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
- Riley DeBacker, AuD, PhD Guidelines and Strategic Documents Chair-Elect
- Erin Piker, PhD JAAA Editor in Chief
- Erin Picou, AuD, PhD
- Erin Schafer, PhD, Audiology Today Editor in Chief
- Angela Shoup, PhD, Guidelines and Strategic Documents Chair
