Faculty and Staff

Jennifer Smart, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Education and Certification

• Ph.D.: James Madison University
• B.A.: The University of Tennessee
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology
• Fellow, American Academy of Audiology
• Licensed by the Maryland Board of Examiners

Courses Presently Taught

• ACSD 621 Auditory Diagnostics I.
• ACSD 622 Auditory Diagnostics I., Laboratory
• ACSD 723 Medical Audiology
• ACSD 753 Pediatrics and Educational Audiology
• ACSD 844 Tinnitus
• ACSD 853 Cochlear Implants

Professional/Research Interests

• Auditory processing disorders, diagnosis and management
• Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
• Electrophysiology
• Pediatric audiological assessment

Recent Publications

• Fairgray, L., Purdy, S.C., & Smart, J.L. (in press). Effects of auditory-verbal therapy for school-

  aged children with hearing loss: An exploratory study. The Volta Review

• Smart, J.L., Purdy, S.C., & Kelly, A.S. (2010) Personal FM systems and children

  with auditory processing disorder - successfully fitting this heterogeneous population. In In C. DeConde-Johnson, D.E. Lewis, H.E. Mulder, & L.M. Thibodeau (Eds.), Proceedings of ACCESS 2 Phonak’s 1st Virtual FM conference (pp. 38-44). Phonak Communications AG.

• Purdy S.C., Smart, J. L., Baily, M., & Sharma, M. (2009), Do children with reading delay benefit from the use of personal FM systems in the classroom? International Journal of Audiology, 48(12), 843-852.

• Smart, J. L., & Kelly, A.S. (2008). Searching for an answer: Auditory Neuropathy/Auditory Dys-synchrony, a 20 year long mystery solved. New Zealand Audiological Society Bulletin, 18, 25-33.

• Smart, J. L., Kelly, A.S., Searchfield, G.D., Lyons, A.M, & Houghton, J.M. (2007). Rehabilitation of Adults with Auditory Processing Disorder and Normal Peripheral Hearing: Two Case Studies, Australia and New Zealand Journal of Audiology. 29 (1), 53-59.

Recent Invited Presentations

• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation). FM Systems: Are they just for the classroom? Maryland Academy of Audiology, Columbia, Maryland, September 25, 2009.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation). Hearing vs. Listening: Auditory Processing Disorder Workshop. Frederick County Public Schools. Frederick, Maryland, August 27, 2009.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., & Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation). Auditory Processing Disorder: Beyond the Diagnosis. Department of Communication Disorders, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 8, 2008.
• Purdy, S.C., & Smart, J. L. (Keynote Speakers). Hawaii Speech and Hearing Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, April 10-11, 2008.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation). Electrophysiological assessment of school-aged children with auditory processing disorder. 5th Annual Auckland Neuroscience Network Leigh Workshop, Leigh, New Zealand, February 25, 2008.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation). Personal FM systems and children with auditory processing disorder – successfully fitting this heterogeneous population. Phonak’s 1st Virtual FM Conference – ACCESS 2. January 30 and February 6, 2008.

Recent Research Presentations

• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., & Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation). Evaluation of Speech Processing in Noise and FM Benefit in Children with Auditory Processing Disorder Using Cortical Evoked Potentials and Behavioral Measures. XXI Biennial Symposium of the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8-11, 2009.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., & Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation) Auditory Processing Disorder: Current test battery considerations and rehabilitation options for the school-aged population. New Zealand Audiological Society 2008 Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 9-12, 2008.
• Smart, J. L. (Oral Presentation) Solving an Audiological Mystery. New Zealand Audiological Society 2008 Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 9-12, 2008.
• Kelly, A.S., Smart, J. L., and Purdy, S.C. (Oral Presentation) Speech ABRs - The answer to objective APD testing? New Zealand Audiological Society 2008 Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand, July 9-12, 2008.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., and Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation) Auditory Processing Disorder – Considerations for Diagnosis and Intervention. International Congress of Audiology 2008, Hong Kong, June 8-12, 2008.
• Kelly, A.S., Smart, J. L., and Purdy, S.C. (Poster Presentation) The auditory brain stem response evoked by a natural speech token in school aged children with auditory processing disorder, 5th Widex Paediatric Congress of Audiology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 15-17, 2008.
• Seal, B.C., Jacobson, C., Ruth, R., Smart, J. L., Erickson, A., Stogner, B., & Larson, E. (Poster Presentation) Auditory Neuropathy in an Identical Twin: Developmental Similarities and Differences from 7 to 22 Months. 10th International Cochlear Implant and Other Implantable Auditory Technologies Conference, San Diego, California, USA, April 10-12, 2008.
• Smart, J. L., Purdy, S.C., and Kelly, A.S. (Oral Presentation) APD diagnosis and the use of a personal FM system. Audiology Now! The American Academy of Audiology, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, April 2-5, 2008.

Service Learning

• Cherry Hill Hearing Healthcare Initiative    2009- Present