Katherine Snavely
Summary
Doctor of Audiology Graduate – Licensure Pending (after May 2026) with diverse clinical experience across university, ENT, and outpatient settings. Recognized for strong collaboration, organization, and professionalism within interdisciplinary teams. Demonstrates sound clinical judgment, thorough documentation, and patient-centered communication. Highly motivated and coachable clinician with a strong willingness to learn, adapt, and grow under mentorship.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
4th Year Extern
Columbus Speech and Hearing Center
Columbus, GA
06.2025 - Current
- Comprehensive Audiologic Assessments (adult and pediatric patients)
- Computer and manual audiometry equipment
- Kuduwave Portable Audiometer equipment
- Vestibular Assessments (adults)
- Videonystagmography (VNG) test battery: (Oculomotor testing, Headshake testing, Positional and Positioning Testing, Rotational Chair Testing, and caloric testing)
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs)
- Electrocochleography (ECochG)
- Amplification selection, verification, and counseling
- Resound, Starkey, Phonak, Oticon, Signia
- Earmold impressions
Student Clinician
Medical Center Clinic
Pensacola, FL
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Comprehensive Audiologic Assessments (adult and pediatric patients)
- Computer based audiometric equipment
- Amplification selection, verification, and counseling
- Resound
- Earmold Impressions on adult patients
- Assisted in cochlear implant mapping and troubleshooting (Cochlear)
- Assisted in vestibular testing
Student Clinician
University of South Alabama Speech and Hearing Center
Mobile, AL
08.2022 - 04.2025
- Comprehensive Audiologic Assessments (adult and pediatric patients) using AudioStar Pro and GSI 61 audiometers
- Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) for pediatric patients using Natus equipment
- Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) (adult and pediatric patients)
- Skills Performed: threshold and neurodiagnostic ABR using Eclipse and VivioSonic equipment
- Vestibular Evaluations (adult patients)
- Skills performed: vestibular screening assessments (GANS-SOP and dynamic visual acuity), neurodiagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR), electrocochleography (ECochG), video head impulse testing (vHIT), ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs), videonystagmography (VNG) test battery (ocular motor tests, high frequency headshake, Dix-Hallpike maneuver, and positionals), bithermal caloric irrigations
- Amplification (adult and pediatric patients)
- Skills performed: selection, fitting, adjustment, counseling, orientation, follow-up, and modifications/repairs of hearing aids; ear mold impressions, verification using real ear measures, and functional gain testing. Skilled using Verifit and MedRx technology. Trained using Phonak, Oticon, Resound, Signia, Starkey, and Widex.
- Cochlear implant device activation, mapping, and troubleshooting (Cochlear, Advanced Bionics, and MED-EL)
Student Clinician
Costal Alabama Hearing
Fairhope, AL
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Comprehensive Audiologic Assessments (adult patients)
- Maestro Software
- Amplification selection, verification, and counseling
- ReSound, Phonak, Oticon, Starkey, and Signia
- Earmold Impressions on adult patients
- Assisted in cochlear implant mapping and troubleshooting (Cochlear)
Student Clinican
Premier Medical Group West Ear, Nose, and Throat
Mobile, AL
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Comprehensive Audiologic Assessments (adult and pediatric patients)
- Computer based audiometric equipment
- Amplification selection, verification, and counseling
- ReSound, Starkey, Phonak, Oticon, Signia
- Earmold Impressions on adult patients
- Assisted in ABR testing
- Assisted in vestibular testing
Graduate Assistant
University of South Alabama Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
Mobile, AL
08.2022 - 08.2024
- Assisted in assembling, ordering, and repairing hearing aids, ear molds, and other assistive listening devices
- Ordered supplies for the hearing aid lab as well as for patients
- Assisted in research on cochlear implant patients’ performance as well as patient- provider care information
- Performed various office tasks including scanning, file organization, excel data entry, recording voicemails, data collection using Google Forms, equipment inventory, and inputting patient information into Cerner
- Provided tours of the USA Speech and Hearing Center to prospective students
Student Clinician
Premier Medical Group at Providence Ear, Nose, and Throat
Mobile, AL
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Comprehensive Audiologic Assessments (adult and pediatric patients)
- Computer based audiometric equipment
- Amplification selection, verification, and counseling
- Resound, Starkey, Phonak, Oticon, Signia
Education
Doctor of Audiology - Audiology
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL05-2026
Bachelor of Science - Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Auburn University
Auburn, AL05-2022
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University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA05-2020
Skills
- Audiologic & vestibular diagnostics
- Hearing aids & cochlear implants
- Clinical documentation & EMR systems
- Manufacturer & device coordination
- Research & data collection
- Patient counseling & education
Certification
- HIPPA Certification Present
- Protecting Human Research Participants Training (CITI) Present
- National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management’s Newborn Hearing Screening Training Certification Present
- Student Academy of Audiology (SAA) – Mobile, AL August 2022- April 2025
Presentations
- “CHARGE Syndrome” February 2024
- Grand Rounds – Mobile, AL
- “Hearing Evaluations and Hearing Aid Fittings for Adult Patients” July 2023
- “The Relationship between Audiologist-Patient Communication and Patient’s Satisfaction with Service: Provision in Cochlear Implant Recipients: A Pilot Study” June 2023
- American Cochlear Implant Alliance Conference – Dallas, TX
- “Comparing Speech Recognition Performance on Cochlear Implant Users with two Different Speech Test: Consonant-Nucleus-Consonant (CNC) Word Test and AzBio Sentence Test” June 2023
Timeline
4th Year Extern
Columbus Speech and Hearing Center
06.2025 - Current
Student Clinician
Medical Center Clinic
01.2025 - 04.2025
Student Clinician
Costal Alabama Hearing
09.2024 - 11.2024
Student Clinican
Premier Medical Group West Ear, Nose, and Throat
05.2024 - 08.2024
Student Clinician
Premier Medical Group at Providence Ear, Nose, and Throat
08.2023 - 11.2023
Student Clinician
University of South Alabama Speech and Hearing Center
08.2022 - 04.2025
Graduate Assistant
University of South Alabama Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
08.2022 - 08.2024
Bachelor of Science - Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Auburn University
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University of West Georgia
Doctor of Audiology - Audiology
University of South Alabama