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Date:
February 15, 2023
Time:
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

This special event will provide audiology students with an opportunity to receive helpful tips and information about interviewing from a panel of professional audiologists. Students will be able to submit questions to the panel via the registration process prior to the live event. Questions will also be welcomed during the session.

Scroll to the bottom to access additional resources covering interviewing skills for jobs and externships.

Hosts

Amanda Brown, BA
Michigan SAA State Ambassador

Amanda Brown is a second-year AuD student at Central Michigan University (CMU) and serves as the 2022-2023 Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) Michigan State Ambassador. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder. In addition to serving as the Michigan State Ambassador, she currently serves as vice president of Central Michigan University SAA Chapter. She is currently researching with Dr. Yunfang Zheng at CMU on combined effects of high frequency hearing loss, fitting formula, and venting on real ear sound level and patient perception. Her primary interests include pediatric vestibular, electrophysiology, and hearing aids.

Rachel Fryatt, AuD
Clinical Audiologist

Michigan Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Audiology
Michigan SAA State Ambassador Mentor

Rachel Fryatt, AuD is a clinical audiologist at Michigan Medicine, specializing in implantable devices and hearing aids. She received her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University, her masters and audiology doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, and she completed her externship at the University of Miami.

Dr. Fryatt also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Mississippi University for Women. She currently serves as the SAA State Ambassador mentor and is on the board of directors for the Michigan Audiology Coalition. She is also on two committees with the American Academy of Audiology.

Panelists

Gyl Kasewurm, AuD
Owner, Dr Kasewurm’s Professional Hearing Services

Gyl Kasewurm, AuD has owned and operated Professional Hearing Services (PHS) in Saint Joseph, Michigan for many years. The practice is known as a benchmark for the patient experience across the country. Dr Kasewurm has a Master’s Degree from Western Michigan University and went on to receive her Doctorate in Audiology from Central Michigan University. Dr. Kasewurm served on the Executive Board of the American Academy of Audiology for five years and is a Past President of the Michigan Academy of Audiology.

Dr. Kasewurm has earned many awards and honors including a Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology but is most proud of the Leadership Award that was bestowed upon her by her local Chamber of Commerce. She was also recently honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by the Health and Human Services Department at Western Michigan University, an honor only bestowed on 98 of 17,000 graduates. Dr. Kasewurm is a well-known author and sought after speaker and prides herself on her advice on taking a practice from Fine to Fabulous!


Crystal Pitts, AuD
Audiologist, Externship Coordinator

Michigan Medicine

Crystal Pitts, AuD is a clinical audiologist at Michigan Medicine, specializing in the areas of electrophysiology, intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, and vestibular assessments. She has an interest in supervising and mentoring audiology doctoral students and has co-coordinated the externship program at Michigan Medicine since 2010. She is a Certificate Holder – Audiology Preceptor (CH-AP) from the American Board of Audiology.

Dr. Pitts has also previously held positions within the Michigan Audiology Coalition (MAC) Conference Planning committee and was elected as a MAC member-at-large from 2016 to 2022. She is currently a member of the MAC Student Outreach committee and co-coordinated the annual Michigan Student Leaders in Audiology Meeting since 2018.


Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD
Head of Audiology

Oticon, Inc.
President, American Academy of Audiology

Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD is the Head of Audiology at Oticon, Inc. She previously spent a decade at the Henry Ford Medical Group as a Senior Staff Clinical Audiologist and Research Coordinator of the Division of Audiology at Henry Ford Hospital and as the Clinical Educational Coordinator of the AuD program at Wayne State University.

Dr. Ramachandran is currently the President of the American Academy of Audiology. She has also served as President of the Michigan Academy of Audiology and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education. Dr. Ramachandran is a co-author of three textbooks and numerous articles and book chapters. She currently serves on the Audiology Editorial Board of Plural Publishing, Inc. Dr. Ramachandran earned her BSW, MSW, AuD, and PhD from Wayne State University. She studied Instructional Systems Development at the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. She completed her certificate program in Animal Audiology at the University of Northern Colorado. She is a Certificate Holder – Audiology Preceptor (CH-AP) from the American Board of Audiology.


Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD
Interim Director, Children’s Hearing Program

University of Miami

Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD is an assistant professor and a clinical audiologist at the University of Miami Ear Institute. She received her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Florida. Dr. Sanchez works as a bilingual pediatric audiologist and serves as the Interim Director of the Children’s Hearing Program at the Ear Institute. Her clinical specializations include pediatric cochlear implants, diagnostics, hearing aids, and bone anchored devices.

In addition to her clinical scope of practice, Dr. Sanchez serves as an educational audiologist at the UM Debbie School within their Auditory Oral program. Additionally, she works with the local children’s hospital in serving as the pediatric audiology representative for their multi-disciplinary craniofacial team. Dr. Sanchez was awarded the Gail Gegg Rosenberg Award for excellent service and contributions towards advancing the field of pediatric audiology. Dr. Sanchez has presented nationally and internationally on improving the scope and field of pediatric audiology to reflect better diverse patient care.

 

Gail Whitelaw, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinic Director

The Ohio State University

Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her clinical interests are in pediatric audiology, auditory processing issues in both children and adults, tinnitus and sound tolerance issues, and professional leadership. She provides direct patient care and is a preceptor to Doctor of Audiology (AuD) students at Ohio State. She is also the audiology faculty member on the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Disabilities (LEND) grant, a Maternal and Child Health training grant.

Dr. Whitelaw is a past-president of the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology. She currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer on the Accreditation Council for Audiology Education (ACAE) and serves on the Academy’s Honors and Awards Committee and the Nomination Recruitment Committee. Outside of her professional interests, she does Improv comedy and is always looking for opportunities to combine her love of audiology with her love of improv!

Resources

Details

Date:
February 15, 2023
Time:
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

This special event will provide audiology students with an opportunity to receive helpful tips and information about interviewing from a panel of professional audiologists. Students will be able to submit questions to the panel via the registration process prior to the live event. Questions will also be welcomed during the session.

Scroll to the bottom to access additional resources covering interviewing skills for jobs and externships.

Hosts

Amanda Brown, BA
Michigan SAA State Ambassador

Amanda Brown is a second-year AuD student at Central Michigan University (CMU) and serves as the 2022-2023 Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) Michigan State Ambassador. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado Boulder. In addition to serving as the Michigan State Ambassador, she currently serves as vice president of Central Michigan University SAA Chapter. She is currently researching with Dr. Yunfang Zheng at CMU on combined effects of high frequency hearing loss, fitting formula, and venting on real ear sound level and patient perception. Her primary interests include pediatric vestibular, electrophysiology, and hearing aids.

Rachel Fryatt, AuD
Clinical Audiologist

Michigan Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Audiology
Michigan SAA State Ambassador Mentor

Rachel Fryatt, AuD is a clinical audiologist at Michigan Medicine, specializing in implantable devices and hearing aids. She received her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University, her masters and audiology doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh, and she completed her externship at the University of Miami.

Dr. Fryatt also teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at Mississippi University for Women. She currently serves as the SAA State Ambassador mentor and is on the board of directors for the Michigan Audiology Coalition. She is also on two committees with the American Academy of Audiology.

Panelists

Gyl Kasewurm, AuD
Owner, Dr Kasewurm’s Professional Hearing Services

Gyl Kasewurm, AuD has owned and operated Professional Hearing Services (PHS) in Saint Joseph, Michigan for many years. The practice is known as a benchmark for the patient experience across the country. Dr Kasewurm has a Master’s Degree from Western Michigan University and went on to receive her Doctorate in Audiology from Central Michigan University. Dr. Kasewurm served on the Executive Board of the American Academy of Audiology for five years and is a Past President of the Michigan Academy of Audiology.

Dr. Kasewurm has earned many awards and honors including a Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Audiology but is most proud of the Leadership Award that was bestowed upon her by her local Chamber of Commerce. She was also recently honored as a Distinguished Alumnus by the Health and Human Services Department at Western Michigan University, an honor only bestowed on 98 of 17,000 graduates. Dr. Kasewurm is a well-known author and sought after speaker and prides herself on her advice on taking a practice from Fine to Fabulous!


Crystal Pitts, AuD
Audiologist, Externship Coordinator

Michigan Medicine

Crystal Pitts, AuD is a clinical audiologist at Michigan Medicine, specializing in the areas of electrophysiology, intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring, and vestibular assessments. She has an interest in supervising and mentoring audiology doctoral students and has co-coordinated the externship program at Michigan Medicine since 2010. She is a Certificate Holder – Audiology Preceptor (CH-AP) from the American Board of Audiology.

Dr. Pitts has also previously held positions within the Michigan Audiology Coalition (MAC) Conference Planning committee and was elected as a MAC member-at-large from 2016 to 2022. She is currently a member of the MAC Student Outreach committee and co-coordinated the annual Michigan Student Leaders in Audiology Meeting since 2018.


Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD
Head of Audiology

Oticon, Inc.
President, American Academy of Audiology

Virginia Ramachandran, AuD, PhD is the Head of Audiology at Oticon, Inc. She previously spent a decade at the Henry Ford Medical Group as a Senior Staff Clinical Audiologist and Research Coordinator of the Division of Audiology at Henry Ford Hospital and as the Clinical Educational Coordinator of the AuD program at Wayne State University.

Dr. Ramachandran is currently the President of the American Academy of Audiology. She has also served as President of the Michigan Academy of Audiology and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education. Dr. Ramachandran is a co-author of three textbooks and numerous articles and book chapters. She currently serves on the Audiology Editorial Board of Plural Publishing, Inc. Dr. Ramachandran earned her BSW, MSW, AuD, and PhD from Wayne State University. She studied Instructional Systems Development at the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. She completed her certificate program in Animal Audiology at the University of Northern Colorado. She is a Certificate Holder – Audiology Preceptor (CH-AP) from the American Board of Audiology.


Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD
Interim Director, Children’s Hearing Program

University of Miami

Chrisanda Sanchez, AuD is an assistant professor and a clinical audiologist at the University of Miami Ear Institute. She received her Bachelor of Science and Doctorate of Audiology from the University of Florida. Dr. Sanchez works as a bilingual pediatric audiologist and serves as the Interim Director of the Children’s Hearing Program at the Ear Institute. Her clinical specializations include pediatric cochlear implants, diagnostics, hearing aids, and bone anchored devices.

In addition to her clinical scope of practice, Dr. Sanchez serves as an educational audiologist at the UM Debbie School within their Auditory Oral program. Additionally, she works with the local children’s hospital in serving as the pediatric audiology representative for their multi-disciplinary craniofacial team. Dr. Sanchez was awarded the Gail Gegg Rosenberg Award for excellent service and contributions towards advancing the field of pediatric audiology. Dr. Sanchez has presented nationally and internationally on improving the scope and field of pediatric audiology to reflect better diverse patient care.

 

Gail Whitelaw, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinic Director

The Ohio State University

Gail M. Whitelaw, PhD, is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Her clinical interests are in pediatric audiology, auditory processing issues in both children and adults, tinnitus and sound tolerance issues, and professional leadership. She provides direct patient care and is a preceptor to Doctor of Audiology (AuD) students at Ohio State. She is also the audiology faculty member on the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Disabilities (LEND) grant, a Maternal and Child Health training grant.

Dr. Whitelaw is a past-president of the American Academy of Audiology and the Ohio Academy of Audiology. She currently serves as the Secretary-Treasurer on the Accreditation Council for Audiology Education (ACAE) and serves on the Academy’s Honors and Awards Committee and the Nomination Recruitment Committee. Outside of her professional interests, she does Improv comedy and is always looking for opportunities to combine her love of audiology with her love of improv!

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