Kerry Witherell, AuD, CCC-A

Kerry is actively involved in the audiology profession at both a state and national level.  She regularly provides guest lectures to a variety of academic classes and community programs.  She works with AuD students throughout their program to support and educate them in how to provide the best patient centered care for patient and their families particularly in an interprofessional setting.  She has been the Clinical Director for Special Olympics of MN Healthy Hearing program since 2014 and values taking the time to provide audiology outreach and giving back to her community. 

• Member, American Speech Language and Hearing Association, 2007-present
• Member, American Academy of Audiology. 2017-present
• Member, Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2014-2019
• Vice President-Audiology, Minnesota Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2014-2019
• Fellow, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 2014-present
• Board of Directors, Member at Large, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 2017-2022  
• CEU Manager, Minnesota Academy of Audiology, 2018-present
• Higher education representative for the MN Department of Education: Deaf/Hard of Hearing advisory committee, 2015-2022  
• Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice, 2023-present
• Member, American Cleft Palate Association, 2024-present
   

Souza, P.E, Boike, K.T, Witherell, K.L & Tremblay, K.L. (2007).  Predictions from Audibility Relative to Older Listeners’ Performance in Modulated Background Noise.  Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 18 (1): 54-65.

Arnold, Michelle; Haley, William; Lin, Frank R.; Faucette, Sarah P.; Sherry, Laura; Higuchi, Kaila; Witherell, Kerry; Anderson, Elizabeth; Reed, Nicolas; Chisolm, Theresa Hnath; Sanchez, Victoria A (2021). Development, assessment, and monitoring of audiologic treatment fidelity in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Audiology.

Sanchez VA, Arnold ML, Betz JF, Reed NS, Faucette S, Anderson E, Burgard S, Coresh J, Deal JA, Eddins AC, Goman AM, Glynn NW, Gravens-Mueller L, Hampton J, Hayden KM, Huang AR, Liou K, Mitchell CM, Mosley TH Jr, Neil HN, Pankow JS, Pike JR, Schrack JA, Sherry L, Teece KH, Witherell K, Lin FR, Chisolm TH; ACHIEVE Collaborative Study. Description of the Baseline Audiologic Characteristics of the Participants Enrolled in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Study. Am J Audiol. 2024 Jan 2:1-17. doi: 10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00066. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38166200.