Anna M. Jilla, AuD, PhD

Anna M. Jilla, AuD, PhD, is the Jo Mayo Endowed assistant professor of audiology in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. She is the director of the Audiology, Economics, and Rehabilitative Outcomes (AERO) Laboratory, whose mission is to develop high-quality evidence and training opportunities for professionals and students in four core areas—population health, health economics, health-care policy, and care models—to address disparities and inadequacies in hearing and balance care.

Dr. Jilla has a unique specialization in payer policy, public health, and health-care accessibility. She continues to advocate for national, regional, and Texas state payer policy issues in collaboration with the American Academy of Audiology as the chair of the Coding and Reimbursement Committee, and the Texas Academy of Audiology as their vice president of professional issues. Locally, she serves as a voting member of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission: Regional Council on Aging and Disabilities, and is the faculty advisor for Lamar University’s chapter of the Student Academy of Audiology. Dr. Jilla is a staunch advocate for all things ears, and works diligently to create positive change through evidence generation and synthesis, patient education, and civic engagement for related hearing and balance health policy issues.