Expertise

Dr. Hay-McCutcheon’s research focuses on improving access and affordability of hearing healthcare in underserved Alabama communities.


Expertise:

  • Audiology
  • Rural Hearing Health

Her current work focuses on two areas, including, 1) conducting studies to help understand the social consequences of hearing loss for those without access to hearing health care; and 2) identifying the importance of providing specific rehabilitation services, including amplification, for adults who cannot afford hearing health care or who have no hearing health care resources in their communities.

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

NIH Postdoctoral Research Fellow, DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (past)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (past)

Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Chair, Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Interim Chair, Department of Communicative Disorders, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Communities
Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology
Degrees
PhD, University of Iowa, Hearing Science, 2004
MA, University of Tennessee, Audiology, 1997
BEd, Queen’s University, Primary Education, 1987
BA, Queen’s University, Social Behaviour, 1986
Keywords
cochlear implants or hearing aids otolaryngology surgery & intensive care