Andrina MacDonald

● Conducted comprehensive hearing evaluations on adult patients prior to consultation with otolaryngology physician.
● Counseled patients on test results, effectively communicated results and recommendations to otolaryngology care team verbally and in writing.
● Conducted hearing implant candidacy evaluations, programmed cochlear implants, and explained functions, device considerations, benefits, and drawbacks of cochlear and bone conduction implants, CROS devices, and hearing aids to patients and family members both in-person and via telehealth.
● Communicated and collaborated with physicians, audiology colleagues, and four direct supervisors.
● Recruited participants and conducted clinical research in the spatial hearing laboratory under three supervisors (senior audiologist, biomedical engineer and division chair).

● Conducted comprehensive hearing evaluations on adult patients and counseled pediatric and adult patients regarding hearing evaluation results, amplification candidacy, and device selection.
● Fit hearing aids, oriented patients to their hearing technology, and explained daily use/maintenance of devices.
● Conducted cochlear implant candidacy evaluations, activated cochlear implants, and programmed cochlear implants for pediatric and adult patients.
● Elicited feedback from patients to troubleshooting and adjust hearing aid and cochlear implant programming.
● Explained good communication strategies to patients and prepared patients to implement them in a variety of settings.
● Performed vestibular function evaluations and generated recommendations to other service providers including physical therapy, ophthalmology/neuro-ophthalmology, and neurology.
● Managed patient care by collaborating with otolaryngology and neurotology team.
● Documented evaluations and interventions in Epic/electronic medical record software.
● Performed intraoperative monitoring during adult and pediatric cochlear implant surgeries.
● Counseled and provided patients with strategies to address the psychosocial impacts of hearing loss and balance disorders.
● Demonstrated multi-tasking and flexibility when reporting to seven supervisors and implemented their individual feedback and priorities in real-time and across clinical settings.
● Created email template and recruited adult cochlear implant users for research study.
● Served as a point of contact for participants and answered any questions prior to study visit.
● Prepared manuscripts for publication.

● Created email template to send to potential research participants.
● Recruited adult cochlear implant users for electrically evoked stapedial reflex threshold study using email.
● Served as a point of contact for participants and answered any questions prior to study visit.
● Attended training on Cochlear’s SmartNav 2 system as part of a controlled market release associated with capstone project.
● Assisted in preparation of IRB application and associated materials (protocol, recruiting forms, flyers etc.).
● Assisted in intraoperative data collection in the operating room during CI surgeries.
● Utilized REDCAP to enter study data.
• Wrote and orally defended capstone project in front of capstone committee.
• Orally presented capstone project to Vanderbilt University’s Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences faculty members and students.
• Created research poster and presented capstone research during the student poster session at the 2024 American Cochlear Implant Alliance conference.

● Conducted an independent research project under the mentorship of an ASU faculty member.
● Effectively communicated research progress and results in written and oral formats with faculty and lab members.
● Collaborated with faculty mentor and graduate students to collect and analyze data.
● Created a research poster and presented it at the annual College of Health Solutions Research Day.
● Orally defended Honors thesis to thesis committee.

Arizona State University Department of Speech and Hearing Science Tempe, AZ
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant August 2020-December 2020
● Served as a teaching assistant for undergraduate Hearing Science course.
● Held weekly office hours to support students and answer questions about course material.
● Responded to student emails in a timely fashion.
● Assisted in grading homework and exams.
● Met with course instructor on a weekly basis to discuss common student questions and address any grading concerns.