Education
B.A. Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology (1997)
University of Florida, Gainesville
M.A. Audiology (1999)
University of Florida, Gainesville
Au.D. (2001)
University of Florida, Gainesville
Ph.D. Communication Sciences and Disorders (2003)
University of Florida, Gainesville
Teaching
Adult Audiologic Rehabilitation
Amplification Systems III (Implantable Hearing Aids)
Clinical Interests
Rehabilitative Audiology for Adults
Implantable Hearing Aids
Research Interests
Dr. Smith's research interests deal with subspecialties of audiologic rehabilitation including self-efficacy, speech perception, and cognitive hearing science. She currently is developing an auditory memory word span task and evaluating its relation to speech-in-noise performance. She also is collaborating on projects related to reduced temporal processing and speech-in-noise difficulties.
Associate Professor
East Tennessee State University
258 Lamb Hall
PO Box 70643
Office: (423) 926-1171 Ext.7569
Fax: (423) 979-3403
Email:
smitsl02@etsu.edu