Doctor of Audiology Curriculum
Auburn University’s Department of Communication Disorders offers first professional degree program of study, the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree.
The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) Program is designed to provide students with academic and clinical practicum experiences that will meet or exceed the requirements of the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-AUD). Program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
US News & World Report magazine has recently ranked Auburn's Audiology program among the top 50 training programs in the nation's top public universities in its annual rankings. Read more >>
Overview of the Program:
The academic and clinical components of the Doctor of Audiology Program interact in a logical manner as the curriculum progresses over a four year period. Click here for a table (in PDF format) that shows the interaction of academic and clinical components through the training sequence. The early portion of training is largely academic and the later portions involve mostly applied clinical work. Thus, as the program progresses, the balance of academic and clinical work changes substantially moving from totally academic in the beginning to totally clinical at the end of the program. Note that this program is a joint program with Auburn University at Montgomery, so students will need reliable transportation to move between the two campuses.
For more details, view the Au.D brochure (pdf)
Audiology Graduate Faculty
Judith Blumsack, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Neuroanatomy, Diagnostic Audiology, Amplification II, Counseling, Grand Rounds
William Blythe, M.D., Otolaryngologist, East Alabama ENT (Affiliate faculty)
Responsibilities: Cochlear implants, Surgery demonstrations
Bettie Borton, Au.D, Audiologist, Auburn University at Montgomery
Responsibilities: Private Practice, Clinical Supervision
Thomas E. Borton, Ph.D., Professor, Auburn University at Montgomery
Responsibilities: Medical aspects, Balance disorders, Implant technology
William O. Haynes, Ph.D, Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Evaluation of research
Georgia Holmes, Au.D, Audiologist, Auburn University at Montgomery
Responsibilities: Hearing Conservation, Clinical Supervision
Sandra Clark-Lewis, Au.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Clinical level seminars, Clinical supervision
Carole E. Johnson, Ph.D., Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Aural rehabilitation, Aural Habilitation, Pediatric Audiology, Outcome measures, Professional issues, Grand Rounds
Sridhar Krishnamurti, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Hearing Science, Amplification I, Central Auditory Processing, Electrophysiology, Hearing Conservation, Grand Rounds
Lawrence F. Molt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Auditory Physiology
Melissa L. Russell, M.C.D, Clinical Instructor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Clinical supervision
Steven D. Smith, Au.D., Director of Audiology, ENT Associates of AL (Affiliate faculty)
Responsibilities: Electrophysiology, Clinical supervision
Martha W. Wilson, Au.D., Associate Clinical Professor, Auburn University
Responsibilities: Clinical level seminars, Clinical supervision