology Association

1985 Program Moderator

Intraoperative Evoked Potential Monitoring

ASHA Regional Conference

San Antonio, Texas

1977-1978 Consultant in Hearing Conservation

U.S. Navy, PACCOMFLEET

1976-1978 Consultant in Audiology

13th Air Force, PACAF

ADVANCED TRAINING RELATED TO AUDIOLOGY:

1992 Minimed cochlear implant system: Programming,

rehabilitation, and FDA protocol.

Advanced Bionics

Burbank, California

1985 Intracranial and Intraoperative Evoked Potential Monitoring

Instructor: Dr. Aage Moller

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

1983 Extra-cochlear Implant Rehabilitation

3M Corporation

St. Paul, Minnesota

1978 Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Workshop

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

WORKSHOPS AND TEACHING SEMINARS (by invitation):

1. A description of a multi-channel cochlear implant system. Academy of Rehabilitation Audiology. Watts Bar Dam, Tennessee. June 1984.

2. Principles of auditory evoked potential test procedures. University of Puerto Rico

Medical School, San Juan, Puerto Rico. March 1985.

3. Middle latency responses in neonates: Characteristics and applications. Scott

Haug Memorial Symposium. September 1985.

4. Auditory evoked potentials in cases of learning disability. Vth Army Regional

Audiology Conference. San Antonio, Texas. December 1985.

5. Cochlear Implants: State of the art and application for children. Illinois School for

the Deaf Continuing Education Workshop. Jacksonville, Illinois. March 1987.

6. Current perspectives of clinical audiology. Carle Clinic, Urbana, Illinois. September

1987.

a. Intraoperative monitoring

b. Middle and late evoked potentials

c. Assistive listening devices

7. Symposium on central auditory processing. Carle Clinic, Urbana, Illinois. August

1988.

a. Overview of auditory processing problems

b. Preferred auditory processing test battery: Panel discussion

c. Impact of auditory processing problems on audiological

clinical diagnostics

d. What's my lesion?: Panel discussion

e. Assistive listening devices and environmental manipulations

8. Air Force Audiology Association Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts.

November 1988.

a. Auditory processing test battery selection

b. Interaction between peripheral and central sites of lesion

9. Current issues in central auditory processing. Indiana Speech and Hearing

Association. Indianapolis, Indiana. April 1989.

10. Auditory Evoked Potentials: State of the Art. West Virginia Speech and Hearing

Association. Huntington, West Virginia. May 1989.

11. Central auditory processing: Physiology and assessment. West Virginia Speech

and Hearing Association. Huntington, West Virginia. May 1989.

12. Symposium on Electrophysiologic Measurements. Carle Clinic Association,

Urbana, Illinois. August 1989.

a. Historial overview of electrophysiologic techniques

b. MLR in children with LD and ADD

c. Electrocochleography: Electrode design and response configuration

d. Current status of intraoperative monitoring

e. Characteristics of the electrical ABR in normal and hearing impaired listeners

f. Electrophysiological relationships between the ABR, MLR, and VER

measurements

g. Moderator: Practical tips of "how to do it"

h. Summary and closing remarks

13. Update on cochlear implants. Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Chicago, Illinois. February 1990.

14. Auditory anatomy and physiology. Wisconsin Speech-Language-Hearing

Association. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 1990.

15. Advanced concepts of auditory evoked potentials. Wisconsin

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. April 1990.

16. Intermediate/Advanced course in auditory evoked potentials. Dartmouth Medical

School. Hanover, New Hampshire. June1990.

a. Appropriate stimuli for the ABR and MLR

b. Electrocochleography

c. Difficult issues in pediatric ABR

d. ABR interpretation and reading

e. Intraoperative monitoring

f. Clinical concepts of the MLR

17. Introduction to assessment and management of central auditory disorders.

Dartmouth Medical School. Hanover, New Hampshire. June 1990.

a. Dichotic test paradigms

b. Electrophysiological tests

c. Test strategies and batteries

d. Assistive listening devices and educational acoustics

18. An overview of Cochlear Implants (with T.J. Balkany, A. Beiter, and R. Wysocki).

Miami Area Communication Specialists (MACS). Miami, Florida. September 1990.

19. Demystifying Auditory Processing. University of Texas Health Science Center. San

Antonio, Texas. February 1991.

20. Intraoperative monitoring. Otolaryngology Update: 1991. Bal Harbor, Florida.

March 1991.

21. Auditory processing disorders: Removing the mystery and reducing the frustration.

Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Lowell, Massachusetts.

April 1991.

22. Recent advances and diagnostic applications of evoked potentials. Massachusetts

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Lowell, Massachusetts. April 1991.

23. Symposium on Peripheral and Central Factors that Influence Auditory

Rehabilitation. Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami School

of Medicine. January 1992.

a. Central auditory disorders and hearing aids

(with Frank Musiek, Ph.D.)

b. Assistive listening devices

c. Cochlear implant update

24. Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Gainsville, Florida. Chair, panel

discussion: The Aud.D. - Response to David Goldstein, Ph.D. January 1992.

25. Otoacoustic emissions and newborn screening. Symposium on Clinical Testing of

Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions. University of Miami School of Medicine. March

1992.

26. Texas Mental Health/Mental Retardation Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas. May

1992.

a. Auditory anatomy and physiology

b. Objective tests of auditory function.

27. Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Update in Neuroaudiology.

Innisbrook, Florida. May 1992.

a. Auditory physiology: Central and peripheral interactions.

b. Update on infant hearing screening models.

28. Grupo DOI. Course on cochlear implants. Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 1992.

29. El Congresso National de Sordo. Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 1992.

a. Patient selection criteria for cochlear implants.

b. Rehabilitation of the cochlear implant patient.

30. Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

October 1992.

a. Panel discussion: Case presentations.

b. New developments in the area of balance disorders.

31. Florida Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Clearwater Beach, Florida.

January 1993.

a. Non-traditional hearing aid fitting strategies

32. Current Perspectives in Audiology: Pediatrics. Mailman Center for Child

Development. Bal Harbor, Florida. January 1993.

a. An update on infant hearing screening protocols: ABR, otoacoustic

emissions, risk registry.

b. Caveats in fitting hearing aids to infants and young children.

33. Fundacion Otologica Tato. Buenos Aires, Argentina. May 1993

a. Auditory anatomy and physiology

b. Neuromaturational processes and audiological evaluation tools

c. Central auditory processing

d. Infant hearing screening

e. An update on cochlear implants

f. Hearing fitting strategies

g. Electroneuronography

h. Intraoperative monitoring

i. Electrocochleography

j. Advanced application of auditory middle and late responses

34. Florida Language Speech Hearing Association. Tallahassee, Florida. January

1994.

a. Grand rounds in central auditory processing (Case studies).

35. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. National Consensus

Development Conference on Auditory Processing Disorders. Albuquerque, New

Mexico. March 1994.

a. Clinical patterns of children with auditory processing disorders.

36. Fundacion Otologica Tato. Buenos Aires, Argentina. August, 1994.

a. A review of auditory anatomy and physiology

b. Fitting hearing aids in neonates: challenges and limitations.

c. Otoacoustic emissions

d. Future directions for cochlear implants

e. Rehabilitation of hearing impaired children using sensory aids

f. Diagnostic value of auditory tests

g. Selection of the cochlear implant candidate

h. Programming the cochlear implant

37. Central Auditory Processing. The Village of Hope. Department of Pediatrics,

University of Texas Health Science Center. San Antonio, Texas. February, 1995.

38. Using CPT and other objective codes in the professional practice. American

Academy of Audiology. Dallas, Texas. March 1995.

39. Preliminary Findings: Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions for Early Detection

of Hearing Loss in Infants. Children’s Medical Service. Tampa, Florida. April

1996.

40. Hearx Educational Seminar. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. July 1996.

a. Auditory evoked potentials

b. Fitting hearing aids to young infants and children

c. Otoacoustic emissions

d. Behavioral testing (VRA, BOA, etc.) with young children

d. Auditory anatomy and physiology: A review

e. Central auditory processing

f. Cochlear implants: Referral criteria

41. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Annual Convention, Seattle,

Washington. November 1996.

a. Panel presentation: Otoacoustic emissions in newborn hearing screening.

42. Faculdad de Medicina, Marilia, Brazil. May 1997

a. Progress in early identification of hearing loss in infants

b. The role of artificial hearing devices in teaching language: how to maximize

potential benefit

c. Interdisciplinary models in the diagnosis of developmental disorders in

children: practical considerations.

d. Strategies for the intervention of hearing impairment: cochlear implants,

hearing aids, and other assistive devices.

43. Medical Association of the Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. May 1997.

Current strategies on the use of cochlear implants and other devices for the

treatment of deafness.

44. Catholic University, Porto Alegre, Brazil. May 1997.

a. Progress in early identification of hearing loss in infants

b. The role of artificial hearing devices in teaching language: how to maximize

potential benefit

c. Interdisciplinary models in the diagnosis of developmental disorders in

children: practical considerations.

45. Universidad Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil. May 1997.

Audiology update: Identification and intervention of hearing loss and other

auditory disorders.

46. Fundacion Otologica Tato, Buenos Aires, Argentina. May 1997.

a. Audiological Grand Rounds: Presentation and discussion of unusual cases.

b. Progress in early identification of hearing loss in infants

c. The role of artificial hearing devices in teaching language: how to maximize

potential benefit

d. Interdisciplinary models in the diagnosis of developmental disorders in

children: practical considerations.

e. Strategies for the intervention of hearing impairment: cochlear implants,

hearing aids, and other assistive devices.

47. “You should hear what you are missing! A discussion of damage to the ear and its

effects on musicians. Piano Technician’s Guild Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. July 1997.

48. Auditory development and language development. Reunion of Adaptive Parents of

Romanian Orphans (Sponsored by the University of Texas Health Sciences

Center). San Antonio, Texas. August 1997.

49. Florida Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Summer

Seminar. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. August 1997.

a. Appropriate use of CPT and ICD-9 codes.

b. Update on Medicare’s regulations regarding audiology practices.

50. Florida Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Annual

Convention. Marco Island, Florida. May 1998.

a. Governmental Affairs Update: Universal newborn hearing screening, Hearing

aids, Public School Educational Standards.

51. Coalition for the Post-Institutionalized Child. Miami, Florida. June 1998.

a. The Development of Auditory Skills and Language Abilities.

52. United Cerebral Palsy of Miami. Miami, Florida. June 1998.

a. The Effects of Otitis Media on Language Abilities.

53. La Semana Lucha Contra de la Sordera. Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 1998.

a. Early detection of hearing impairment in neonates using evoked potentials

and otoacoustic emissions (presented with Brad A. Stach, Ph.D.).

b. Overview of anatomy and physiology of the auditory system.

c. Early intervention for auditory problems.

d. Diagnostic procedures for central auditory processing evaluations.

e. Round table discussion: Cochlear implants in children.

54. Florida Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists Summer

Audiology Seminar. Sarasota, Florida. August 1998.

a. Pilot project for infant hearing screening (presented with F. Joseph Kemker,

Ph.D.).

55. Congreso Nacional de Otolaryngologia. Tucuman, Argentina. September 1998.

a. Round table discussion: Early detection of hearing loss in infants.

b. Round table discussion: Advantages and limitations of otoacoustic emissions

and auditory evoked potentials.

c. Anatomy and physiology of the auditory system.

d. Auditory and linguistic development in normal and hearing impaired children.

56. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. San Antonio, Texas. November 1998.

a. CPT and ICD-9 coding

57. Stand Up for Children: Infants and Toddlers. Tampa, Florida. April, 1999.

a. What does listening have to do with brain development?

58. Children’s Medical Service Annual Conference. Orlando, Florida. May, 1999.

a. Update on Florida’s Universal Hearing Screening Pilot Project (with F. Joseph Kemker, Ph.D.)

59. American Tinnitus Association. Miami Beach, Florida. May, 1999.

a. An introduction to tinnitus

60. University of Florida. Orlando, Florida. June, 1999.

a. Otoacoustic emissions evaluations in neonates. (With F. Joseph Kemker, Ph.D.)

61. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention. San

Francisco, California. November 1999.

a. Maximizing Reimbursement: Correct Billing and Coding (With Harriet

Klontz, Marilyn Workinger, Ph.D., and Walt Smoski, Ph.D.)

62. Network of Educators of Children With Cochlear Implants: Curriculum Workshop.

Miami, Florida. July 2000.

a. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

63. Palms West Hospital, Loxahatchie, Florida. Training workshop on using

otoacoustic emissions for newborn hearing screening. September 2000.

64. XXVI Congreso Argentino de Otorrinolaringologia. Salta, Argentina. October

2000.

a. Emisiones otoacusticas

b. Diagnostico precoz de hipoacusia

c. Criterios de seleccion para implantes cocleares

65. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention.

Washington, D.C. November 2000.

30. Billing and Coding Tips for Audiologists. (With Walter Smoski, Ph.D., Dianne Meyer, Ph.D., and Steven White, Ph.D.)

31. Difficult diagnostic and counseling cases in pediatric audiology (With Ana Dausa, Au.D.)

66. Florida Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. Winter Audiology Conference. Orlando, Florida. January 2001.

a. Managing Newborns with Hearing Loss: The University of Miami Experience (With Ana Dausa, Au.D.)

b. Case presentations. (With Ana Dausa, AuD.)

67. American Academy of Audiology. San Diego, California. April 2001

a. The Role of the Audiologist in IDEA / Part C (With Ana Dausa, Au.D.

68. Mount Sinai Hospital, Miami, Florida. May 2001.

a. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening.

69. Jornadas Sexagesimo Aniversario del Club Otorrinolaringologico, Buenos Aires,

Argentina. October 2001.

a. Intervencion precoz en la hipoacusia infantil.

b. Mesa Redonda: Implantacion Coclear.

c. Neuropatia auditiva: nuestros conocimientos al dia de hoy.

d. La importancia del sistema auditivo central en el fenomeno de la audicion.

e. Mesa Redonda: Una propuesta de manejo racional para el diagnostico medico – audiologico de las hipoacusias sensorioneurales.

70. Fundacion Otologico Tato, Bariloche, Argentina. El propuesta por screening universal en la poblacion de infantes. October 2001.

71. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. New Orleans, Louisiana. An update in professional coding issues. November 2001.

72. Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. A short course leading to cochlear implantation. December 2001.

a. Auditory anatomy and neurophysiology

b. Central auditory processing of acoustic information

c. Labor intensive risk factors for hearing loss

d. Intervention techniques for early identified hearing impaired infants

e. Candidacy for cochlear implantation for children and adults

73. Easter Seals of Daytona Beach. Daytona Beach, Florida. Medicaid billing and documentation. April 2002.

74. Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Sarasota, Florida. Early development of audition and language. May 2002.

75. Semana Nacional de Lucha Contra la Sordera. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Round Table Presentation: Auditory Neuropathy. July 2002.

76. Universidad Catolica Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 2002.

a. An overview of cochlear electrophysiology

b. Interactions of the central auditory pathways with other systems of the brain.

73. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Atlanta, Georgia. November

2002.

a. An operational foundation for CPT and ICD-9 Codes

b. Audiology coding and reimbursement actions in 2002 (with Steven White,

Ph.D, Walter Smoski, Ph.D., Thomas Rees, Ph.D.)

73. Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Marco Island, Florida. May 2003

a. Amplification fittings in infants and children (with Ana Dausa, AuD.)

b. Audiology grand rounds

74. Bilingual Therapies, Inc. Annual Symposium. Chicago, Illinois. July 2003

a. Early audition, brain development, and bilingual environments

b. Roundtable: Use of bilingual therapy assistants

73. American Speech-Language-Hearing Convention. Chicago Illinois. November

2003

a. An update on CPT coding

b. A seminar on Coding and Billing

73. Masters of Pediatrics: Contemporary and Future Pediatrics. Miami Beach, Florida. Recognition and evaluation of hearing impaired children. January 2004.

74. California Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Long Beach, California. March 2004.

a. A tour of the brain: from sensory reception to linguistic processing

b. Procedural Coding: Hows, whys, and wherefores

75. Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Orlando,

Florida. May 2004.

a. Coding and Reimbursement: The Hows, Whys, and Wherefores.

b. Medical Necessity of SLP Services in SNFs. (with Donna Fitzgerald and

Peter Johnson)

c. Audition, Language, and Information Processing

76. La Semana Lucha Contra de la Sordera. Buenos Aires, Argentina. July 2004.

a. Deteccion Temprana de las hipoacusias

b. Mesa Redonda: Hipoacusias Severas y Profundas del Nino y Del Adulto:

Deteccion y Evaluacion Multidisciplinaria

c. Conferencia: Proceso Auditivo Central y Lenguaje

d. Conferencia: Anatomo-Fisiología de la Via Auditiva

77. Florida Academy of Audiology. Orlando, Florida. August 2004. Florida’s Audiology Assessment Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers: Management of Young Children with Hearing Loss. (With Karen Anderson, Holle Whitaker, Paula Golson, and Fred Rahe).

78. Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 2004. Fundamentals and Current Trends in Coding and Documentation.

79. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. November 2004. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

a. Show Me the Money – Breaking the Reimbursement Code (Part I) (with

Nancy Swigert, StevenWhite, and R. Wayne Holland).

b. Show Me the Money! Breaking the Reimbursement Code II: Audiology (with

Connie Barker, Thomas Rees, Kyle Dennis, and Martin Robinette)

80. Fifer, R. The influence of environmental factors on language development.

Masters of Pediatrics. January 2005. Bal Harbor, Florida.

81. Fifer, R. CPT coding: Let’s get paid! Florida Association of Speech-Language

Pathologists and Audiologists. May 2005. Marco Island, Florida.

82. Fifer, R. Fundamentals of procedural coding, diagnostic coding, and medical

record documentation. Indian Health Service. June 2005. Billings, Montana.

83. Fifer, R. Billing issues, interaction with other professionsals (team approach who should also see these children, why and what they can tell us ! University of Connecticut Annual Central Auditory Processing Symposium. July 2005. Storrs, Connecticut.

84. Hall, J.W. and Fifer, R. Confirmation of infant hearing ability: electrophysiological techniques and interpretation. Florida Academy of Audiology. August 2005. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

85. Fifer, R. Reimbursement, coding, and documentation for the audiologist. Maryland Academy of Audiology. September 2005. Ocean City, Maryland.

86. Fifer, R. Diagnosing hearing loss and intervention options. Masters of Pediatrics. January 2006. Bal Harbor, Florida.

87. Fifer, R. Fundamentals of coding, documentation, and reimbursement. Indian Health Service. Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 2006.

88. Fifer, R. 2006 update on CPT coding changes and issues. Audiology Online Web Seminar. May 2006.

89. Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. Orlando, Florida. May 2006.

a. Reimbursement panel and roundtable discussions (with Stacie Rubin-Smith and Candace de Haven)

b. Central auditory and linguistic interactions in bilingualism

c. Review and update of CPT and ICD-9 coding and documentation

d. Leadership through advocacy involvement

90. Fifer, R. Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas. August 2006.

a. A tour of the brain: anatomy and physiology, auditory processing, linguistic processing, and bilingualism.

b. Procedure and diagnostic coding update for 2006.

91. Fifer, R. Money, Money, Money. Coding and reimbursement. Council of State Association Presidents Teleconference. August 2006.

MAJOR SCIENTIFIC PAPER PRESENTATIONS:

(Meetings and Symposia; abstracts of these presentations have also been published):

1. Fifer, R. Auditory dysfunction rendering the appearance of nonorganic hearing loss. Society of Air Force Surgeons. San Antonio, Texas. April 1979.

2. Fifer, R. An unusual case of nonorganic hearing loss. Texas

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Ft. worth, Texas. March 1981.

3. Fifer, R. Residual cochlear function in neomycin toxicity - a case report. Texas

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Ft. Worth, Texas. March 1981.

4. Fifer, R. and Shadowens, M. Use of ABR in neurotology. Texas

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Ft. Worth, Texas. March 1981.

5. Fifer, R., Jerger, J., Berlin, C., and Cullen, J. A dichotic sentence identification test

for use in hearing impaired subjects. Association for Research in Otolaryngology - Mid-Winter Meeting. St. Petersburg, Florida. January 1983.

6. Fifer, R., Stach, B., and Jerger, J. New perspectives in audiology. Texas

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dallas, Texas. March 1983.

7. Yellin, M.W., Jerger, J., and Fifer, R. Norms for disproportionately poor speech

intelligibility. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 1983.

8. Fifer, R., Stach, B., and Jerger, J. An overview of objective audiometry. Texas

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Houston, Texas. March 1984.

9. Fifer, R., Jerger, J., and Null, D. The effect of rate on the MLR and HRD in

neonates. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. San Francisco, California. November 1984.

10. Fifer, R., and Greenwood, J. The importance of diagnostic and habilitative

audiology. Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Corpus Christi, Texas. April 1985.

11. Greenwood, J., Newton, L., Fifer, R., et al. Special case management. A panel

discussion. Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Corpus Christi, Texas. April 1985.

12. Fifer, R., Jerger, J., and Null, D. Low-frequency threshold prediction in neonates.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Washington, D.C. November

1985.

13. Fifer, R. and Cargo, E. Auditory evoked potentials:Implications and directions.

Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Ft. Worth, Texas. March 1987.

14. Fifer, R. and Jerger, J. Auditory middle latency response in neonates. XIX

International Congress of Electric Response Audiometry. Charlottesville, Virginia.

August 1987.

15. Fifer, R., and Novak, M. Characteristics of the electrical auditory brainstem

response. XIX International Congress of Electric Response Audiometry.

Charlottesville, Virginia. August 1987.

16. Fifer, R., and Novak, M. Intraoperative electrical ABR in a case of meningitis with

ossificans. American Auditory Society. Chicago, Illinois. September 1987.

17. Fifer, R. Current directions of evoked potential applications. Illinois

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Chicago, Illinois. February 1988.

18. Novak, M., Fifer, R., Firszt, J., Seitzinger, J., Novak, D. Overview of a pediatric

cochlear implant program. Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Chicago, Illinois. February 1988.

19. Novak, M., and Fifer, R. A new indication for bone conduction ABR. American

Auditory Society. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1988.

20. Fifer, R. and Novak, M. An update on the characteristics of the electrical ABR.

American Auditory Society. Boston, Massachusetts. November 1988.

21. Fifer, R. Active electrode placement for the auditory middle latency response.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Boston, Massachusetts.

November 1988.

22. Fifer, R. Interaction between peripheral and central auditory function. Illinois

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Chicago, Illinois. February 1989.

23. Novak, M., Balkany, T., Miyamoto, R., Fifer, R., and Firszt, J. Cochlear implantation

in the patient with inner ear malformation. American Neurotology Society. San

Francisco, California. April 1989.

24. Novak, M., Fifer, R., Barkmeier, J., and Firszt, J. Labyrinthine ossification after

meningitis: Its implications for cochlear implantation. American Neurotology

Society. San Francisco, California. April 1989.

25. Fifer, R., and Novak, M. The electrical auditory brainstem response (EABR)

evaluates auditory nerve survival. The Triologic Society. San Francisco, California. April 1989.

26. Fifer, R. The influence of linked positive electrodes on ECoG recordings. American

Auditory Society. New Orleans, Louisiana. September 1989.

27. Firszt, J., Zimmerman-Phillips, S., Fifer, R., Kileny, P. The influence of etiology on

pediatric cochlear implant performance. American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association. St. Louis, Missouri. November 1989.

28. Fifer, R., Novak, M. The EABR as a predictor of auditory nerve survival in humans. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. St. Louis, Missouri. November

1989.

29. Fifer, R. On the interaction between central and peripheral auditory processes.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. St. Louis, Missouri. November

1989.

30. Fifer, R. Linked active electrodes enhance ECoG amplitudes. American

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. St. Louis, Missouri. November 1989.

31. Fifer, R. Physiological factors influencing auditory amplification. Illinois

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Chicago, Illinois. February 1990.

32. Fifer, R., Novak, M. A new electrode design for Electrocochleography. American

Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. San Diego, California.

September 1990.

33. Fifer, R., Novak, M., Miller, J., Kileny, P., and Shallop, J. Electrical Evoked

Potentials: Principles and Procedural variables. American Speech-Language-

Hearing Association. Seattle, Washington. November 1990.

34. Fifer, R., Allen, S. Foundations of intraoperative monitoring. Florida Speech-

Language-Hearing Association. St. Petersburg, Florida. May 1991.

35. Fifer R. Hearing handicap from the anatomical and physiological viewpoint. Florida

Speech-Language-Hearing Association. St. Petersburg, Florida. May 1991.

36. Fifer R. Developmental aspects of auditory processing. Miami Area

Communication Specialists. Short Course. Miami, Florida. July 1991.

37. Fifer R, Johnson C. Auditory processing disorders from the developmental and

medical perspectives. Short Course. American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association. Atlanta, Georgia. November 1991.

38. Fifer R, Lamb L. An update on the status of infant hearing screening. Mimiseminar. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. San Antonio, Texas. November

1992.

39. Fifer R, Johnson C, Urbano T, Mahecha N, Thompson N. Development and

application of interdisciplinary teams. American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 1994

40. Mahecha NR, Gibbons M, Fifer R, de la Paz A. Recruiting, retaining, and

reinforcing our minority students and professionals. Florida Association of Speech-

Language Pathologists and Audiologists. St. Petersberg, Florida. May 1995.

41. Fifer R, Dausa A. Clinical utility of otoacoustic emissions for newborn hearing

screening. 2nd International Symposium on Early Detection and Management of

Hearing Loss in Infants. University of Iowa. June 1996.

42. Fifer, R. Practical aspects of pediatric audiology. Short course at the annual

meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

San Francisco, California. September 1997.

43. Fifer, R. Brain development: Influence of external stimulation. One Voice for

Children Conference. Tampa, Florida. July 1998

44. Fifer, R., Dausa, A., Lester, A. Difficult to Test Children: A Multiple Procedure

Approach. American Academy of Audiology. Chicago, Illinois. March 2000.

45. Fifer, R. Professional Perspectives of Multidisciplinary and Multicultural Practice

Settings. American Academy of Audiology. Chicago, Illinois. March 2000

46.. Fifer, R., Dausa, A. Pediatric Audiology: Difficult Diagnostic and Counseling

Scenarios. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention.

Washington, D.C. November 2000.

47. Fifer, R., de la Paz, A., Robinson, T. Operational Aspects of Interdisciplinary

Teams in Multicultural Environments. American Speech-Language-Hearing

Association Annual Convention. Washington, D.C. November 2000.

48. Fifer, R., Dausa, A. IDEA, Part C, UNHS, & Audiology. American Academy of

Audiology Annual Convention. San Diego, California. April 2001.

49. Rahe, F., Doyle, L., Fifer, R. Grand Rounds in Forensic Audiology. Florida

Academy of Audiology. Safety Harbor, FL. August 2001.

50. Fifer, R., Dausa, A. An update in I.D.E.A. and entitlements for audiologists.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. New Orleans, Louisiana.

November 2001.

51. Fifer, R., Dausa, A. Unbiased counseling in a multicultural society. American

Academy of Audiology. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2002.

52. Swigert, N., Fifer, R., Barker, C., Bouchard, K., Dennis, K., Cornett, B., Henri, B., Holland, W., Nikjeh, D., Robinette, M., White, S. Deciphering the code: CPT codes and reimbursement, Part I. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. San Diego, California. November 2005.

53. Fifer, R., Dennis, K., Barker, C., Bouchard, K., Robinette, M., White, S. Deciphering the code, Part II: Audiology documentation (breakout). American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. San Diego, California. November 2005.

Teaching

27. Teaching awards received: None

28. Teaching Specialization:

Auditory Processing

Our Lady of the Lake University; 1985

Auditory Rehabilitation

Our Lady of the Lake University; 1986

1998 - 2001 University of Florida

Site Facilitator (Southeast Florida)

Aud.D. Distance Learning Program

2002- Video lecturer: Coding and Documentation

University of Florida

Doctor of Audiology Training Program

29. Thesis and dissertation advising:

(Committee Co-Chair)

Aliette Alfano

Influence of hearing loss levels on the development of reading abilities

Department of Education

April 2005 to present

(Committee Co-Chair)

Joy Galliford

Effects of Early Music Exposure on Linguistic and Non-Linguistic Development

Department of Music

July 2001 to May 2003

(Committee member)

Rafael Delgado

Automated scoring of ABR waveforms.

Department of Engineering

April 1993

(Committee member)

Ravi Kupperaj

Fiberoptic transmission and isolation bioamplifier

system.

Department of Engineering

August 1991

(Committee member)

Linda Fishman

Comparison of phonemic repetoire for auditory versus

auditory plus vibrotactile groups of hearing impaired

children.

Department of Psychology

April 1991

Post-doctoral student supervision

Lloyd Lamb, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Communication Disorders

University of New Mexico

January 1992 - April 1992

30. University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities

2000- Member, Training Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

2000- Member, Legislative and Advocacy Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

2000- Member, Clinical Services Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

1994-1998 Member, Managed Care Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

1994-1998 Chair, Service Development Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

1994 Chair, Brochure Development Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

1994 Chair, Search Committee: Director of Speech-Language Pathology

Mailman Center for Child Development

1993-1994 Committee Member: Core Curriculum Revision Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

1992 Committee Member: Esprit de Corps Committee

Mailman Center for Child Development

1992 Monitor: Health and Human Services Board

Health and Rehabilitative Services

State of Florida

31. Community Activities

Sunset Church of Christ, Miami, Florida

Teacher

Song leader

Vice-President, Board of Trustees

Deaf Services Bureau of Dade County

September 2001 to 2002

President, Board of Trustees

Deaf Services Bureau of Dade County

September 2002 to present

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