Professor
Ph.D., Florida State University, 1972
Auditory System Function and Dysfunction

Email: roeser@utdallas.edu
Phone: 214-905-3001
Office: CD A2.38

About Ross Roeser

My position at the Callier Center began in August 1971; I was appointed as a research audiologist. Prior to arriving in Dallas in 1971, I was a clinical audiologist for 2 years in Illinois and 2 years in Florida. In 1972, I was appointed to the position of Chief of Audiology at The Callier Hearing and Speech Center. In 1975, when Callier became a component of the University of Texas at Dallas, I was appointed as an Assistant Professor in The School of Human Development, Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders. I am now a Full Professor at U.T. Dallas, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences. In 1988, I was appointed as the Director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders/U.T. Dallas. Since 1974, I have also held an appointment as a Clinical Faculty member (currently Clinical Professor) in Otorhinolaryngology at The University of Texas/Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Prior to assuming my administrative duties at the Callier Center I had funded research programs in auditory processing and hearing instrument development and assessment, including hearing aids, tactile aids and cochlear implants. I was also active at the national level in promoting the profession of audiology and the extension of the scope of practice in audiology.

In 1988 I was elected as a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I am one of the founders of the American Auditory Society (AAS) and was the Secretary/treasurer of AAS from 1973-1994. In 1979 I founded and was the first Editor-In-Chief of the scientific journal Ear and Hearing. I am a founding member and Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. In 2000 I was recruited to be the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Audiology.

I have received alumni achievement awards from Western Illinois University and The Florida State University. In 1988, I was the recipient of the Outstanding Clinical Achievement Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for Texas.

In 1990, I was given the Joel Wernick Award from the Academy of Dispensing Audiologists, and in 1994 the Jack L. Bangs Award from the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

I hold the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I am licensed to practice audiology in Texas. My wife, Sharon, and I have three daughters, Wendy, Elizabeth and Jennifer. Our first grandson, Jonah Ethan Melander, was born in June 1999.

Research Interests

My previous and current research interests lie in the application of hearing instrument technology to improving communication skills. My past work has been in developing and evaluating tactile aids, cochlear implants, and hearing aids. In addition, I have been involved in defining and expanding the scope of practice of audiologists in the U.S.

Recent Publications

Roeser, R.J. and Clark, J. (2004). Behavioral and Psysiological Measures of Hearing: Principles and Interpretation. In Roeser, R.J. and Downs , M.P. (Eds.) Auditory Disorders In School Children (4th Ed.). New York : Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Roeser, R.J. and Bauer, P. (2004). Cochlear Implants. In Roeser, R.J. and Downs , M.P. (Eds.) Auditory Disorders In School Children (4th Ed.). New York : Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Roeser, R.J. and Clark, J. (2004). Screening for Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disorders. In Roeser, R.J. and Downs , M.P. (Eds.) Auditory Disorders In School Children (4th Ed.). New York : Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.