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Max Stanley Chartrand, Ph. D.
DigiCare Hearing Research & Rehabilitation
Colorado City, Colorado
www.digicare.org
Professional Skills
General: Educational and demographic research, trainer and educator, seminar leader, and technical writer on healthcare topics.
Specialized: Hearing sciences, health psychology, psychopharmacology, neurophysiology, auditory rehabilitation, amplification & programming strategies and design, tinnitus management; cochlear implant technology and candidacy issues, legal testimony/regulatory advisory, examination writing, and healthcare administration.
Current Positions
9/01-present: Managing Director, DigiCare® Hearing Research & Rehabilitation, 6885 Hwy 165, Colorado City, CO 81019, research; clinical practice; manufacturer of hearing instruments, assistive devices.
6/82-present: Director of Research, Aural Rehab Concepts, P.O. Box 706, Rye, CO, demographic research, educational courses, exam writing, regulatory consultation, textbook and other publications.
12/06-present: Adjunct Professor, Northcentral University, Prescott, AZ.
Past Major Positions
1998-2001: V.P. Professional Education & Marketing, AmericanEar Laboratories, Las Vegas, NV. (Duties consisted of team management of manufacturing, writing of all educational & marketing materials, and training of audiologists in digital technological applications.)
1994-1998: Manager of Cochlear Associate/Network Audiology Program, Cochlear Americas, Englewood, CO (Duties consisted of professional training for cochlear implant centers and referral networks, writing all educational materials and presenting in seminars and conventions worldwide.)
1992-1994: Special Projects Manager, Starkey Laboratories, Inc, Eden Prairie, MN (Duties consisted of writing user manuals on new technologies, writing training programs, lecturing at conventions.)
1982-1992: President of Unimax Hearing Instruments, Inc., Gainesville, TX. (Duties consisted of management of manufacturing team, writing training materials and manuals, lecturing at 35-40 seminars and conventions per year.)
1978-1982: Partner at Hearing Aid Consultants, Inc., Neosho, MO. (Duties consisted of management of 8 office practice, writing all training materials, lecturing at seminars and conventions.)
Guest Lecture:
University of Illinois-Chicago
George Washington University- Washington, DC
Texas Woman’s University- Denton, TX
Colorado State University- Pueblo, CO
Tarrant County Jr. College- Fort Worth, CO
Texas Tech University- Lubbock, TX
University of Minnesota- Minneapolis, MN
Unviersity of South Dakota- Sioux Falls, MN
University of Pennsylvania- Philadelphia, PA
University of Pittsburgh- Pittsburgh, PA
University of Cincinnati- Cincinnati, OH
University of Ohio- Columbus, OH
University of Alberta-Calgary, AB
University of Utah- Salt Lake City, UT
Many Others
Higher Education
B. Sc. ,Charter Oak State College; M.A. (Health Psychology), Northcentral University, Ph.D.(Behavioral Medicine), Northcentral University. 2006 Dissertation: The Relationship between External Ear Keratin Status and Success in Physical Adaptation to Wearing Hearing Aids; 1994 Dissertation: Total Hearing Care in Hearing Instrument Dispensing. Certificate, Advanced Statistical Presentations, Dallas, TX (1995). Also attended University of Denver, Metropolitan State College, Arapahoe Junior College, and Utah State University.
Professional Attainments, Affiliations
Recipient, Joel S. Wernick Excellence in Education Award, IHS (1994)
Board Certified, National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences (1984)
Certified Member, International Hearing Society (IHS), 1981-present
Board Member, Texas State Committee of Examiners in the Dispensing of Hearing Instruments (1995-98)
Board Member, Mountain Montessori, Rye, CO
Chair, Scope of Practice Committee, International Hearing Society, 2000-2002
Member, Editorial Committee, Hearing Professional, 1999-2002
Advisory Board, Audiology Online, 2003-present
Peer-Review Board, Audiology Online, 2003-present
Advisor, Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (1995-1997)
CE Instructor, International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies (IIHIS)
CE Instructor, American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
Faculty, American Conference of Audioprosthology (ACA) (1997-2003)
Exam Writer, IIHIS Uniform Practical Licensure Examination (1993-2000)
Industry Advisor, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Hearings Panel (1993-2001)
Industry Advisor, Healthcare Equity Action League (HEAL), Washington, DC
Guest Lecturer, George Washington University, Texas Woman’s University, Colorado State Univ., others
Professional Member, American Tinnitus Association (1979-present)
Editor-in-Chief, Applied Principles for Hearing Health Professionals/Starkey Laboratories (1992-1995)
Editor, DigiCare Consumer & Professional Education Website (www.digicare.org) 2001-present
Staff Writer, Hearing Health Magazine (1985-present)
Contributing Writer, The Hearing Professional
Contributing Writer, The Signal, (Canada)
Contributing Writer, The Hearing Journal
Contributing Writer, Hearing Instruments
Contributing Writer, Hearing Review
Contributing Writer, Community Ear
Contributing Writer, Tinnitus Today
Contributing Writer, AudiologyOnline
Contributing Writer, Healthy Hearing
Contributing Writer, Advance Audiology
Textbook Author, International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies, Livonia, MI
Textbook Author, Aural Rehab Concepts/DigiCare Hearing Research, Rye, CO
Contributing Member, Better Hearing Institute
Published Texts and Manuals:
Basic Training Manual for Successful Hearing Aid Dispensing, 1st edition, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1984)
Magic of Telemarketing in Hearing Aid Dispensing, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications, (1986)
The Psychology of the Hearing Impaired, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1987)
Basic Training Manual for Successful Hearing Aid Dispensing, 2nd edition, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1988)
The Case for the Professional Dispenser, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1988)
Hearing Instrument Counseling: Practical Applications for Counseling the Hearing Impaired, 1st edition, Livonia, MI:International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies (1989)
Hearing Aid Repair and Modification for Dispensers, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1989)
Music, Speech & Hearing: A New Concept in Aural Rehabilitation, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1990)
Magic of Telemarketing in Hearing Aid Dispensing II, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications, (1991)
Public vs Private: Which Serves the Hearing Impaired Market Best?, Gainesville, TX: Unimax Publications (1991)
Video Otoscopy
On Starting a New Dispensing Office, Eden Prairie, MN: Starkey Laboratories, Inc. (1993)
Otoscopy in the Modern Hearing Instrument Practice, Eden Prairie, MN: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.(1993)
Total Hearing Care (Doctoral Dissertation), CPU (1994)
Total Care Dispensing: Psychosocial Applications for the Hearing Impaired, Japanese edition (1996)
Hearing Instrument Counseling: Practical Applications for Counseling the Hearing Impaired, 2nd edition, Livonia, MI:International Institute for Hearing Instruments Studies (1999)
The Lost Art of Tuning Fork Testing in Dispensing Practice, Aural Rehab Concepts (2004)
Relationship between External Ear Keratin Status and Success in Hearing Aid Adaptation (in progress)
The Relationship between External Ear Keratin Status and Success in Physical Adaptation to Wearing Hearing Aids, NCU (2006)
Multimodal Tinnitus Management Training Notebook, DigiCare Hearing Research & Rehabilitation (2007)
Research Topics of Particular Interest:
The Psychological Effects of Hearing Impairment (1982)
Transcranial or Internal CROS Fittings (1983)
Tinnitus & Amplification (1983-1987)
Spatial Benefits of Wide Range Amplification (1986)
The Spectra Station Project (1986-1988)
Diabetes & Hearing Loss (1988)
Psychology of the Hearing Impaired (1989)
Soundfield Concept (1989)
Tinnitus & Amplification II (1990-93)
Inferential Correlates of Tinnitus Pitch & Loudness (1992-1994)
Vagus/Arnold’s Branch Reflex Complications in Hearing Aid Coupler Adaptation (1994)
SHI Market Re Cochlear Implantation Under Current Criteria (1995-1996)
The Children’s Market Re CI (1997)
Total Care Concept (1998)
Demographic Study of Hearing Impairment in the United States (1999)
Alzheimer’s & Hearing Health (2001-2002)
Video Otoscopy Observations of 960 Subjects Using Miracell Botanicals (2000-2003)
Diabetes & Hearing Health 2003 (2003)
Tinnitus & Amplification Study 2002 (2002-2004)
Tinnitus Loudness Perception in High-Frequency Losses (2004)
Four Biofeedback Models of Own-Voice Complaints (2004)
Hearing Aid Adaptation in Older Adults (2004-2005)
The Neuroreflexes of the External Ear (2004-2005)
Assessing the Dangers of Diagnosing AD Without First Assessing Auditory Status (2005)
Neurophysiology of the external ear canal (2006)
Physiologic and Psychologic Behaviors of Chronic Disease in Auditory Perception (2006)
Multimodal Tinnitus Management (2006) |
