Jill Duncan Author

Jill Duncan is an academic in deaf education and auditory-verbal practice. She has held educational leadership positions in Australia and the United States. Her research focuses on adolescents with hearing loss, their families and practitioners who serve them. She has received many national and international awards for innovation and service in the field of deaf education. Ellen A. Rhoades is an international consultant-lecturer-mentor whose awards include 'Outstanding Auditor-Verbal Clinician of the Year' from Auditory-Verbal International, 'Outstanding Professional of the Year' and 'Outstanding Program of the Year' from AG Bell, and 'Nitchie Award in Human Communications' from the League for the Hard of Hearing. An auditory-verbal therapist for 40+ years, she established and directed four auditory-verbal programs. Due to congenital deafness, she is a bilateral cochlear implantee. Elizabeth M. Fitzpatrick is an associate professor in audiology and auditory-verbal studies at the University of Ottawa. She worked clinically in auditory (re)habilitation and audiology for more than 25 years, holding positions as audiologist, therapist, and manager. Her research and publications cover the spectrum from infants to adults. She holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award.