Dr. James E. Peck, PhD, is associate professor emeritus in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences and Disorders at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He received his doctorate from Vanderbilt University in 1972. He has worked as a teacher and clinician in university and medical settings. Dr. Peck was an editorial consultant and associate editor for journals of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and served on the Association's Legislative Council. The Mississippi Speech-Language-Hearing Association presented him with its Outstanding Clinical Achievement award and the Honors of the Association. He has a career-long interest in false and exaggerated hearing loss.
