Charge Description

Strategic Objective: Be the nationally-recognized experts for evidence-based guidance in hearing & balance health care.

  • Advance a strategic research priority plan that outlines the research/evidence that will be necessary to advance Academy strategic priorities. Coordinate with allied associations, funding agencies, AAA Foundation, and other stakeholders to develop a collaborative plan to advance Academy research priorities.
  • Drive the development of needed strategic documents for the profession.
  • Disseminate Academy resources and documents to promote utilization within the profession and elevate the expertise of audiologists among other health professionals.
  • Coordinate input within the Academy to identify the highest strategic research priorities.
  • Collaborate with other associations and funding agencies to incentivize progress toward identified strategic research priorities.
  • Recommend position papers or clinical practice guidelines that would advance Academy strategic priorities.

Members

  • Melinda Anderson, PhD, Research Initiatives Task Force Chair
  • Jamie Bogle, AuD, PhD, Academy Research Conference Chair
  • Lindsey Jorgensen, PhD, Guidelines and Strategic Documents Vice-Chair
  • Erin Piker, PhD JAAA Editor in Chief
  • Erin Schafer, PhD, Audiology Today Editor in Chief
  • Angela Shoup, PhD, Guidelines and Strategic Documents Chair
  • Viral Tejani, PhD, Guidelines and Strategic Documents Vice-Chair
  • Anthony Joseph, AuD, PhD, Academy Research Conference Chair