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Lisa L. Hunter, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA

Title

Senior Clinical Director

Appointment

Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Email

lisa.hunter@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4236

Fax

513-636-7316

Bio

Lisa L. Hunter is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Director of the Audiology Division at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She is the principle investigator of a National Institutes of Health project on Newborn Hearing Screening and Diagnosis, and has completed several research grants in Otitis Media and Hearing Loss in Children. She has authored over 50 publications on otitis media, pediatric audiology and diagnostic audiology, and has given over 100 national and international presentations. She has chaired numerous committees for national professional organizations and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education as well as a past member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Audiology.

Credentials

MA: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1986.
PhD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1993.
Certification: Audiology, American Speech-Language Hearing Association, 1986.
Fellow: American Academy of Audiology, 1993.
Licensure: State of Ohio Board of Audiology.

Awards and Honors

  • Honors of the Academy, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 2000
  • Distinguished Alumna Award, University of Cincinnati, 2004
  • Nominated for Student's Choice Teaching Award, University of Utah, 2004

Research

Middle ear physiology; newborn hearing screening; childhood hearing loss diagnosis

Publications, Most Recent

Hunter LL, Bagger-Sjoback D, Lundberg M. Wideband reflectance associated with otis media in infants and children with cleft palate. International Journal of Audiology, 2008 19:309-324.

Hunter LL, Tubaugh L, Jackson A, Propes S. Wideband middle ear power measurement in infants and children: Reliability and normal characteristics.  Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2008 47:57-61.

Hunter LL, Davey CS, Kohtz A, Daly KA. Hearing screening and middle ear measures in American Indian infants and toddlers.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2007 Sep;71(9):1429-38.

Sutinen P, Zou J, Hunter LL, Toppila E, Pyykko I. Vibration-induced hearing loss: mechanical and physiological aspects.Otol Neurotol. 2007 Feb;28(2):171-7.

Daly KA, Pirie PL, Rhodes KL, Hunter LL, Davey CS. Early otitis media among Minnesota American Indians: the Little Ears Study.Am J Public Health. 2007 Feb;97(2):317-22.

Park AH, Hughes CW, Jackson A, Hunter L, McGill L, Simonsen SE, Alder SC, Shu XZ, Prestwich GD. Crosslinked hydrogels for tympanic membrane repair.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2006 Dec;135(6):877-83.

Park AH, Jackson A, Hunter L, McGill L, Simonsen SE, Alder SC, Shu XZ, Prestwich G. Cross-linked hydrogels for middle ear packing.Otol Neurotol. 2006 Dec;27(8):1170-5.

Presentations, Most Recent

Hunter LL, Jeng PS, Feeney MP, and Lapsley Miller J. Wideband Acoustic Measures for Diagnosis in Newborn Hearing Screening Programs. Poster presentation. Annual Meeting. British Society of Audiology. London, England. September 2009.

Hunter, L.L. Wideband Middle Ear Measures in Newborn Hearing Screening. Presentation at Building Bridges. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Meeting. Johannesburg, South Africa. August 2007.

Hunter, L.L. Efficacy of Solar Rechargeable Hearing Aids at a Kenyan School for the Deaf. Presentation at Building Bridges: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Meeting. Johannesburg, South Africa. August 2007.

Weightman K, Robson C, Hunter LL. Speech-Evoked ABR in Adults. Poster presentation. Audiology NOW Meeting. Denver, CO. April, 2007.

Jackson A, Bunker M and Hunter L. Normative Data for Wideband Reflectance in newborns. Poster presentation. Audiology NOW Meeting. Denver, CO. April, 2007.

Hunter LL. Advances in Audiology: Central Auditory Processing, Newborn Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Otitis Media (3 courses). Annual Meeting. Montana Speech and Hearing Association. Bozeman, MT. October, 2006.

Hunter LL and Feeney P. More Power to You: Pediatric Wideband Reflectance. Learning Module. Audiology NOW Meeting. Denver, CO. April, 2007.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Speech-Language Hearing Association
  • American Academy of Audiology, Fellow

Special Interests

Diagnostic pediatric audiology; otitis media; student precepting