Mixed Methods Analysis of Student Perspectives on the AuD Externship

Daniel Romero, AuD, PhD, is an assistant professor and licensed audiologist for the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His primary research interests focus on understanding the role of the vestibular system and its impacts on dizziness and cognition in adults with traumatic brain injury, as well as the application of objective detection algorithms in VEMP testing for use in vestibular screening. Dr. Romero serves as treasurer for the American Balance Society, advisor for the Student Academy of Audiology Advisory Committee, and is an ad-hoc reviewer for multiple scientific journals. He co-hosts a vestibular-focused podcast called a dose of dizzy.

Izabela Jamsek is an AuD/PhD student at The Ohio State University currently completing her externship at Boston Children's Hospital. She is a recipient of the 2022-2023 Jerry Northern Scholarship in Pediatric Audiology. Her clinical interests include pediatrics, amplification, cochlear implants, and multiple disabilities. Her primary research interests lie in executive functioning and language development in children who are deaf or hard of hearing and relevant interventions and familial contributors. She serves on the Student Academy of Audiology Nominations Committee and the Academy Accessibility Committee, and is a student liaison for the Audiology Clinical Education Network.