WCC Graduate Consultant Presents at the 2019 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention

Lyndsay Rogers, doctoral student in the Doctor of Audiology Program (Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences) and graduate consultant at the NSU Writing & Communication Center (WCC), presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association convention (ASHA) in Orlando, FL., Nov. 21-23, 2019.

Rogers’ poster, “EAR- radiating: A Mini Systemic Review of Vestibular Schwannoma & Radiation Exposure,” (with NSU Doctor of Audiology faculty, Julia Andrews and Katherine Fitzharris) examined if there is a heightened risk of vestibular schwannoma (VS) development with mobile phone use. A VS is a benign tumor that grows on the 8th (vestibulo-cochlear) cranial nerve. Symptoms of a VS include tinnitus in 1 ear, asymmetrical hearing loss, and a feeling of being off-balance. The trio’s review of the literature found that there may be an increased risk of VS development with long-term mobile phone use; while others mention there was no increased risk.

According to Rogers, “working at the WCC helped me tremendously with my poster, such as improving my overall writing style and knowing APA formatting like the back of my hand. I am more confident in my writing abilities and I do not know if I would have had the confidence to present this poster if I did not work here!”

To see the full ASHSA convention click here. To learn more about the Doctor of Audiology Program, visit https://healthsciences.nova.edu/audiology/fort_lauderdale/index.html