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AuD
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April Dolan
AuD, CCC-A
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AuD, CCC-A
Director, CEU Administration

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PhD
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MS
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BS
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AuD
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CLSSBB, CMP, CLP
Continuing Education Producer
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AudiologyOnline instructors and guest editors are skilled clinicians and industry leaders whose courses consistently receive top ratings from our members.

Dr. Mindy Eaves is Chair and Program Director of the School of Social Work at Kentucky State University, Kentucky’s only public HBCU, a Whitney M. Young Scholar, Advisory Board Member of Continued, consultant for the Wellness Group ETC, co-editor of The A to Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and other Helping Professionals, (Grise-Owens, Miller, & Eaves, 2016, Eds.) Dr. Eaves has over 17 years of experience in the areas of ombudsing, leadership, administration, education, child welfare, community mental health, and advocacy.
Dr. Eaves’ passion is equity, teaching and sustainability of social workers with specific attention to disparity, blackness, identity, cultural inclusivity, and practicing radical self-care as a guiding principle. During warm climate, Dr. Eaves rejuvenates in nature by cultivating her sun and shade gardens, cycling and walking in Louisville’s expansive park system, or just reading and lounging by the rivulet. During colder months, Dr. Eaves enjoys quiet time at home with her family and close friends. For the culture and greater good, Dr. Eaves is a political enthusiast and regularly volunteers to support democracy.
Dr. Eaves is a Kentucky Board Certified Social Worker and proud graduate of the University of St. Thomas DSW program where teaching is practice. Additionally, she graduated with a MSW from Spalding University and BA in Sociology with Certificates in Pan African Studies and Criminal Justice Administration from the University of Louisville.
Dr. Eaves is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. and Phi Alpha Honor Society. She is a past recipient of the Cabinet for Health & Families Award for Excellence and Social Worker of the Year and Kentucky Court of Justice KLEO Award.

Edward Garcia, AuD, is an Assistant Professor in the Speech-Language Pathology department at Long Beach State University. Dr. Garcia is an Audiologist who has been teaching audiology-related courses at Long Beach State since 2001. His area of specialty is diagnostic audiological and providing services to linguistically diverse clients of all ages. His current interests include investigating the link between untreated hearing loss and cognitive decline and how it relates to social isolation and hearing health disparities in the Latinx populations. He is a bilingual, licensed audiologist and has been in private practice for 30 years.

Elizabeth Musgrave, AuD is a clinical audiologist at Hearts for Hearing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she works primarily with the pediatric population, but also works with adult cochlear implant recipients. Dr. Musgrave specializes in infant electrophysiology with the goal of early identification and intervention. Dr. Musgrave graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Texas Woman’s University in 2009 and obtained her Doctorate in Audiology from the University of North Texas in 2014. Dr. Musgrave’s special interests include cortical auditory evoked potentials as well as assessing and supporting children with complex medical needs.