Clinical Audiologist
Associate Professor – Division Speech and Hearing Sciences
Dept Health Sciences
UNC School of Medicine
Meet Dr. Johnson
Education
- Au.D. UNC Chapel Hill 2013
- B.S. University of Washington 2009
Research/Clinical Interest
- Adult Aural Rehabilitation
- Hearing Aid Technology and Fitting
- Community Outreach and Engagement
- Geriatrics and Cognition
- Tinnitus
Biography
Dr. Johnson is an associate professor in the UNC School of Medicine. She practices as a clinical audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center (UNC-HCC), a faculty clinic in Chapel Hill. She can also be found leading clinical services at the UNC-HCC satellite office in the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough. She provides adult diagnostic, tinnitus and aural rehabilitative services, with specialization in hearing and assistive technology. With the UNC-HCC serving as the formative training site for UNC’s doctoral students, Dr. Johnson provides daily clinical education via one-on-one student supervision. Using her expertise in hearing technology. Dr. Johnson teaches the Au.D. hearing aid courses for first and second year students and a third year course on Occupational Audiology. With a commitment to community service, Dr. Johnson can often be found providing hearing presentations and screenings around the Triangle, with a special focus on the aging population.
Dr. Johnson is a Fellow of the Academy of Audiology and is certified by the American Board of Audiology (ABA). She also holds a Certificate for Tinnitus Management (CH-TM) from the American Board of Audiology. She is a licensed audiologist in the state of North Carolina. Dr. Johnson also serves as a Member-At-Large and the webmaster for the North Carolina Audiology Association.
In the News:
- Aging Well Together Radio (OCDOA): Hearing Loss
- CoffeeTalk Podcast: Audiologists as Community Educator, Episode #91
- Nations Health Magazine Interview: Healthy Concert-Going
- ABC11 News Interview: Expert Advice on OTC Hearing Aids (begins at minute 8)
- UNC Health Talk: Protect Your Hearing Now to Save It Later
- WRAL News Interview on OTC Hearing Aids
- Audiology Today Magazine: Practice Management With or Without TPAs
- Daily Tar Heel Interview: FDA Approves OTC Hearing Aids
- UNC Health Talk: OTC Hearing Aids? Know Your Options.
- UNC The Well: Mastering Masked Communication
- UNC Health Talk: Ears Ringing? Here’s Why and What You Can Do.
- Gizmodo Asks: Can You Train Your Ears to Be More Sensitive?
- Focus Carolina Radio: Faculty Spotlight
- UNC Health Talk: Put Down Those Cotton Swabs
- Korn Ferry’s Briefings Magazine Interview on Communicating Masks
- WRAL News Interview on Communicating With Masks
- WRAL News Interview on Curbside Health Services
- UNC Health Talk: 7 Tips for Getting in Tune with Your Hearing
- UNC Health Talk: 4 Tips for Communicating with Masks
- Your Health Radio: Healthy Hearing
- Business Insider Interview: Reverse Slope Hearing Loss