Annika Schenkel graduated from Purdue University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) with a minor in Critical Disability Studies and a certificate in Gerontology. As a student in the John Martinson Honors College, Annika integrated research into her undergraduate degree by collaborating with the Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment, and Research (CILMAR) and the SLHS department. Her work in CILMAR examined the efficacy of diversity, equity, and inclusion modules in SLHS courses. As a first-year audiology student in Fall of 2023, Annika worked as a teacher’s assistant for Dr. Joshua Alexander and Dr. Beth Strickland for SLHS 46000: Assessment Audiology & Aural Rehabilitation across the Lifespan prior to joining Dr. Michael Heinzs’s lab in Spring of 2024. Her current role in the lab involves running audiological assessments for the Auditory Research Diagnostics Core (ARDC). Her hobbies outside of the lab include puzzling, reading, baking, and keeping up with Purdue sports.
Annika Schenkel
AuD Graduate Student