Hannah A. Ditmars Buckwalter Au.D. CCC-A hannah.ditmars@unl.edu Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln 8/2005 12/2009 Clinical Doctorate of Audiology Manchester College 8/2000 5/2004 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, French Brethren Colleges Abroad Universtité de Nancy 2 9/2002 6/2003 Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Françasie U.R.A.P.E.D.A. Spring 2003 La Langue des Signes Française Professional Experience Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders University of Nebraska-Lincoln Assistant Professor of Practice and Clinical Audiologist 1/2014 Present Ear Nose and Throat Specialties Lincoln, NE 2/2010 12/2013 Clinical Audiologist Teaching Barkley Memorial Audiology and Hearing Aid Center Clinical Instruction 1/2014 - Present SLPA 996 Sec 800: Humanitarian Audiology: Study Abroad Nicaragua Summer 2016 Course Co-Instructor SLPA 916 Disorders of the Auditory System Summer 2016 SLPA 450/850: Audiology for Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Spring 2015, 2016 Course Instructor SLPA 920: Auditory Electrophysiological Assessment Spring 2015, 2016 Course Co-Instructor SLPA 397A: Intro & Observation Spring and Fall 2015, 2016 SLPA 150: Communication Processes and Disorders Fall 2014/16 Spring and Fall 2015 SPED 472: Psychology and Sociology of Deafness Fall 2015 SLPA 271: Introduction to Audiology Fall 2015
Audiology Boot Camp: Introduction to Clinic Equipment Care and Use: Practical Instructor August 2014-2016 Introduction to Appointment/Clinic Flow: Lecturer August 2016 Clinically Based, Hands-on Auditory Brainstem Response Testing July/August 2014 Development of a self-guided lab for second year Au.D. students Grants Funded CEHS International Seed Grant: Humanitarian Efforts in Nicaragua April 2016 Study Abroad Course and Improving Access to Hearing Health Care (Ray and Ditmars, Total Award $12,000) CEHS International Seed Grant: Humanitarian Efforts in Nicaragua April 2015 Needs Assessment and Planning for Study Abroad (Ray and Ditmars, Total Award $4,000) J. William Fulbright Grant: Naju, Jeollanam-do, South Korea 7/2004 7/2005 English Teaching Assistant Naju High School Korean Language Study Korean Natural Sign Language Korean Cultural Immersion Experiences James A. Kemper Fellowship: Gallaudet University Washington D.C. June 2002 July 2002 American Sign Language Courses Deaf Culture Immersion Experiences Grants Not Funded Hear the World Foundation March 2016 (Requested $18,600) Sertoma International Community Grant January 2016 (Requested $5,000) Grants In Process Hear the World Foundation January 2017 (Requested $28,726) Sertoma International Community Grant January 2017 (Requested $5,000) Outreach/Service Humanitarian Audiology: Planning, Service Provision and Follow-up Leon and Quezalguaque, Nicaragua Summer 2015-Present Humanitarian Audiology: Establishing Sustainable Services in Nicaragua September 15, 2016 Poster Presentation at the Nebraska Speech Language Hearing Convention Dept. of Special Ed. and Communication Disorders Technology Committee August 2016-Present
Member Audiology Representative Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Position Search August-November 2016 Committee Member Western Nebraska Tele-Audiology Learning Collaborative Participant and Stakeholder August 2016-Present Invited Presentation: Hearing Aid Accessories and Assistive Listening Devices July 27, 2016 Nebraska Center for the Blind Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association Continuing Education Committee Member December 2015 - Present Clinic with a Heart Lincoln, NE August 15, 2015 Pediatric Hearing Screening Supervision Humanitarian Audiology Needs Assessment 5/30-6/5/2015 Escuela de Sordos, Leon, Nicaragua Anneli Ahllers Clinica de la Audicion, Managua, Nicaragua Audiology Faculty and Audiology Clinic Meetings Participant January 2014-Present The 5 Senses: Hearing 10/8/2014 Pershing Elementary School Kindergarten Classes, Lincoln, NE Clinical Practicum Supervisor - Lincoln, NE Various intervals 2010-2013 ENT Practice - Audiology Special Olympics USA National Games Lincoln, NE Summer 2010 Hearing Screening Hearing Conservation Presentations Fall 2009 Industrial Technology Classes, Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12, PA Student Specific Presentations: Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Fall 2009 Teachers and Administrators, Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12, PA Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Omaha, NE May 2008 Hearing Screening Audiology Service Trip San Pedro de Macoris and Bani, Dominican Republic Spring 2007 School Hearing Screening, Hearing Evaluations, Hearing Aid Fitting Professional Development Certificate Holder in Audiology Precepting Training Program (Module 1 complete, Modules 2-4 in process) December, 2016-Present Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference October 23-25, 2016 University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
Scholarly Enhancement Program for Teaching September 2016-Present College of Education and Human Sciences, UNL Nebraska Speech Language Hearing Association Conference 2014-2016 Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Conf. March 30-April 1, 2016 San Antonio, TX Mayo Clinic Annual Audiology Videoconference 2010-11, 2013-16 Widex Seminars/Training 2012-2017 ReSound Seminars/Training 2016 Phonak Seminars/Training 2009-2016 Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference October 8-10, 2015 Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. Midwest Auditory Research Conference/Neuroscience Symposium July 24-25, 2015 Creighton University, Omaha, NE Summer Institute for Online Teaching May-June, 2015 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Aural Rehabilitation in the Private Practice: A Working Conference May 4-5, 2015 Washington University, St. Louis, MO Adobe Connect Training April 29, 2015 University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Audiology Now: American Academy of Audiology Conference March 25-28,2015 San Antonio, Texas Bio-logic Hearing Diagnostic Systems Auditory Evoked Potential Course March 2-4, 2015 Mundelein, IL University of Nebraska CEHS First Year Faculty Meetings Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Boys Town National Research Hospital Pediatric Audiology Conference 2014, 2015 University of Nebraska CEHS Professor of Practice Workshops 2014, 2015 Training for new clinical equipment 2014, 2015 ABR Observation s in OR at Children s Hospital, Omaha NE July 29, 2014 Compliance, Coding and Reimbursement for the Audiology Practice April 9-11, 2014 Professional Memberships International Society of Audiology Member 1/2016 Present
Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association Member American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Member CCC-A American Academy of Audiology Fellow 9/2010 Present 2/2010 Present 2/2010 Present Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association Student Member 9/2005 8/2009 National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association Member 1/2007 12/2009 International Society of Audiology Student Member 1/2007 12/2009