Core Clinical Concepts In Audiology Series
Series Editors
James W. Hall III received his Ph.D. in audiology from Baylor College of Medicine under the direction of Dr. James Jerger. Since then, he has held clinical and academic audiology positions at major university medical schools. Dr. Hall is now Clinical Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he maintains a clinical practice and is an instructor in the Doctor of Audiology on-site and distance learning programs.
Dr. Hall’s main research interests are auditory neurophysiology, auditory processing disorders, early identification of hearing loss in infants, and tinnitus/hyperacusis. Dr. Hall lectures internationally on these topics. He is the author of numerous journal articles, monographs, or book chapters, as well as theHandbook of Auditory Evoked Responses and Audiologists’ Desk Reference Volumes I and II, theHandbook of Otoacoustic Emissions and the New Handbook of Auditory Evoked Responses.
Virginia Ramachandran, Au.D. Virginia Ramachandran, Au.D. is a Senior Staff Audiologist in the Division of Audiology, Department of Otolaryngology"Head and Neck Surgery, of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She received her Au.D. degree from Wayne State University, where she is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, teaching courses in audiologic rehabilitation. Her research interests are in the areas of speech perception and tinnitus.



