Karen L. Anderson Institution and Location Degree Field of Study Florida State University Ph.D. Communication Sciences and Disorders Utah State University Ed.S. Educational Audiology University of Minnesota Duluth M.Ed. Audiology University of Minnesota Duluth B.A.S Communicative Disorders

Professional Credentials, Licensure, Certification
ASHA CCC-A & AAA FAAA; licensed audiologist in Florida

Major Professional Interests
Identification and early intervention of children with hearing loss, development of instruments to measure the functional abilities of children with auditory impairments, classroom acoustics, impact of hearing loss on developing literacy, educational impact of hearing loss and efficacy of classroom hearing technology.

Professional Experience
2000-present Audiology Consultant Florida Dept of Health, Children’s Medical Services, Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program, Early Hearing Loss Detection and Intervention Program
1994-1999 Educational Audiologist. Puyallup School District, WA
1992-1999 Private Practice. Rainier Audiology Consulting Services, WA
1987-1992 Educational Audiologist. Tacoma School District, WA
1983-1988 Regional Educational Audiology Consultant. Northeast Educational Cooperative, MN
1984-1985 Consulting Audiologist. Consultant to Moose Lake State Hospital, MN
1982-1983 Clinical Audiologist. Otolaryngology practice, Superior, WI.
1981-1982 Educational Audiologist. Fargo Public School District, ND

Publications: Test Instruments or Materials
July, 2002 Anderson, K. (2002) Early Listening Function (ELF) instrument for infants and toddlers with hearing loss. www.phonak.com professionals section
February, 2000 Anderson, K., Smaldino, J. (2000) Children’s Home Inventory of Listening Difficulties (CHILD). www.phonak.com professionals section
March, 1998 Anderson, K., Matkin, N. (1998) Relationship of Hearing Loss to Development and Educational Needs: A Counseling Tool for Audiologists & Information for Parents and Schools. Tampa, FL: Educational Audiology Association.
March, 1998 Anderson, K., Smaldino, J. (1998) Listening Inventory For Education: An Efficacy Tool. Tampa, FL: Educational Audiology Association.
April, 1996 Anderson, K., Matkin, N. (1996) Preschool Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER) in Children age 3-Kindergarten. Tampa, FL: Educational Audiology Association.
January, 1989 Anderson, K. (1989) Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER) in Children with Identified Hearing Loss. Tampa, FL: Educational Audiology Association (previously by Pro-Ed and Interstate Publishers and Printers).

Publications: Refereed Articles
2003 Anderson, K. & Goldstein H. (submitted manuscript) Benefit of Three FM Devices to Speech Perception of Children who are Hard of Hearing Listening in a Typical Classroom. Submitted to Language Speech and Hearing in Schools
June, 2002 Anderson, K. (2001). Kids in noisy classrooms: What does the research really say? Journal of Educational Audiology, 9, 21-31
Anderson, K. L. (2000). Use of sound field amplification with severely hearing impaired children. Educational Audiology Journal (in press).
Anderson, K. (1997) The Sound of Learning: Why Classrooms Must be Designed for Listening. The American School Board Journal, October, 26-28.
Anderson, K. (1997) Classroom Acoustics: A Need to Reexamine and Improve Upon the Typically Noisy Learning Environment. Journal of Educational Audiology, 5, 47-51
Towne, R., Anderson, K. (1997) The Changing Sound of Education. Sound & Vibration, 31,(1), 48-51.
Anderson, K., Johnson, M. (1996) Sorting it Out: Educational Effects from Early Chronic Otitis Media, CAPD, ADD, or LD?. Educational Audiology Monograph, 4, 6-11.
Benson, P., Anderson, K. (1996) A Survey of the Use of Hearing Technology in the Schools. Educational Audiology Monograph, 4, 16-22.
Anderson, K., Whalen, J. (1996) Qualifying as Hard of Hearing in the United States: Differences Between States. Educational Audiology Monograph, 4, 35-37.
Anderson, K. (1991) Hearing Conservation in the Public Schools Revisited. Seminars in Hearing, 12(4), 340-364.
Anderson, K. (1989) Speech Perception and the Hard of Hearing Child. Educational Audiology Monograph, 1, 15-29.
Anderson, K. (1987) When a Child's Hearing Comes and Goes. Principal, 67, (2), 44-46.
Anderson, K. (1986) Does the Low Achiever in Your Classroom Have Fluctuating Hearing Loss? The New Mexico Journal of Reading, 7, (1), 5-9.
Anderson, K. (1985) A Case Study of Central Processing Following Longstanding Unilateral Conductive Hearing Loss. The Journal of Auditory Research, 25, (3), 201-213.

Non-Refereed Publications
2003 (in press) Anderson, K. (2003). Classroom acoustics: The problem. The typical classroom soundscape is a barrier to learning. Invited article for Seminars in Hearing issue (J. Smaldino & C. Crandell, Eds.), submitted December, 2003.
November, 2002 Anderson, K. (2002). Parent involvement: The magic ingredient in successful child outcomes. The Hearing Review, 9(11), 24-27, 56.
Anderson, K. (2001) Clinical Approaches to Educational Audiology: Communicating More Effectively with the Public Schools. Special Interest Division 9: Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood, 7, (2), 17-18.
Anderson, K. (1999). Book Review: Facilitating hearing and listening in young children, (2nd Ed.). Educational Audiology Review, 16(2), 41.
Anderson, K. (1999). Book Review: The young deaf child. Educational Audiology Review, 16(3), 16.
Anderson, K., & Smaldino, J. (1999). Listening inventories for education: A classroom measurement tool. The Hearing Journal, 52(10), 74-75.
Anderson, K. (1999) When it comes to classroom acoustics, what’s appropriate? Volta Voices, 6(5), 16-17
Anderson, K. (1997) Appendix 3-F: Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk (SIFTER), In Educational Audiology Handbook, by Johnson, Benson & Seaton. Singular Press, San Diego, CA. 318-319.
Anderson, K., Matkin, N. (1997) Appendix 3-G: Screening Instrument For Targeting Educational Risk In Preschool Children (Age 3-Kindergarten) (Preschool SIFTER), In Educational Audiology Handbook, by Johnson, Benson & Seaton. Singular Press, San Diego, CA. 320-321.
Anderson, K., Smaldino, J. (1997). Appendix 6-B: Listening Inventory For Education: LIFE Teacher Appraisal and LIFE Student Appraisal. In Educational Audiology Handbook, by Johnson, Benson & Seaton. Singular Press, San Diego, CA. 387-390,
Anderson, K., English, K. (1997) A Look at Audiology Services in Schools....and How You Can Help. The Hearing Review, 4, (1), 44-50.
September, 1996 Anderson, K. (1997) 13 FACTS: Hearing Loss in the Classroom. The Hearing Review, 3, (9), 19.
Koehl, L., Thomas, L, Anderson, K. (1995). Chaos in the Classroom. Hearing Health, 11, (3), 36.

Allen, L., Anderson, K. (1995) Marketing Sound Field Amplification Systems. Chapter 12 in Sound-Field FM Amplification: Theory and Practical Applications by Crandell, Smaldino & Flexer. Singular Press, San Diego, CA, 201-221.

Other Professional Information
Bestowed Fred Berg Award, Educational Audiology Association (2003)
Educational Audiology Association President 1996, Associate Editor, 2000
Washington Speech and Hearing Association President 1998
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Certification awarded 1981 (CCC-A)
60+ invited, refereed, and non-refereed professional presentations on educational or pediatric audiology