James Dean Au.D. 5140 W. Trails End Rd Tucson, AZ (520-626- 0111 jdean1@email.arizona.edu EDUCATION: Doctor of Audiology. April 2002. Arizona School of Health Sciences, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mesa, AZ. Master of Science in Audiology. 1983 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Master of Education for the Deaf. 1980 Smith College, Northampton MA. Bachelor of Arts, British History. 1977 University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. CERTIFICATION: Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology. American Speech, Language and Hearing Association. State of Maine Audiology License, Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology # AP294 State of Arizona Dispensing Audiology License # DA 1415 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Maine Academy of Audiology American Speech, Language and Hearing Association American Auditory Society American Academy of Audiology Association of University Centers for Disabilities PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 01-2010 to the present: Core Faculty (Audiology),member Curriculum Committee and member of Program Management Committee, Arizona Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other Disorders (AZ- LEND) program. 08-2009- present: Senior Lecturer in Audiology. Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Over 14 years of didactic and clinical instruction in audiology. Current courses taught within the department include: Pediatric Audiology, Hearing Health and Society, Acoustics and Educational Audiology. Also a frequent guest lecturer in the areas of pediatric audiologic assessment and (re) habilitation 01-2009 present: Pediatric Audiologist, Department of Outpatient Therapies, Tucson Medical Center, Tucson, AZ 06-2007- 06-2009: Clinical Audiologist, Audiology and Hearing Aid Services, Waterville, ME.
11-2007 to 10-2009: Consulting Audiologist State of Maine Newborn Hearing Program, Department of Children with Special Health Needs, Public, Center for Disease Control, Augusta ME 11-2006- 06-2007: Assistant Professor and Clinic Instructor, Missouri State University, Springfield MO. 08-2005 to 10-2006: Consulting Audiologist. Principle contributor to Understanding Hearing Loss online course for National University in La Jolla, California distance learning program. Also providing peer review of online courses in early detection of hearing and early intervention (EHDI) and aural habilitation. Per- Diem clinical audiologist in Maine and Arizona. 09-2001 to 08-2005: Pediatric Audiologist, Mid- Coast Speech and Hearing Center, Penobscot Bay Medical Center, 6 Glen Cove Drive, Rockport, ME. 09-1996 to 7-2001: Director of Hearing Clinics and Clinical Instructor, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 08-91 to 08-93 and 09-94 to 09-96: Clinical Instructor and Coordinator of Hearing Clinics, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. 08-1991 to 08-1993 and 09-1994 to 07-2001: Pediatric Audiologist, Department of Surgery, Division of Audiology, University Medical Center. Tucson, AZ. 09-1993 to 08-1994: Instructor and Supervising Audiologist, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Maine, Orono, ME. 09-1993 to 08-1994: Consulting Audiologist. 205 Silver Rd. Bangor, ME. Provided contracted per diem audiologic and hearing aid services at two area hospitals. 01-1989 to 08-1991: Supervising Audiologist, Department of Speech and Hearing, Burbank Hospital, 275 Nichols Rd., Fitchburg, MA. 05-1986 to 01-1989: Clinical and Dispensing Audiologist Bangor and Ellsworth Hearing Centers, 209 State St. Bangor, ME. 01-1985 to 05-1986: Clinical Audiologist, St. Joseph's Hospital, Department of Oto- Neurology. Savannah, GA. 01-1984 to 12-1985: Instructor and Clinical Audiologist, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Maine, Orono ME 01-1984 to 07-1984: Clinical Audiologist, Department of Speech and Hearing, Eastern Maine Medical Center, State St. Bangor, ME. Part of Clinical Fellowship Year. 06-1983 to 12-1983: Clinical Audiologist, Farooki and Prasanna Ear, Nose and Throat Associates, Green St., Fort Fairfield, ME. Part of Clinical Fellowship Year.
08-1980 to 08-1981: Pediatric Aural- Oral Rehabilitation Specialist, Tulare County School District, Visalia, CA. COMMUNITY SERVICE: 02-2012: Association University Centers for Disabilities. Member Multicultural Council. 05-01- 2010: Supervising Audiologist, Arizona Healthy Hearing Program, Arizona Special Olympics, Mesa AZ. 10-2008 to 09-2009: Facilitator (Chair), Working Group for Developing Guidelines for Infant Audiologic Assessment. Maine Newborn Hearing Program, Department of Children with Special Health Needs, Center for Disease Control State of Maine Department of Human Services Augusta, Maine. 10-2008 to 09-2009: Facilitator (Chair), Working Group for Developing Guidelines for the Fitting of Amplification with Infants. Maine Newborn Hearing Program, Department of Children with Special Health Needs, Center for Disease Control, State of Maine Department of Human Services Augusta, Maine. 12-2008 to 08-2009: President Maine Academy of Audiology. 05-2008 to 09-2009: Co- founder and principle manager of an initiative to reduce minority hearing health disparity in Maine. Project involved equipping five Indian Health Centers in northern Maine with new hearing screening and middle ear screening technology. Also provided and directed the training of existing Native American health clinic personnel in proper use of screening equipment and referral decisions. Screening equipment was acquired through funding ($25,000 grant) from the Office of Minority Health Disparity, Center for Disease Control, State of Maine Department of Human Services Augusta, Maine. 11-2006- 06-2007: Special Olympics, Director Healthy Hearing Program for the State of Missouri. Initiated and directed the Healthy Hearing program in the State of Missouri 11-2002 to 05-2006: Special Olympics, Director Healthy Hearing Program for the State of Maine. Initiated Healthy Hearing program in the State Of Maine 12-2004 to 12-2005: President Elect, Maine Academy of Audiology. 10-2003 to 05-2005: Advisory Board member, Hearing Aid Task Force (AUDIENT) Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing, Seattle WA. 06-28- 2003 to 07-15- 2003: Volunteer audiologist, Affordable Hearing Aid Project Center, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. Provided training and service in the areas of audiological testing and hearing aid fitting/dispensing.
05-2003 to 11/2003: Audiology consultant to the Project Impact U.S. Affordable Hearing Aid Project. Berkeley, CA. 08-2002 to 02-2003: Working Group for Developing Guidelines for Infant Audiologic Assessment. State of Maine Department of Human Services 10-2002 to 04-2003: Member Task Force for Developing Guidelines for the Fitting of Amplification with Infants. State of Maine,Department of Human Services. 1991-2001: Co- Director, Hermosillo Project. Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The Hermosillo project is a not for profit program that provides free hearing tests and hearing aids preschool and school age children at La Escuela de Audicion y Lenguaje in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. 09-2000 to 08-2001: Board of Directors, Sound Connections. Tucson, AZ. Sound Connections is a cochlear implant family support group. 10-1998 to 05-1999: State of Arizona Working Committee for Developing Guidelines for Infant and Pediatric Audiologic Assessment. State of Arizona Department of Child and Maternal Health. 05-1986 to 02-1989: Treasurer, Board of Directors, Bangor Regional Speech and Hearing Center, Bangor ME. NATIONAL AWARDS: 2000: Larry Mauldin Award for Excellence in Education in the Healthcare Profession. Selected by peers from across the US for contribution to humanitarian audiology and excellence in education. SPONSORED CLINICAL RESEARCH: 2009-2011: FM Advantage of "Open- Fit" Hearing Aids: A computational model and verification procedure. Co- Principle Investigator, with Linda Norrix Ph.D. 2000: A New Computer Based, Interactive Test of Speech Perception for Pre- school Hearing- Impaired Children. James Dean M.S., M.E.D. and LouAnn Gerkin Ph.D. Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ. $25,000, Oticon U.S., Somerset, NJ 1997: Efficacy of the Hisonic Ultrasonic Bone Conduction Hearing Aid with Post Lingually Deafened Adults. Theodore Glattke Ph.D., James Dean M.S., M.E.D, Andrew Dittberner B.S., Michael Irby B.S and Thomas Muller M.S. Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. $10,000. Sonovation Corp., Tucson AZ. 1996: Efficacy of Programmable Hearing Aids with a Pediatric Population. James Dean M.S., M.E.D. and Ellen Goldman M.S., Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ. $15,000, Phonak Hearing Instruments, Naperville IL
1996: Efficacy of Digital Hearing Aids with a Pediatric Population. James Dean M.S., M.E.D. and Ellen Goldman M.S., Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ. Oticon U.S., Somerset, NJ. INDEPENDENT CLINICAL RESEARCH: 1998 to 2000: Efficacy of a Hierarchical Audiological Test Battery with Developmentally Delayed Adults. James Dean M.S., M.E.D. and Frances P. Harris Ph.D., Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1998-1999: Evaluation of the administration and use of the Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP) in the United States. Frances P. Harris Ph.D., James Dean, M.S., M.E.D., Thomas Muller, M.S. Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ and Richard Primeau, M.S. Southern Arizona Veteran s Administration Health Care Network, Tucson, AZ. 1992-1993: The Relationship between Feeding Status and Natus ALGO- 1 Hearing Screening Test Results in a Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit. James Dean M.S., M.E.D. and Ginger Grant B.S., Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. GRADUATE STUDENT CLINICAL RESEARCH ADVISING: 2009-2011: FM Advantage of "Open- Fit" Hearing Aids: A computational model and verification procedure. Co- advisor with Linda Norrix Ph.D. 2000-2001- Stephanie Adamovich B.S. Validation of Personal FM System Performance Using Real- Ear Measures and the Hearing in Noise Test (HINT) in Subjects with Normal Pure Tone Thresholds. Winner, 2002 American Academy of Audiology National Student Research Award, Philadelphia, PA. (Co- advisor with Theodore Glattke Ph.D. and Brad Story Ph.D.). 1996-2001: Served as advisor on Master of Science (Audiology) thesis committees, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ PUBLICATIONS: Dean, J., Disorders of hearing in children. In, Plante, E. & Beeson, P., Communication and communication disorders: a clinical introduction. (4 th Edition) In review for 2012 publication. Pearson Education Inc, Boston Guest Editor, Harris, FP and Dean, J. Seminars in Hearing: Assessment of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Vol. 24, No 3, Dec 2003 Dean J. and Harris, FP. "Taking the Difficult out of Difficult to Test: An adaptive hierarchical test procedure". Semin Hear 2003; 24: 247-261 PRESENTATIONS: (past 12 years)
10/15/2011. FM Advantage with Open Fit Hearing Aids. L. Norrix, K. Baker,. J. Dean. Oticon National Pediatric Conference, San Antonio. 01/21/2011. Experiencing the World with a Disability: Seeing the world in different ways. AZ- LEND. UAMC Department of Pediatrics UAMC.. 04/24//2010Hear It, Learn It, Say It: Promoting speech, language and auditory skill development in hearing impaired children. J. Dean, L. Norrix, C Muller. University of Arizona 04/28/201102/02/07 & 02/03/07: Classroom Acoustics and the F.M. Advantage. Missouri State University National Student Speech- Language Hearing Association 8 th Annual Pathways Conference. Springfield MO 03/10/05: Audiological Assessment and Intervention for Individuals with or at Risk for Developmental Disabilities. Southwest Audiology Conference on Communicative Disorders. Albuquerque, NM. 11-01- 2001: Classroom Management of Hearing Loss. Clarke School for the Deaf Annual Conference, Springfield, MA. 04-20- 2001: "Taking the Difficult out of Difficult to Test: An adaptive hierarchical test procedure". American Academy of Audiology National Convention, San Diego CA. 02-15- 2000: Early Identification of Hearing Loss. International Congress on Developmental Disabilities, Mexico City, Mexico. 02-15- 2000: The Use of Digital Hearing Aids with Hearing Impaired Children. International Congress on Developmental Disabilities, Mexico City, Mexico. 07-18- 1999: Management Options for a University Dispensing Program. Oticon Faculty Workshop, Advanced Training Techniques in Amplification, Kiawah Island, SC. O4-03 - 1998: Fitting Computer Programmed Hearing Aids on Infants and Toddlers". American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Los Angeles, CA. 07-15- 1997: Recent Development in Early Identification and Early Intervention of Young Children with Hearing Loss. Tucson Pediatric Society Summer Meeting, Tucson, AZ. 06-15- 1997: Recent Developments in the Early Identification and Early Intervention of Young Children with Hearing Loss. National Convention, Self Help for the Hard of Hearing, Phoenix, AZ. 03-14- 1997: Issues in Pediatric Amplification. Nevada Speech- Language- Hearing Association, Reno, NV. 02-20- 1997: Practical Considerations for Fitting Digital Hearing Aids and Verifying Benefit with a Hearing- Impaired Pediatric Population. Oticon Inc. National Sales Meeting, Tucson, AZ 02-08- 1997: Issues in Pediatric Amplification. American Academy of Audiology Mid- Winter Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
09-27- 1996: Digital Hearing Aids: Issues Surrounding Candidacy, Prescriptive Fitting and Verification of Benefit. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. 07-12- 1995: "Efficacy of a Neo- natal Hearing Screening Program at the University Medical Center Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit". Pima County Pediatric Society, Tucson, AZ. 04-22- 1995: "Case Study in Auditory Neuropathy. Arizona Speech, Language and Hearing Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ. 11-04- 1994: "Hearing Screenings for Pre- school Children". State of Arizona Pre- School Interdisciplinary Conference, Phoenix, AZ. 05-29- 1994: "The Relationship between Feeding Status and Natus ALGO- 1 Hearing Screening Test Results in a Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit". Poster Session, American Academy of Audiology National Conference, Richmond, VA. 05-29- 1994: Efficacy of a Neo- Natal Hearing Screening Program in a Level III Neo- Natal Intensive Care Unit. Poster Session, American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Richmond, VA. 10-14- 1993: "Early Identification of Hearing Loss". Maine Speech and Hearing Association. Bar Harbor, ME. 04-17- 1993: Grand Rounds in Pediatric Amplification. American Academy of Audiology National Convention, Phoenix, AZ.