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Background
Psychology, physiology, audiology. Clinical practice in audiovestibular function. Rehabilitation and education of handicapped and educational administration. Support to professional education, business and industry in habilitation and rehabilitation. Specializing in vestibular and central auditory function in children and adults.
Academic Background
Texas Tech University, 6/65, B.A.
Texas Tech University, 8/65, B.A.
Texas Tech University, 8/66, M.A.
University of Denver, 1/70, Ph.D.
Consortium
Professional Affiliations
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC, A, Fellow)
American Academy of Audiology (Fellow)
American Tinnitis Society Professional Member
Hawaii Academy of Audiology (Fellow), past 2-term president
Board Certified American Academy of Audiology 2000
Previously:
Parent Professional Society of the Deaf
Hawaii Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Council for Exceptional Children
National Association for Bilingual Education
Acoustical Society of America
Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology
Experience
Total of over 33 years in health service delivery to disabled children and adults
Private practice 18 years
University teaching 33 years
Consultant in research 9 years
Consultant in rehabilitation, education of the handicapped 20+ years
Administration 28 years
Program Chair 21 years
Director of Graduate Programs 21 years
5/2000 Half-time appointment as Assoc Director, Telemedicine Project, JABSOM
1989-present Private practice, Audiology Associates Hawaii: an audiology and vestibular functions
clinic, Honolulu. Complete hospital based audio-vestibular center with multiple offices.
1983 Owner, CEO, Protech, Information Specialty Company
1978-present Professor, Chair, Division of SPA, University of Hawaii School of Medicine
1978-82 Consultant in Communication Disorders and Community and Occupational Health
and Safety.
1970-78 Directory of Audiology, Texas Tech University
1973-78 Associate Professor of Audiology, Texas Tech University
1972-78 Member of design and development team, Texas Tech University, School of Medicine
1972-78 Partner Ramsey-Yates, Consulting in Industrial Hearing Conservation private practice, Occupational Health and Safety
1975-78 Consulting audiologist, West Texas Rehabilitation Center
1972-75 Consulting audiologist, Lubbock State School for the Mentally Retarded
1970-71 Assistant Professor of Audiology and Director, Speech and Hearing Clinic, Texas Tech University
1968-69 Audiologist, Children’s Hospital, Denver, Colorado
1966-69 Audiologist, Denver Ear-Nose-Throat Clinic
1966-68 Clinical audiology, National Jewish Hospital, Denver Colorado
1966-68 Laboratory Instructor, Anatomy, Physiology, Neurology, University of Denver; consortium with Rose Memorial and VA Hospital educational program
1967-69 Assistant to director, University of Denver Speech and Hearing Clinic
1965-66 Graduate teaching assistant, Texas Tech University
1962-64 Research assistant, Texas Tech University
Bibliography
17 papers/presentations since 1980
5 chapters in books or in press
1 book in preparation (under contract)
15 articles in professional journals
Over 35 invited presentations
Numerous book reviews
Position papers
11 presentations to learned societies
Consultantships
Consultant in special education and rehabilitation to numerous school districts, institutions for rehabilitation, centers for handicapped or mentally retarded, private agencies.
Community Involvement
Active in political party (state 2nd Vice Chair), community agencies, past chair of Easter Seals Society
Awards
Various Who’s Who lists, invitee to two international conferences; International Exchange of Experts Fellowship (P.L. 86-610) 1974; Fellow, ASHA.
Grants and Contracts Management
Authored or co-authored over 30 successful grant and contract applications in national competition. Several as principal investigator for grants and contracts from NIH, DOE-OSERS, HEW in research, program development and personnel development. |
