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Kris English

Associate Professor of Audiology

Image of Kris English Ph.D. San Diego State University/Claremont Graduate University 1993



Courses Taught

•Counseling in Audiology
•Pediatric Audiology
•Critical Analysis of Research
•Audiologic Treatment
•Audiological Management of the School Aged Child


Professional Interests


Development of best practices in the field of audiologic treatment and management, including auditory training strategies for persons with auditory processing problems and hearing loss; development of quantitative and qualitative techniques to measure the efficacy of counseling strategies in audiology; development of teaching materials and strategies to enhance graduate training in audiology.


Recent Publications

English, K. (in press). Child and teen education and counseling. In J. Madell & C. Flexer (Eds.), Pediatric audiology: Birth through adolescence. New York: Theime Publications.

English, K. (in press). Counseling: How audiologists can help patients adjust to hearing loss. In J. Katz (Ed.), Handbook of clinical audiology (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams Wilkins.

English, K. (in press). Counseling for diagnosis and management of auditory disorders in infants, children and adults. In R. Roeser, M. Valente, & H. Hosford-Dunn (Eds.), Diagnosis, treatment, and practice management (2nd ed.). New York: Thieme.

English, K., Naeve-Velguth, S., Rall, E., Uyehara-Isono, J., & Pittman, A. (in presss) Development of an instrument to evaluate audiologic counseling skills. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.

Kasewurm, G., & English, K. (2008). Supervision. In H. Hosford-Dunn, R. Roeser, & M. Valente (Eds.), Audiology: Practice management. (2nd ed.)(p. 246-256). New York: Thieme.

English, K. (2007). Educational audiology: Aural rehabilitation in the school setting. In R. Schow & M. Nerbonne (Eds.), Introduction to aural rehabilitation (5th ed.)(pp. 269-300). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

English, K. (2007). Psychosocial aspects of hearing impairment and counseling basics. In R. Schow & M. Nerbonne (Eds.), Introduction to aural rehabilitation (5th ed.)(pp. 245-268). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

English, K. (2007). Cultural diversity as more than a lecture topic: Bridging the divide between school and real life. In J. Branche, E. Cohn, & J. Mullenix (Eds.), Diversity across the curriculum (pp. 158-162). Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing.

English, K. (Guest Ed.) (2006). Issues in supervision. Seminars in Hearing, 27(2).

English, K. (2006). Teaching children with visual and hearing impairment. In R. Lewis & D. Doorlag (Eds.), Teaching special students in general education classrooms (7th ed.) (pp. 332-353). Columbus, OH: Merrill Prentice Hall.




Recent Professional Activities


2007 Reviewer, American Journal of Audiology
2006 - 2009 Member, Board of Directors, American Academy of Audiology
2006 - Consultant, Veterans Administration research grant: “Randomized Trial of a Brief Patient-Centered Aural Rehabilitation Model.” Primary Investigator: Mitchel Turbin, Ph.D.
2006 Consultant, FISA Foundation grant: “Improving Recognition and Accessibility of Mental Health Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Allegheny County.” Primary investigator: Edward Post, M.D., Ph.D.
2006 Reviewer, Volta Review
2006 Reviewer, AG Bell Cochlear Implant Fellowship Award
2006-2007 Reviewer, Journal of Educational Audiology Association
2005-2006 Chair, Education Committee, AG Bell Convention
2005-2006 Chair, Teen program, AG Bell Convention


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