Audiology students, professors, and alumnus from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Allied Health and Nursing travelled to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) last month to provide hearing exams for special needs children. The group tested 141 children between Feb.27 to March 3. Of those tested, 32 children were found to have hearing loss.
The team went to BVI because the islands do not have an audiologist. One of the NSU audiology students, Gennell Bowen, is a BVI native who initiated the project. Some of the children with hearing loss will be candidates for hearing aids, while others will eventually need cochlear implants.
The team included Teri A. Hamill, Ph.D., professor of audiology; Paul Davis, Ph.D., associate professor of audiology; Meredith Buemi, Au.D.; NSU audiology alumnus; first-year audiology student Dee Dee Katanic; second-year audiology student Geoffrey Waite; and third-year audiology students Gennell Bowen, Tina Stern and Lisa Duong.
