Jenn Simpson

Clincial Professor and Interim Department Head Speech, Language and Hearing Science

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jsible@purdue.edu

Jennifer M. Simpson, Au.D., Clinical Professor, has been a clinical faculty member in the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences department since April of 2002. She received her B.A. from Western Washington University in 1995, her M.A. in Audiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1997, and her Doctor of Audiology (AuD) from the University of Florida in 2004. She currently serves as the Interim Head. Dr. Simpson served as a Provost Fellow for Clinical/Professional Faculty from 2020 to 2024, supporting the success of Clinical/Professional Faculty across campus. Dr. Simpson provides clinical education for graduate students in the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) program, while she evaluates and treats patients of all ages. She is a First Steps Provider for the State of Indiana, specializing in infant and toddler hearing evaluations and intervention. Dr. Simpson is one of the few audiologists in the greater community who have the advanced skills to diagnose hearing loss at birth and provide appropriate intervention to those children and families. She holds her Indiana state license in Audiology, is an ASHA-certified audiologist, and is active in the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD). Her primary classroom teaching responsibilities include the weekly audiology clinical seminars and an advanced clinical online course, Integrative Audiology Grand Rounds. Dr. Simpson is active in both the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Science Disorders (CAPCSD). She is currently the President of CAPCSD and recently served as the 2023 ASHA Convention Co-Chair.