Faculty and Staff

Jennifer Smart, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Education and Certification

• Ph.D.: James Madison University
• B.A.: The University of Tennessee
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• Fellow, American Academy of Audiology
• Licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners

Courses Presently Taught

• ACSD 621 Auditory Diagnostics
• ACSD 714 Research Methods in Audiology
• ACSD 753 Pediatric and Educational Audiology
• ACSD 844 Tinnitus
• ACSD 606 Pharmacology in Audiology
• ACSD 607 Genetics in Audiology

Professional/Research Interests

• Auditory processing disorders, diagnosis and management
• Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
• Electrophysiology
• Pediatric audiological assessment

Recent Publications

• Smart, J. L., Kelly, A.S., Searchfield, G.D., Lyons, A.M, & Houghton, J.M. (2007). Rehabilitation of Adults with Auditory Processing Disorder and Normal Peripheral Hearing: Two Case Studies, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Audiology. 29 (1), 53-59.
• Smart, J. L., & Kelly, A.S. (2008). Searching for an answer: Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dys-synchrony, a 20 year long mystery solved. New Zealand Audiological Society Bulletin, 18, 25-33.
• Purdy S.C., Smart, J. L., Baily, M., & Sharma, M. Do children with reading delay benefit from the use of personal FM systems in the classroom? in press, International Journal of Audiology.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., & Kelly, A.S. Personal FM systems and children with auditory processing disorder - successfully fitting this heterogeneous population. Submitted to Proceedings of ACCESS 2 Phonak’s 1st Virtual FM conference.

Recent Invited Presentations

• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., & Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation). Auditory Processing Disorder: Beyond the Diagnosis. Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 8, 2008.
• Purdy, S.C., & Smart, J. L. (Keynote Speakers). Hawaii Speech and Hearing Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, April 10-11, 2008.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation). Electrophysiological assessment of school-aged children with auditory processing disorder. 5th Annual Auckland Neuroscience Network Leigh Workshop, Leigh, New Zealand, February 25, 2008.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation). Personal FM systems and children with auditory processing disorder – successfully fitting this heterogeneous population. Phonak’s 1st Virtual FM Conference – ACCESS 2. January 30 and February 6, 2008.

Research Presentations

• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., and Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation) Auditory Processing Disorder: Current test battery considerations and rehabilitation options for the school-aged population. New Zealand Audiological Society 2008 Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 9-12, 2008.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation) Solving an Audiological Mystery. New Zealand Audiological Society 2008 Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 9-12, 2008.
• Kelly, A.S., Smart, J. L., and Purdy, S.C. (Oral Presentation) Speech ABRs - The answer to objective APD testing? New Zealand Audiological Society 2008 Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 9-12, 2008.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., and Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation) Auditory Processing Disorder – Considerations for Diagnosis and Intervention. International Congress of Audiology 2008, Hong Kong, June 8-12, 2008.
• Kelly, A.S., Smart, J. L., and Purdy, S.C. (Poster Presentation) The auditory brain stem response evoked by a natural speech token in school aged children with auditory processing disorder, 5th Widex Paediatric Congress of Audiology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 15-17, 2008.
• Seal, B.C., Jacobson, C., Ruth, R., Smart, J. L., Erickson, A., Stogner, B., & Larson, E. (Poster Presentation) Auditory Neuropathy in an Identical Twin: Developmental Similarities and Differences from 7 to 22 Months. 10th International Cochlear Implant and Other Implantable Auditory Technologies Conference, San Diego, California, USA, April 10-12, 2008.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., and Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation) APD diagnosis and the use of a personal FM system. Audiology Now! The American Academy of Audiology, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, April 2-5, 2008.