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Our Team
The robust AudiologyOnline course library is developed and overseen by an experienced team of audiologists and industry professionals.
Carolyn Smaka
AuD
Director of Content Strategy
April Dolan
AuD, CCC-A
CEU Administrator
Joanne Slater
AuD, CCC-A
Director, CEU Administration
Gus Mueller
PhD
Contributing Editor
Anna Smith
MS
Sr. Continuing Education Manager
Melissa Freund
BS
Sr. Continuing Education Manager
Kimberly Rojas
CLSSBB, CMP, CLP
Continuing Education Producer
Featured Presenters
AudiologyOnline instructors and guest editors are skilled clinicians and industry leaders whose courses consistently receive top ratings from our members.
Melissa Ferrello is a Senior Audiologist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her areas of clinical practice including cochlear implant evaluation and programming, fitting and management of hearing technology, and electrophysiologic testing. Melissa is currently the chair of the AAA Ethical Practices committee.
Dr. Chad Gladden is the Audiology Telehealth Coordinator for the VA Audiology and Speech Pathology National Program Office. He is a national spokesperson for the advancement of teleaudiology and serves on numerous national committees dealing with connected care within the VA. Dr. Gladden has authored articles and presented nationally on ways to get started in teleaudiology and has served as a master preceptor to beginning teleaudiology practitioners. He has a strong commitment to advancing telehealth and connected care and preparing staff for involvement in this important service to Veterans.
Haley Kuck is an audiology graduate student at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Oklahoma in 2019. She is a 2021 graduate of the Oklahoma Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program. She is passionate about partnering with patients and their families to ensure they receive the highest quality hearing healthcare.