Pediatric audiology, infant hearing screening and early intervention

I am a Professor and Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at UNC, Audiology Section Head at the CDL, a ASHA Fellow and a Fellow of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center. I have thoroughly enjoyed my 15-year affiliation with the CDL because of the collaborative, interdisciplinary team spirit.  My work at the CDL offers me a welcome break from administrative chores while keeping me actively involved in pediatric audiology. I completed my graduate work at the University of Michigan in 1981 and have held faculty appointments at the University of Colorado - Boulder and at Harvard Medical School during my tenure as Director of Hearing Rehabilitation Services at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.  In my role as Director of the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, I play a key role in the creation and development of the "North Carolina Consortium for Distance Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders," a collaborative program with four other speech and hearing graduate programs in North Carolina. The Consortium was the first multi-campus degree program in the history of the UNC system. I am also a co-founder of First YEARS, a certificate program for experienced professionals who wish to further their educational preparation in areas related to working with deaf and hard of hearing children.   First YEARS is a collaboration of UNC with the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf in Washington D.C.  Although most of my "spare time" is consumed by family, I manage to find some time to pursue my passion for restoration of old fiddles and mandolins and getting together with other musicians to play (strictly on the back porch) bluegrass and Celtic music.

Clinical Audiologist and Director, Hearing Rehabilitation Services, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA

Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Audiology, Department of Communication Disorders and Speech Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Clinical Supervisor of Audiology and Coordinator of Aural Rehabilitation Services, Communicative Disorders Clinics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 

Roush, J. & Kamo, G. (in press).  Parent Counseling, Education, and Collaboration.  In Flexer, C., and Madell, J. (Eds)
             Pediatric Audiology:  New York: Thieme Medical Publishers.

Roush, J., Wilson, K., Alberg, J. (2008). Early hearing detection and intervention: Audiologists and speech-language
             pathologists collaborate in successful program. Invited article, The ASHA Leader, 13 (2), 14-17.

Alberg, J., Wilson, K., Roush, J. (2007).  Statewide collaboration in the delivery of early hearing detection and intervention
             services.  Invited article, Volta Review 106 (3), 259-274.

Gravel, J., Roberts, J., Roush, J., Grose, J., Besing, J., Burchinal, M., Neebe, E., Wallace, I., Zeisel, S. (2006).    Early OME,
             hearing loss, and auditory processes at school-age. Ear and Hearing, 27 (4), 353-368.

Roush, J., Holcomb, M., Roush, P., Escolar, M. (2004). When hearing loss occurs with multiple disabilities.  Seminars in
             Hearing, 25(4), 333-345.

Harrison M. and Roush, J. (2004). Providing information at diagnosis: Advice from parents. Volta Voices, 11(7), 6-7.

Roush, J., Bess, F., Gravel, J., Harrison, M., Lenihan, S., and Marvelli, A (2004).  Preparation of Personnel to Serve Children
             with Hearing Loss and their Families: Current Status and Future Needs.  Proceedings of the Summit on Deafness:
             Spoken Language in the 21st Century, Predicting Future Trends in Deafness, 18-21.  February, 2004, Washington, DC.

Sjoblad, S., Harrison, M. and Roush, J. (2004). Parents’ experiences and perceptions regarding amplification early hearing aid
             use. Volta Voices, 11 (7), 8-10.

Waldman, D. & Roush, J. (2004). Your Child’s Hearing Loss (216 pages).  New York: Perigee Press.

Harrison, M., Roush, J., & Wallace, J.  (2003). Trends in the age of identification and intervention for deaf and hard of hearing
             infants. Ear and Hearing, 24,89-95.

Harrison, M. & Roush, J. (2002). Information for families with young deaf and hard-of-hearing children: Reports from parents
              and pediatric audiologists. In R. Seewald and J. Gravel (Eds.), A Sound Foundation Through Early Amplification,
              Proceedings of the Second International Conference (pp 233-251). United Kingdom: St. Edmundsbury Press.