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Education:

• AuD, Audiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2018
• B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma 2014
• A.S. in Diversified Studies, Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2012
   

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Societies and Organizations:

• Member, American Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Member, Oklahoma Speech-Language Hearing Association
• Fellow, Oklahoma Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (OKLEND)

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Teaching:

• CSD 4443: Clinical Observations in CSD
• CSD 8313: Pediatric Audiology
• CSD 8420: Clinical Practicum in Audiology

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Research Interests:

• Hearing Aids and Hearing Aid Uptake
• Hidden Hearing Loss and Treatment 
• Clinic Management 
• Patient/Family-Centered Care
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration

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Select Publications:

• Kimball, S., Hamilton, T., Benear, E., and Baldwin, J., (2019) Determining Emotional Tone and Verbal Behavior in Patients with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study. American Journal of Audiology, 28; 3: 660-672.
• Benear, E., (2021). Tonic Tensor Tympanic Syndrome. In S. Kimball & M. Fagelson (Eds.), Case Studies in Tinnitus and Sound Sensitivities (pp. 47-51). Thieme. 
• Benear, E., & Hillerby, I., (2021). Severe Hyperacusis and Tinnitus. In S. Kimball & M. Fagelson (Eds.), Case Studies in Tinnitus and Sound Sensitivities (pp. 84-88). Thieme.