Perspectives Winter/Spring 2018

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 25 IN JULY, Katharine Fitzharris, Au.D., Ph.D., M.S., joined the Department of Audiology faculty as an assistant professor. She received her Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her Master of Science in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas, and her Doctor of Audiology degree from the University of Louisville. After earning her Au.D., Fitzharris completed her polytrauma/traumatic brain injury advanced clinical research fellowship at the Boston VA Healthcare System. The Polytrauma Clinic was an interprofessional evaluation team composed of physiatry, optometry, neuropsychology, audiology, and social work, which as- sessed veterans who incurred traumatic brain injuries during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. During her fellowship training, Fitzharris developed clinical testing protocols, including a central auditory processing battery, and investigated peripheral and central auditory function of blast-exposed veterans utilizing behavioral and electrophysiological techniques. Fitzharris is a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She is a processing editor for the International Journal of Audiology and sat on several volunteer committees for the American Academy of Audiology. Her research interests include auditory cognitive neuroscience, behavioral and physiological measures of listening effort, electrophysiology, and the evaluation and treatment of auditory processing disorders. As a member of the NSU Doctor of Audiology Program faculty, Fitzharris’s responsibilities include clinical precepting, teaching, and conducting research. She is teaching the courses Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory/Vestibular Mechanisms, Electrophysiology I and II, Introduction to Auditory Processing Evaluation and Treatment, Psychoacoustics and Speech Perception, and Research Methods I and II. ● New Faculty Member Joins Audiology Team By Erica Friedland, Au.D., Chair and Associate Professor of Audiology Katharine Fitzharris