Mark DeRuiter will help lead the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Mark DeRuiter, vice chair for academic affairs and professor in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, was elected to serve as vice president for standards and ethics in audiology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

In his role on the ASHA board of directors, DeRuiter will help plan and coordinate the organization’s educational activities and ensure established standards for certification in audiology. A fellow of ASHA and the American Academy of Audiology, DeRuiter’s research focuses on auditory processing disorders and issues in clinical education.

DeRuiter also directs Pitt’s clinical science doctoral program in speech-language pathology in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders.