Faculty and Staff

Diana Emanuel, Ph.D., CCC-A

Professor & Audiology Graduate Program Director

Hearing Screening Training Program

Click here to access Pure Tone Hearing Screening in Schools video and related materials

Education and Certification

• Ph.D. Communication Disorders, Pennsylvania State University 1993
• M.S. Communication Disorders, Pennsylvania State University 1990
• B.S. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Towson State University 1988
• ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• Licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners (license #712)

Teaching Interests

• Hearing Science
• Neuroanatomy of the auditory system
• Clinical Audiology
• Thesis supervision

Professional/ Research Interests

• Hearing Science
• Auditory Processing
• Pedagogy

Recent Publications

• Emanuel, D. C., Alterman, M., Bitner, M., & Book, R. (in press). Development of a Video for Pure Tone Hearing Screening Training in Schools. Journal of Educational Audiology.

• Emanuel, D. C., Ficca, K., & Korczak, P. (2011). Survey of the diagnosis and management of auditory processing disorders. American Journal of Audiology, 20, 48-60. doi: 10.1044/1059-0889(2011/10-0019)

• Norin, J., Emanuel, D. C., & Letowski, T. (2011). The effect of level-dependent hearing protection devices on speech communication in low-level background noise. Ear & Hearing. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31821478c8

• Toll, L. E., Emanuel, D. C., & Letowski, T. (2011). Effect of static force on bone conduction thresholds and comfort. International Journal of Audiology, doi:10.3109/14992027.2011.568013.

On-line tutorials

• Emanuel, D.C. (2009, September 14). Acoustic Reflex Threshold (ART) patterns: An interpretation guide for students and supervisors. Audiology Online. Retrieved from http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/pf_article_detail.asp?article_id=2284.
• Emanuel, D. C. (2009, June 8). Ask the Expert. Carhart’s Notch – New research findings. Audiology Online. Retrieved from http://www.audiologyonline.com/askexpert/display_question.asp?question_id=636

News/ Interesting Tidbits

• In 2011, Dr. Emanuel received the University System of Maryland Regent's Award for Excellence in teaching.