I hold a doctorate in audiology (AuD) from the University of South Dakota and currently serve as a clinical assistant professor of audiology at the University of North Dakota. In my current role, I teach foundational audiology courses for undergraduate students and see patients in the in-house university clinic. I also get the pleasure of teaching and advising our speech-language pathology students.
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