{"id":115887,"date":"2021-11-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=115887"},"modified":"2021-11-28T21:36:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T03:36:35","slug":"university-of-mississippi-alumna-finds-passion-for-audiology-from-personal-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/university-of-mississippi-alumna-finds-passion-for-audiology-from-personal-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Mississippi Alumna Finds Passion for Audiology from Personal Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Abi Voyles pursues Doctor of Audiology degree<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Abi Voyles<\/strong>, a 2020 graduate of the University of Mississippi<\/strong>‘s communication sciences and disorders program, fell in love with the Ole Miss<\/strong> campus after making some trips to the school’s Speech and Hearing Clinic<\/strong> with her sister, who was getting fitted for hearing aids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corinth <\/strong>native’s experience inspired her to learn more about audiology, particularly from the faculty members in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders<\/strong> who helped her sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I became interested in the field because my little sister was born deaf bilaterally and has a cochlear implant,” Voyles said. “My little sister always came to Ole Miss to be fitted for hearing aids.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voyles is passionate about helping people and her chosen profession, said Anne Williams<\/strong>, a clinical audiologist and instructor in the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Abi is one of the most caring and outgoing people I know,” Williams said. “She was part of the spring 2020 class that was affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. I remember Abi working hard to keep everyone’s spirits up during our online classes. I am so proud of her and her accomplishments.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After completing her bachelor’s degree at Ole Miss in 2020, Voyles went to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences<\/strong> in Little Rock<\/strong>, where she is in the doctoral program for communication sciences and disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voyles is in her second year of the four-year program, and she expects to graduate with her Doctor of Audiology<\/strong> in May 2024. Her career goal is to be able to work with pediatric cochlear implant patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The thing that interests me most is how audiology helps a deaf or hard-of-hearing individual to hear,” she said. “I have been blessed to see through personal experience how much of an impact a hearing device can have on someone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voyles is president of the Student Academy of Audiology<\/strong> at UAMS. She has several roles as president, including presiding over all chapter meetings and acting as a spokesperson for the chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She appoints committees and committee members as needed. She assumes responsibility for chapter operations and compliance with the SAA chapter policies and procedures.\u00a0She also serves as a liaison between the chapter and the chair of the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Cameron Smith<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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University of Mississippi alumna Abi Voyles, who is pursuing a Doctor of Audiology degree at the UNiversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, aims to work with pediatric cochlear implant patients. Submitted photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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