In continuing with the interview series, I had the opportunity to speak with Carolyn Pinkerton, AuD, about working with a major manufacturer, private practice, audiology students, and the profession itself. Dr. Pinkerton is by title an Education and Training Audiologist for Starkey, joining the company in June 2012. She recently earned her ...

A century ago this weekend, on March 3, 1913, 5,000 women marched in front of the Capitol demanding the right to vote. According to The Library of Congress, it was the first civil rights parade to hit the streets of Washington. Despite the history-making event, it took another 7 years for the 19th amendment to pass on Aug. 26, 1920, finally ...

Continuing my series from 2012, I'm going to use the blog to interview a variety of individuals in audiology, ranging from newly minted AuDs, grizzled veterans, and first-year students. The purpose of the interview series is to, of course, offer fresh perspective outside of my own ramblings. The questions will be unique for each participant based ...

For the next few weeks leading up to 2013, I'm going to use the blog to interview a variety of individuals in audiology, ranging from newly minted AuDs, grizzled veterans, and first-year students. The purpose of the interview series is to, of course, offer fresh perspective outside of my own ramblings. The questions will be unique for each ...

For the next few weeks leading up to 2013, I'm going to use the blog to interview a variety of individuals in audiology, ranging from newly minted AuDs, grizzled veterans, and first year students. The purpose of the interview series is to, of course, offer fresh perspective outside of my own ramblings. The questions will be unique for each ...

Life as a 4th-year student working full-time, contending with remaining course work, preparing for an exam, maintaining a weekly blog, Lakers, being a husband, running a website, etc. (you get the idea), can be hectic and requisite of careful daily planning and time management skills. Regardless, I still try to make time to read audiology-related ...

Speaking with ADVANCE at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's (ASHA) annual meeting in Atlanta, outgoing ASHA president Shelly Chabon, PhD, CCC-SLP, said 2012 was a strong year for building relationships with audiology groups like American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA).  For example, the ...

In the past year, surveys conducted by Forbes magazine, The Wall Street Journal and MONEY magazine have all found the same thing: it's great to be an audiologist. Audiologists across the country all tout factors like great work environment, low stress, lots of growth and great pay as reasons why they're happy they chose their profession. At ...

Per my usual Friday routine, I drove to the bank today to deposit my paychecks. I have accounts with two banks, one I use for day-to-day budget and the other serving to chip away at student loans. I can proudly say that the latter has been put to substantial use since early summer, which somewhat eases the all-too-familiar graduate student feeling ...

The theme of this week is new, out of the ordinary experiences. Today, I attended a career service/employment fair on behalf of my practicum site along with two staff members. At first glance, it seemed like an odd venture, but there were multiple reasons for setting up a booth. First, the clinic has been steadily building a relationship with ...