2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
DUKE ENERGY CONVENTION CENTER
Barriers to Audiologic Care in South Dakota: 5 Years After Teleaudiology
300
- The participant will be able to identify barriers to audiologic care in a rural state.
- The participant will be able to identify how teleaudiology services are able to address and reduce barriers to audiologic care in a rural state.
- The participant will be able to identify and describe the utility of teleaudiology for infant hearing assessment.
Poster:
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Presenter: Callie Niemann
Callie Niemann, BS, is a third year Doctor of Audiology student at the University of South Dakota. She received her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2020. She currently serves as the SD Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) graduate research assistant through a Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) grant.
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• Receives Other financial benefit for Other activities from Graduate assistant at the University of South Dakota funded through HRSA Grant.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Shelby Hintze Jepperson currently serves as an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of South Dakota's School of Health Sciences, Master of Public Health program. She holds a Master of Public Health degree, is certified in public health, and is a Ph.D. candidate in Health Sciences. She has worked on South Dakota EHDI projects as part of the SD EHDI Collaborative since 2017 and currently serves as the Project Director of the HRSA EHDI grant for South Dakota.
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No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Jessica J. Messersmith, Ph.D., CCC-A, is Associate Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Dakota. An audiologist by training, her work has focused on improving outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of hearing, with particular emphasis on early hearing detection and intervention, cochlear implants, and access to high-quality services in rural and underserved communities. She serves on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. She is a recipient of the American Academy of Audiology’s Marion Downs Pediatric Audiology Award and a Jerger Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology.
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Alyssa Baselt, B.S., is a first year Doctor of Audiology student at the University of South Dakota. She received her undergraduate degree in Communications Sciences and Disorders from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. She currenty serves as the SD Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) student worker through a Heath Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) grant.
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