About Perspectives and Its Editors

Perspectives is the member publication for the Special Interest Divisions of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The Divisions began publishing newsletters for their affiliates in 1991. Those publications have expanded and evolved over the years and are now reviewed according to the criteria set forth by the Continuing Education Board of ASHA.

Further, all of the Divisions are ASHA approved Continuing Education Providers and, as such, publish content on the graduate level for the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology, enabling their affiliates to earn Continuing Education credits for self-study of Perspectives.

Perspectives are focused on narrow topics of interest to professionals practicing in or conducting research related to communications sciences and disorders. Typically, Perspectives are disorder-oriented (e.g., swallowing and swallowing disorders), though some divisions focus on topics across disorders (e.g., gerontology or diversity) or that relate to pedagogy or supervision.

Each Perspectives boasts an editor with special knowledge and expertise in the focus topics of that division. Each division's content is reviewed by a Continuing Education Administrator and a standing Board of Reviewers who ensure that content meets requirements for ASHA continuing education self-studies.

About Perspectives on Hearing Conservation and Occupational Audiology

Perspectives on Hearing Conservation and Occupational Audiology (formerly known as the Division 8 Hearing Conservation and Occupational Audiology Newsletter) is published two times annually (May and September) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). It is the mission of the Special Interest Division of Hearing Conservation and Occupational Audiology (Division 8) to prevent hearing impairment from exposure to noise and other toxic agents by (a)increasing understanding of the problem and knowledge of effective intervention strategies, (b) monitoring and promoting appropriate regulatory activity and legislation, (c) educating the public and related professionals, (d) facilitating communication within ASHA and among related professional organizations, (e)promoting excellence in hearing conservation, and (f) promoting needed research.

Continuing Education Administrator

Sridhar Krishnamurti
Auburn University–Department of Communications Disorders

Editorial Production Team

Jean White, Associate Director for Communications, Special Interest Divisions
Frank Wisswell, Editorial Assistant, Special Interest Divisions
ASHA National Office, Rockville, MD

Advertising Sales

Pamela J. Leppin
pleppin{at}asha.org

2009 Steering Committee

Division Coordinator: Thomas M. Helfer, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine

Associate Coordinator: Ted K. Madison, 3M Company
Pamela G. duPont, Gordon Hearing Conservation Inc.
Marjorie Grantham, U.S. Army
Iris Langman, Puget Sound Hearing and Balance

ASHA Board of Directors Monitoring Officers

Julie B. Noel, Monitoring Vice President for Speech-Language Pathology Practices
Gwendolyn D. Wilson, Monitoring Vice President for Professional Practices in Audiology

Ex Officio

Kerry Chmielenski, Associate Director, Special Interest Divisions

2009 List of Reviewers

Sid Bacon
Kathryn Beauchaine
Sue Erdman
Julie Hanks
Martha Mundy
Donna Neff
Beth Prieve
Dave Wark