The profession of audiology was born during World War II, and the first generation of formally educated audiologists graduated in the late 1940s. The ranks of baby boomer audiologists … born during those years and now septuagenarians are thinning due to retirement or death. Sadly, in 2022 we lost two prominent audiologists who were by any measure in the prime of their careers.
–James W. Hall III, PhD
Susan Small
Dr. Susan Small died on January 11, 2022. Following undergraduate studies in biology, Susan earned her master’s degree in audiology at the University of Wisconsin (1991) and, in 2007, her PhD degree under the mentorship of Dr. David Stapells in the School of Audiology and Speech Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
As an internationally recognized pediatric audiologist, Susan’s clinical and research interests focused mostly on auditory evoked responses. She made important and clinically valuable contributions to our understanding of ABR measurement, particularly with bone conduction stimulation, as well as neurophysiological assessment of speech perception with cortical evoked responses. Invariably, kind, friendly, and approachable, Susan was an inspiring and effective educator who positively influenced many undergraduate and graduate students.
For more details on Susan Small’s career and passing: https://audiospeech.ubc.ca/in-memoriam-susan-small.
David Baguley
Dr. David Baguley died on June 11, 2022. David earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology (1983) and a Master of science in clinical audiology (1985) at the University of Manchester (England).
For over three decades David was affiliated with Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge England where, under his direction as head, the audiology clinic substantially expanded staff and services. While in Cambridge, David earned an MBA, and a PhD degree with an emphasis on tinnitus. Although David’s many important contributions to audiology were well appreciated, he is undoubtedly most well recognized worldwide for his clinical expertise, research productivity, teaching excellence, and publications on the topics of tinnitus and hyperacusis.
As a result of David’s wide-reaching influence, many audiologists in the UK, USA, and throughout the world were inspired to acquire expertise in tinnitus and hyperacusis, and are offering effective services to untold thousands of suffering patients. The prestigious American Academy of Audiology International Award for Hearing which David won in 2006 is just one example of global reach.
For more details on David Baguley’s career and passing: https://www.entandaudiologynews.com/features/audiology-features/post/obituary-professor-david-m-baguley-1961-2022
