Elaine Mormer was named a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Elaine Mormer, the director of audiology clinical education in Pitt’s Department of Communication Science and Disorders, was named a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

To be named a fellow is among the highest honors ASHA bestows. The professor and vice chair for clinical education in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences was honored with inclusion in the 2023 class for outstanding contributions to the discipline of communication sciences and disorders.

Mormer received the Provost’s Innovation in Education Award in 2019 and the American Academy of Audiology Outstanding Educator Award in 2020. She researches hearing loss in older adults and is a co-investigator on the Hearing for Communication and Resident Engagement (HearCARE) research project, funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.