I did not enter the field of audiology in the traditional way.  I was finishing my degree in psychology and training to be an interpreter for the deaf when I became curious as to how people lose their hearing.  I took my first audiology class and it interested me enough to go further in my education to obtain a master’s degree in audiology.  Now taking a step even further, I am on my way to obtaining a clinical doctorate in the field of audiology. Psychology was an interesting field and I actually get to use some of the principles that I learned in the past to benefit the patients that I test on a daily basis.  Some of the testing that we do at ABHA, especially the balance testing, can be difficult for some patients to complete. My specialty in audiology is balance testing and rehabilitation.  I do enjoy testing each patient and using the information obtained to attempt to pinpoint the cause of their balance difficulty or dizziness.  Sometimes this process can be challenging and I have always enjoyed a challenge.  In some cases, the dizziness can be corrected here at ABHA and giving relief to a patient is a very rewarding experience.  My interactions with each patient, my collegues and physicians makes this my ideal profession.