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1 CURRICULUM VITA Karen F. Muñoz Utah State University Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education 2620 Old Main Hill Logan, UT (435) ; Fax (435) Education 1986 Colorado State University. Bachelor of Science Communication Disorders 1987 Colorado State University. Master of Science Audiology 2006 Northern Illinois University. Doctor of Education Adult and Higher Education Certificate of Graduate Study in Advanced Quantitative Methodology in Education Current Appointment 2014-current Director, Audiology Division Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Utah State University Chair, Audiology Division Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Utah State University 2013-current Associate Professor Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Utah State University Assistant Professor Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education Utah State University 2007-current Director, Pediatric Audiology Clinic Listening and Spoken Language Leadership Team Associate Director, National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management Professional Experience Assistant Director, NIU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic Department of Communicative Disorders Karen Muñoz Vita 1

2 Northern Illinois University Clinical Faculty Audiology Department of Communicative Disorders Northern Illinois University Clinical Audiologist McNichols Clinic, Ltd. Dixon, IL Clinical Audiologist Magers Audiology & Speech Pathology Assoc. Garden City, KS Clinical Audiologist Timbre Hearing & Speech Centers, Inc. Kansas City, KS Honors and Awards Department Research Award, Utah State University 2010 Department Teaching Award, Utah State University 2007 State of Illinois Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Day Selected by the organization, Choices for Parents, to be recognized for contributions to families and professionals in the early identification of hearing loss Continuing Education Award American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Award for earning seven continuing education units in a 36 months period: 2013, 2011, 2008, 2002, 2001, and 1996 American Academy of Audiology Academy Scholar Award for earning more than five continuing education units (50 hours) in a two-year period, ; Professional Certification and Licensure Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Licensed Audiologist Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing Professional Membership American Speech-Language-Hearing Association American Academy of Audiology RESEARCH Karen Muñoz Vita 2

3 Peer Reviewed Publications (* student) Nicholson, N., Martin, P., & Muñoz, K. (in press). Satisfaction with Communication Using Remote Face-to-Face Language Interpretation Services with Spanish-Speaking Parents: A Pilot Study. Perspectives of Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Children Muñoz, K., Luzuriaga, E., Callow-Heusser, C., Ortiz, E., & White, K. (June, ). Evaluation of a hearing screening questionnaire for use with Ecuadorian school-aged children. International Journal of Audiology, 54(9), , DOI: / Muñoz, K. & *Hill, M. (April, ). Hearing Aid Use for Children with Hearing Loss: A Literature Review. Perspectives of Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Children, 25, 4-14, DOI: /hhdc Muñoz, K., Nelson, L., Blaiser, K., *Price, T., & Twohig, M. (February, ). Improving Support for Parents of Children with Hearing Loss: Provider Training on Use of Targeted Communication Strategies. JAAA, 26(2), DOI: /jaaa Muñoz, K., *Olson, W., Twohig, M., Preston, E., Blaiser, K., & White, K. (October, 2014). Pediatric hearing aid use: Parent-reported challenges. Ear and Hearing. *Weston, M., Muñoz, K., & Blaiser, K. (December, 2014). Monitoring Progress for Children with Hearing Loss Perspectives of Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Children, 24(2), doi:10/1044/hhdc *Storey, K., Muñoz, K., Nelson, L., Larsen, J., & White, K. (September, 2014). Ambient Noise Impact on Accuracy of Automated Hearing Assessment. International Journal of Audiology. Early Online, 1-7. Muñoz, K., *Caballero, A., & White, K. (August 2014). Effectiveness of Questionnaires for Screening Hearing of School- Age Children: A Comprehensive Literature Review. International Journal of Audiology. Early Online, 1-5. DOI: / Muñoz, K., Preston, E., & *Hicken, S. (August 2014). Pediatric Hearing Aid Use: How Can Audiologists Support Parents To Increase Consistency? Journal of American Academy of Audiology, 25(4), doi: /jaaa *Cordingley, S., Muñoz, K., Houston, T. (December 2013). The Auditory Perception Test for the Hearing Impaired-Revised: Test-retest reliability, intra-tester reliability, and interrater reliability. Perspectives of Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Children, ASHA, 23, doi: /hhdc Nelson, L.H., *Poole, B., & Munoz, K. (July, 2013). Preschool teachers perceptions and use of hearing assistance technology in educational settings. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. 44, Karen Muñoz Vita 3

4 Muñoz, K., Blaiser, K., & *Barwick, K. (January, 2013). Parent hearing aid experiences in the United States, JAAA, 24 (1), Muñoz, K., Blaiser, K., & *Schofield, H. (2012). Aided speech perception testing practices for children three to six years of age with permanent hearing loss, Journal of Educational Audiology, 18, Blaiser, K., Edwards, M., Behl, D., & Muñoz, K. (2012). Telepractice services at Sound Beginnings at Utah State University. Volta Review, 112(3), *Larsen, B., Muñoz, K., DesGeorges, K., Nelson, L., & Kennedy, S. (May, 2012). Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Parent experiences with diagnostic hearing assessment. American Journal of Audiology. 21(1), Bradham, T., Houston, K.T., & Muñoz, K. (April, 2012). Lessons Learned From EHDI: Where do we go from here? Perspectives of Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Children, ASHA, 22 (1), Muñoz, K., *Roberts, M., Mullings, D., & Harward, R. (March, 2012). Parent hearing aid experiences. Volta Review, 112(1), Muñoz, K. & Blaiser, K. (December, 2011). Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists: Making critical cross-disciplinary connections for quality care in EHDI. Perspectives on Audiology, ASHA, 7(1), Muñoz, K., Nelson, L., *Goldgewicht, N., & Odell, D. (December, 2011). Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Diagnostic hearing assessment practices. American Journal of Audiology. 20(2), DOI: / (2011/ ) Muñoz, K., Bradham, T., & Nelson, L. (July, 2011). A systematic analysis of audiological services in EHDI. Volta Review, 111(2), Muñoz, K., Bradham, T., Hoffman, J., & Houston, K. (July, 2011). Integrating the Medical Home into the EHDI Process: EHDI Coordinators Perspectives. Volta Review, 111(2), Hoffman, J., Muñoz, K., Bradham, T., & Nelson, L. (July, 2011). Loss to follow-up: Issues and recommendations. Volta Review, 111(2), Houston, K.T., Muñoz, K., Bradham, T. (July, 2011). Professional development: Are we meeting the needs of state EHDI programs? Volta Review, 111(2), Houston, K.T., Bradham, T., Muñoz, K., Hutsell Guignard, G. (July, 2011). Newborn hearing screening: An analysis of current practices. Volta Review, 111(2), Hoffman, J., Houston, K.T., Muñoz, K., Bradham, T. (July, 2011). Periodic early childhood Karen Muñoz Vita 4

5 hearing screening: An EHDI perspective. Volta Review, 111(2), Houston, K.T., Hoffman, J., Muñoz, K., Bradham, T. (July, 2011). Is the infrastructure of EHDI programs working? Volta Review, 111(2), White, K., Forsman, I., Eichwald, J., & Muñoz, K. (2010). The evolution of early hearing detection and intervention programs in the United States. Seminars in Perinatology. April, 34(2), DOI: /jsemperi McCarthy, M., Muñoz, K., White, K. (2010). Using tele-intervention to provide educational services to infants and young children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Pediatrics, 126; S1-S2. DOI: /peds C Muñoz, K., Shisler, L., Moeller, M., & White, K. (2009). Improving the quality of early hearing detection and intervention services through physician outreach. Seminars in Hearing, 30(3) White, K. & Muñoz, K. (2008). Screening. Seminars in Hearing, 29(2), Muñoz, K. & Jeris, L. (2005). Learning to be interdisciplinary: An action research approach to boundary spanning. Health Education Journal, 64(1), Book Chapters, Monographs, and Other Publications (* student) Munoz, K. (in press). Hearing Disorders. In R. B Gillam, T. P Marquardt, and F. N. Martin (Eds.) Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice. Jones and Bartlett. Nelson, L. H. & Munoz, K. (in press). Audiologic rehabilitation. In R. B Gillam, T. P Marquardt, and F. N. Martin (Eds.) Communication Sciences and Disorders: From Science to Clinical Practice. Jones and Bartlett. White, K.R. & Muñoz, K. (2014). Newborn Hearing Screening. In J.R. Madell and C. Flexer (Eds.) Pediatric Audiology: Diagnosis, Technology, and Management. Thieme. *Barwick, K., Muñoz, K., & Blaiser, K. (October, 2012). Parents experiences with pediatric hearing aids, ASHA Leader, 17(12), 5-6. *Roberts, D., Muñoz, K., McCreery, R. (October, 2012). Audiology, slow to implement practice guidelines, must explore solutions. Hearing Journal, 65(10), *Mansfield, M., Muñoz, K., Harward, R., Corbin-Lewis, K., Houston, K.T., &Pitt, C. (2011). Written resources for parents of children recently diagnosed with hearing loss. Volta Voices, 18(5), *Roetto, M. & Muñoz, K. (2011). What parents want from physicians: Audiologists bridge the information gap for families of infants with hearing loss. ASHA Leader, 16(11), 5-6. Karen Muñoz Vita 5

6 Muñoz, K. (2011). I can t do it alone. In H. Schwartz (Ed.), A Primer on Communicative Disorders, (pp ), Boston: Pearson Education Inc. Muñoz, K. & Culpepper, B. (January, 2011). A web-based tool to identify pediatric audiology facilities. ASHA Audiology Connections, 20. Houston, T. & Muñoz, K. (May, 2010). Workshop features telepractice programs for EHDI. ASHA Leader, 15 (6), 5-6. White, K., Forsman, I., Eichwald, J., & Muñoz, K. (2010). The foundations and evolution of EHDI. In the NCHAM ebook A resource guide for early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) (Chapter 1). Retrieved from Muñoz, K., Malek, S., Cooper, L., & Shisler, L. (2007). Changing Lives: Costa Rica and the United States Collaborate on EDHI Initiative. Volta Voices, 14(6), Muñoz, K. (2006). Practice-based continuing education in health care: A comparison of learning outcomes between direct and indirect training interventions (Doctoral Dissertation, Northern Illinois University, 2006). Dissertation Abstracts International, AAT Muñoz, K. (2003). Survey of current hearing screening practices in Early Head Start, American Indian Head Start and Migrant Head Start Programs. National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, Utah State University. Funded External Grants Office of Special Education Programs, (PI), Personnel Preparation for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists to Serve Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, $1,085,225 for five years National technical resource center for newborn hearing screening and intervention (Co-PI with Dr. Karl White), $1.9 million per year, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Funding cycle 5 years beginning April 1, 2012 International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) (PI), Validation of hearing screening procedures in Ecuadorian schools, $277, for one year Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind (USDB): Memorandum of Understanding to provide services for children with hearing loss ages birth to five years (coinvestigator with Dr. Karl White), $500,000 per year, USDB. Continued funding July 1, National technical resource center for newborn hearing screening and intervention (Co-PI with Dr. Karl White), $1.9 million per year, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Funding cycle 5 years beginning April 1, Karen Muñoz Vita 6

7 2010 Future Leaders in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (Co-investigator with Dr. Ron Gillam), $135,882 per year, Health Resources and Services Administration. July 1, 2008 to June 31, DeKalb County Community Foundation, $3,500: materials for auditory-oral early intervention services 2005 DeKalb County Community Foundation, $7,000: Equipment for early intervention services 2002 DeKalb County Community Foundation, $12,000: Clinical equipment to support early intervention services Funded Internal Grants Office of Research and Graduate Studies Equipment Grant, $5247 (matching funds from Department). Portable real-ear hearing aid analyzer Utah State University SPARC grant (Co-PI with Dr. Karl White), $35,000. The Cost-Effectiveness of Tele-intervention for Birth to 5-year-old Children with Permanent Hearing Loss. Funding cycle July 2008 to June New Faculty Research Grant (PI), Utah State University, $14,542. Early childhood hearing screening training: A comparison between a traditional and telehealth delivery model. Funding cycle June 2008 to June Peer-reviewed Presentations (2011-) (* student) Preston, E., & Muñoz, K. (March ). Increasing pediatric hearing aid use with tele-support. National EHDI Conference. Louisville, KY. Caballero, A., & Muñoz, K. (March ). Pediatric hearing aid use challenges among Hispanic families. National EHDI Conference. Louisville, KY. *Rusk, S., & Muñoz, K. (March ). Hearing aid management: Parent Education and support. National EHDI Conference. Louisville, KY. *Herde, L., Nelson, L., & Muñoz, K. (March ). LENA Measurements of Parent Language Facilitation Strategies During Storybook Reading. Poster Presentation. National EHDI Conference. Louisville, KY. *Peters, S., Nelson, L., & Muñoz, K. (March ). A Survey of Communicative, Academic and Social Experiences of Cochlear Implant Users. Poster Presentation. National EHDI Conference. Louisville, KY. Karen Muñoz Vita 7

8 *Meibos, A., Muñoz, K. (November 22, 2014). Audiologist Practices: Parent Hearing Aid Education and Support. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Orlando, FL. Muñoz, K., *Caballero, A., & White, K. (July 25, 2014). Effectiveness of questionnaires for screening school-age children: A literature review. Poster presentation. Conference of Coalition for Global Hearing Health. Oxford, UK. Muñoz, K., Luzuriaga, E., White, K., Callow-Heusser, C., & Ortiz, E. (July 25, 2014). Validation of hearing screening procedures in Ecuadorian schools. Poster presentations. Conference of Coalition for Global Hearing Health. Oxford, UK. *Storey, K., Muñoz, K., Nelson, L., & White, K. (July 25, 2014). Accurracy of the KUDUwave in noisy environments. Poster presentation. Conference of Coalition for Global Hearing Health. Oxford, UK. Muñoz, K., Luzuriaga, E., White, K., Callow-Heusser, C., & Ortiz, E. (June 6, 2014). Validation of hearing screening procedures in Ecuadorian schools. Hearing Across the Lifespan Conference. Cernobbio, Italy. Muñoz, K., Luzuriaga, E., White, K., Callow-Heusser, C., & Ortiz, E. (June 6, 2014). Validation of Hearing Screening Procedures in Ecuadorian Schools. Hearing Across the Lifespan. Cernobbio, Italy. *Olson, W. & Muñoz, K. (April 15, 2014). Pediatric Hearing Aid Use: Parent-Reported Challenges. National EHDI Conference. Jacksonville, FL. *Weston, M., Muñoz, K., & Blaiser, K. (April 14, 2014). An Investigation of the Relationship Between Hours of Hearing Aid Use and Phonological and Morphological Development. Poster Presentation. National EHDI Conference. Jacksonville, FL. Martin, P., & Muñoz, K., Nickolson, N. (April 14, Improving Communication Using Remote Language Interpretation for Spanish-Speaking Parents. National EHDI Conference. Jacksonville, FL. Muñoz, K., Preston, E., Pitt, C. (November 15, 2013). Integrating Evidence-Based Pediatric Audiology Services Into Routine Care. Poster Presentation. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Chicago, IL. *Storey, K., Muñoz, K., & Nelson, L. (November 15, 2013). Accuracy of Automated Hearing Assessment in the Presence of Background Noise. Poster Presentation. American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Convention. Chicago, IL. (Student Research Travel Award recipient). *Hill, M., Muñoz, K., & Blaiser, K. (April 15, 2013). What are the barriers to consistent hearing aid use? National EHDI Conference. Phoeniz, AZ. Karen Muñoz Vita 8

9 Muñoz, K., Devey, A., Edwards, M., Preston, E., & BLaiser, K. (April 15, 2013). Consistent hearing aid use: Supporting parents through collaboration. National EHDI Conference. Phoeniz, AZ. Levine, J., Muñoz, K., Bower, C. (April 16, 2013). The medical home, audiology and ENT: Communication and collaboration through 1:3:6. National EHDI Conference. Phoeniz, AZ. White, K., Behl, D., Muñoz, K., Moeller, M.P. (April 16, 2013). What are physician attitudes, knowledge, and practices regarding EHDI? National EHDI Conference. Phoeniz, AZ. Blaiser, K., Muñoz, K., Preston, E., White, H. (April 16, 2013). Speech perception in preschool children: Practice and performance. Poster Presentation. National EHDI Conference. Phoeniz, AZ. *Gross, V., Muñoz, K., Brown, D., & Gillam, R. (April 5, 2013). Test-retest and inter-tester reliability of wideband reflectance in children. American Academy of Audiology. Poster Presentation. Anaheim, CA. *White, H., Blaiser, K., & Muñoz, K. (April 5, 2013). Longitudinal study of speech perception performance in preschool children. American Academy of Audiology. Poster Presentation. Anaheim, CA. Blaiser, K., & Muñoz, K. (November 17, 2012). Collaboration: Accelerating Outcomes. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. Presentation. Atlanta, GA. *Roberts, D., Muñoz, K., and McCreery, R., (March 8, 2012). Impact of Training on Pediatric Amplification Practice Patterns. Poster presentation at the Utah Speech-Language Hearing Association (USHA) conference. Lehi, UT. Roush, J., Culpepper, B., Muñoz, K., Chung, W., King, M., Fifier, R., Oyler, A., et al. (March 6, 2012). EHDI-Pals: Ealry Hearing Detection and Intervention-Pediatric Audiology Links to Services. National EHDI Conference. St. Louis, MO. *Goldgewicht, N., Blaiser, K., & Muñoz, K. (March 5, 2012). First steps in LSL coaching model in migrant Head Start. Poster presentation at the National EHDI Conference. St. Louis, MO. *Roberts, D., Muñoz, K., McCreery, R. (March 5, 2012). Impact of training on pediatric amplification practices. Poster presentation at the National EHDI Conference. St. Louis, MO. Muñoz, K., DesGeorges, J., Blaiser, K., & *Barwick, K. (March5, 2012). Parent hearing aid experiences. National EHDI Conference. St. Louis, MO. McCreery, R., Muñoz, K., Blanchard, E., & Sabo, D. (March 4, 2012). Pre-session workshop: Pediatric hearing aid verification. National EHDI Conference. St. Louis, MO. Karen Muñoz Vita 9

10 Blaiser, K., & Muñoz, K. (2011). Cross-disciplinary training for working with young children with hearing loss. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. San Diego, CA. Levine, J., Muñoz, K., & St. John, R. (2011). The pediatric medical home and EHDI: An important piece of the puzzle. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. *Poole, B., Nelson, L., & Muñoz, K. (2011). Current practices of FM use in preschool children with hearing loss. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. *Larsen, B., Muñoz, K., DesGeorges, J., & Nelson, L. (2011). Challenges in obtaining an infant diagnostic diagnostic hearing evaluation. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. Muñoz, K., Harward, R., & Mullings, D. (2011). Infant hearing aid practices and experiences in Utah. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. *Bowman, K., Muñoz, K., Jacobs, S., & Roush, J. (2011). Improving outcomes of hearing screening in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. *Roetto, M. & Muñoz, K. (2011). Parents perspectives on the physician s role in parent support when a child is diagnosed with hearing loss. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. Pitt, C., *Hankins, L., Muñoz, K., & Houston, T. (2011). Cochlear implant training: Intervention for the early interventionists. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. Culpepper, B., Dieendorf, A., Chung, W., Fifer, B., Roush, J., Oyler, A., & Muñoz, K. (2011). Pediatric audiology facilities: A tool to identify facilities equipped to meet pediatric service needs. National EHDI Conference. Atlanta, GA. Invited Presentations (2011-) Muñoz, K. (November 7, 2014). Partnering with Parents to Support Consistent Hearing Aid Use. Oticon Pediatrics Annual Conference: Clinical Updates in Pediatric Amplification. Chicago, IL. Muñoz, K. & Preston, E. (June 24, 2014). Monitoring and supporting pediatric hearing aid use. Mountain States Deaf Education Summit. Ogden, UT. Muñoz, K. (January 31, 2013). Achieving best practice in pediatric amplification: Issues and challenges. Illinois Academy of Audiology, Presentation. Chicago, IL. Muñoz, K. (January 31, 2013). Achieving consistent hearing aid use: How do we get there? Illinois Academy of Audiology, Presentation. Chicago, IL. Fifer, B., Oyler, A., Muñoz, K., King, M., Chung, W. (December, 2011). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Special Topics Webinar: EHDI Pediatric Audiology Links to Services (EHDI-PALS) A National Pediatric Audiology Facilities Directory. Karen Muñoz Vita 10

11 Muñoz, K. (June, 2011). Childhood hearing loss. Centro de la Familia, Providence, UT. Muñoz, K. (April, 2011). Pediatric hearing aid workshop for early intervention providers. Utah Schools for the Deaf & Blind. Salt Lake City. TEACHING Graduate Courses Taught: Utah State University Journal Reading Group 2014-present 2007-present PhD Student Committee Chair 2014-present Andrew Cobabe Alex Meibos Ana Caballero Audiological Counseling and Management Pediatric Audiology, Amplification I, Amplification II Committee Chair: Graduate Student Clinical Research Project: (AuD Students) Projects in Progress Parent Hearing Aid Management Challenges Among Hispanic Families (Caballero) Cochlear Implant Recipient Device Selection Preferences and Experiences (Heitzinger) Effective Hearing Aid Management: Virtual Visits Expand Parent Support (Kibbe) Cochlear Implant Mapping using esrt measurement (Kunz) Cochlear Implant Selection Process: Audiologist Practices (Sawin) Pediatric Amplification Support: Early Intervention Provider Education (Reyes) Projects Completed: Hearing Aid Use for Children Birth to Three Years of Age and Benefit in Daily Life (Rasmussen; ) Parent Hearing Aid Management: Parent-Reported Needs for Learning Support (Rusk; ) Audiologist Practice Patterns: Parent Training and Support for Hearing Aid Use (Meibos; ) An Investigation of the Relationship Between Hours of Hearing Aid Use and Phonological and Morphological Development (Weston; 2014) Pediatric Hearing Aid Management: Parent-Reported Factors (Olson; 2013) Accuracy of automated hearing assessment in the presence of background noise (ASHA Student Research Travel Award (SRTA) recipient for 2013 annual convention) (Storey; 2013) A systematic review of the literature: Factors influencing consistent hearing aid use for young children with permanent bilateral hearing loss (Hill; 2013) Karen Muñoz Vita 11

12 Wideband reflectance: Normative data for preschool-aged children (Gross; 2012) Auditory Perception Test for the Hearing Impaired: Test-Retest Reliability (Cordingley; 2012) Hearing aid process: The parent perspective (Barwick; 2012) Speech perception testing practices for preschool children with hearing loss (Schofield; 2012) Infant hearing evaluations: Current practice patterns and challenges (Goldgewicht; 2011) Infant hearing testing: The parent perspective (B. Larsen; 2011) Training, knowledge, and skills of early interventionists in Utah who are working with children with cochlear implants (Hankins; 2010) Parent experiences with hearing aids in Utah (M. Larsen; 2010) Parent resource guide (Mansfield; 2009) Meeting diagnostic and amplification benchmarks following referral from newborn hearing screening in Utah (Choules; 2009) Test re-test reliability of MEPA for children ages 3-5 years (Cobabe; 2009) Hearing screening training through the use of telehealth technology (Dansie; 2008) Committee Member: Student Research Project/Thesis/Dissertation In Progress Psychology Dissertation (1) Completed Deaf Education (2) 2014 Audiology AuD (1) 2013 Audiology AuD (2); Speech-Language Pathology (2) 2010 Speech-Language Pathology (1) 2009 Audiology AuD (1) 2008 Audiology AuD (1); Speech-Language Pathology (1) Invited Workshops ( ) 2012 Saipan: four-day training and mentoring related to EHDI program and pediatric hearing assessment and hearing aid services Saipan: four-day hands-on training on infant diagnostic assessment for two audiologists in the Pacific Rim region. Panama: Presentations at the Universidad Especializada de Las Americas, Examen de diagnóstico, amplificación e intervención temprana and El proceso de diagnostic para infants Costa Rica: five-day pediatric audiology conference on newborn hearing screening, diagnostic testing and amplification fitting for infants and young Karen Muñoz Vita 12

13 children. The conference consisted of a three-day didactic course and two-day hands-on workshop. Professional Current SERVICE Associate Editor, ASHA Perspectives, Special Interest Group 9: Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Children Ad Hoc Reviewer: Ear and Hearing Speech-Language and Hearing Services in the Schools (ASHA) American Journal of Audiology (ASHA) Journal of the American Academy of Audiology (JAAA) 2014 Content Reviewer, ASHA Practice Portal: Interpreters, Transliterators, and Translators 2013 Content Reviewer, ASHA Practice Portal: Permanent Childhood Hearing Loss Guest Associate Editor, American Journal of Audiology Reviewer, ASHA Professional Development Self-Study Course AudiologyTalk: The podcast for audiologists. Interview on Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. International 2013-current ASHA-PAHO working group for educational support in El Salvador Technical support for the development of the countrywide EHDI program in Costa Rica Early identification and intervention for pediatric hearing loss. Television interview on BYU International Broadcast in Spanish and translated into Portuguese, for the program, Essenciales para la vida. Panama, performed a needs assessment for the development of a national newborn hearing screening and follow-up program, in cooperation with representatives from the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Costa Rica humanitarian mission with Utah State University Audiology Graduate students. The group tested 1100 children and fit 75 people with hearing aids. Karen Muñoz Vita 13

14 2008 Dominican Republic humanitarian mission with Utah State University Audiology graduate students. The group evaluated hearing and fit over 100 hearing aids at two schools for the deaf and community medical centers Costa Rican Ministry of Health: Conducted a needs assessment for implementation of a newborn hearing screening program. National EHDI-PALS: Pediatric audiology facility workgroup convened by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of the group is to develop a web-based tool to assist parents, physicians and other stakeholders in the identification of pediatric audiology facilities in the United States with the ability to provide comprehensive care to infants and young children with hearing loss. The group includes recognized pediatric audiologists with representation from ASHA, AAA, JCIH, and NCHAM Coordinator of the Illinois Early Childhood Hearing Outreach Team, providing training to select Early Head Start programs in the use of otoacoustic emissions as their primary screening method State and Local 2007-Current Utah Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee 2010-Current Centro de la Familia, in-service for childhood hearing loss Department 2014-current Search committee member LSL speech-language pathology faculty member Sound Beginnings director 2014-current Director, Audiology Division Chair, Audiology Division 2007-current Program development, Sound Beginnings and Pediatric audiology clinic; development of clinic policies and procedures; oversight of pediatric audiology clinic 2013-current Search committee chair, audiology faculty position 2012 Search committee member, audiology faculty position 2008 Search committee chair, pediatric cochlear implant audiologist Karen Muñoz Vita 14