Mani Aguilar, Au. D

Mani Aguilar, Au.D.

Charlottesville, VA

Audiology Responsibilities: conduct audiological evaluations of culturally diverse adults and children, dispense hearing aids and assistive listening devices, teach Introduction to Audiology course, and coordinate/supervise hearing screenings at area schools

Administrative Responsibilities: facilitate and maintain public and private health insurance provider contracts for audiology and speech-language pathology clinical services, re-design and maintain departmental website, manage inquiries from prospective graduate students, assist with program visitations by prospective students, revise Graduate Student Handbook, create front-office staff training manual, and plan/implement professional development activities for staff

Accomplishments:

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  Received two Outstanding Contributor Awards
  
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  Received recognition award from the U.Va, Health System and the Curry School of Education for outstanding service to the people of Southwest Virginia
  
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  2004-2007: Planned, implemented, and procured funding for audiology services and hearing aids for residents of Southwest Virginia, as part of the annual Remote Area Medical Team
  
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  Interim chair of the Speech & Hearing Clinical Services Committee (2006-2007)
  
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  Guest lecturer for several years on “Hearing and Hearing Loss” , as part of the Introduction to Special Education course
  
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  2007-present: Department Externship Coordinator: Facilitate contractual agreements between the University and externship facilities nationwide and abroad, coordinate externship placements for approximately 75 graduate students, revised Graduate Externship Handbook, and re-designed Microsoft Access database to maintain externship contracts
  

Longwood, VA

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  Completed “The Path to Teaching Online” course at the Longwood Online Training Institute
  
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  Design and teach “Introduction to Audiology and Hearing Science” course
  

Denton, TX

Responsibilities: Provided clinical supervision to audiology doctoral students, conducted audiological evaluations of culturally diverse adults and children, dispensed hearing aids and assistive listening devices, and provided educational audiology services for two school districts

Accomplishments:

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  Coordinated placement of audiology doctoral students at externship facilities
  
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  Taught Pediatric Aural Rehabilitation graduate course
  

Fort Worth, TX

Responsibilities: conducted audiological evaluations of culturally diverse inpatient and outpatient children and dispensed hearing aids to infants and children. Supervised audiology clinical fellows and audiology interns from several universities. Mentored new staff audiologists and supervised contract audiologists

Accomplishments:

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  Developed comprehensive audiology internship program
  
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  Planned and implemented audiology marketing plan, private-pay hearing aid dispensing program, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) hearing screening and follow-up program, and audiology services at new outpatient clinic, including collaboration with neighboring surgery center
  
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  Expanded audiology program from a single, part-time position to a practice with five, full-time staff
  
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  Wrote audiology job descriptions, competency check-lists, and clinical protocols
  
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  Created database to manage patient staffing deadlines
  
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  Redesigned clinic procedures, schedules and forms to increase productivity by 50% and increase patient care hours by 25%
  
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  Created over 40 information sheets for parents
  
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  Managed day-to-day audiology operations
  
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  Prepared annual audiology budget
  
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  Collaborated with pulmonary department on research study
  
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  Represented rehab dept. at Oral-Facial Clinic and NICU multi-disciplinary rounds
  
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  Served as advisory board member, database manager, and audiologist for Down Syndrome Clinic
  
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  Established contractual agreements with and provided audiology services to multiple school districts
  

Denton, TX

Responsibilities: Conducted audiological evaluations of adults and children, dispensed hearing aids, and provided clinical supervision to audiology graduate students

Dallas, TX

Responsibilities: Conducted audiological evaluations of inpatients and outpatients and hearing screenings in the NICU and interpreted tests performed by the neuro-diagnostics department

Accomplishment:

Created audiology clinical policies and procedures

Tampa, FL

Responsibilities: Conducted pediatric audiological evaluations and maintained auditory training equipment county-wide

Land O'Lakes, FL

Responsibilities: Conducted pediatric audiological evaluations and maintained auditory training equipment county-wide

Tampa, FL

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  Conducted speech perception experiments, analyzed data, wrote reports, and presented research projects
  
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  Created procedural manuals for data analysis
  
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  Co-authored several published articles
  

Mesa, AZ (Distance Program)

Tampa, FL

Several doctoral-level courses in Communication Sciences/Psychology

Miami, FL

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Virginia audiology and hearing aid dispensing licenses

Registered Nurse (voluntary inactive license in Florida)

Member, Education and Disabilities Advisory Committee, Monticello Area Community Action Agency

Member, VA Early Childhood Hearing Outreach Team, a state-wide Early Head Start hearing screening program

Contributor, Charlottesville Hearing Loss Association of America support group

Past Consultant, VA Dept. of Education, Virginia Network of Consultants for Schools Working with Hearing-Impaired Children

Past Director, Communication Disorders Foundation of Virginia

Past Continuing Education Administrator, Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia

Past Executive Board Member, (Communications Chair), Texas Academy of Audiology

Founding member and officer, Fort Worth Area and Tampa Bay Audiology Associations

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

“Hearing and Hearing Loss”, invited interview, National Public Radio, With Good Reason, radio program, Charlottesville, VA (http://www.virginiafoundation.org/media/wgr/archives/2008/wgrfeb08.htm)

“Hearing and Hearing Loss”, invited speaker, at the Jefferson Institute of Lifelong Learning Lecture Series, Charlottesville, VA

“Examining Discourse Within Online Discussions of Ethical Dilemmas”, F. Loncke, C. Dudding, & M. Aguilar, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention

“Auditory Processing Disorders: Case Studies”, at the Speech-Language-Hearing Association of Virginia (SHAV) Annual Convention, Richmond, VA

“Auditory Processing Evaluation: Referral Criteria, Understanding Evaluation Results, and Management Recommendations”, at SHAV Annual Convention, Williamsburg, VA

“Model for Selecting Assistive Listening Devices in a School Setting”, at SHAV Annual Convention, Charlottesville, VA

"Otoacoustic Emissions versus ABR in NICU Hearing Screenings", to neonatologists at Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

"Role of the Audiologist and Noise in the NICU", to groups of nurses, Fort Worth, TX

Guest audiology lecturer, "Pediatric Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABRs)", at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX

"Practical Applications of Hearing Aid Matrices", at the Florida Speech-Language and Hearing Association, St. Petersburg, FL

Over 100 presentations to various audiences on multiple audiology topics:

Audiences:

Speech-language pathologists, audiologists, physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, nursing assistants, nursing home administrators, neonatologists, psychologists, educators (pre-k through higher education), educational diagnosticians, health insurance case managers, graduate students, parent support groups, support groups for persons with hearing loss, service organizations, senior centers, and school-aged children.

Web Design

Workshops on Clinical Supervision

Designing Effective Patient Education Materials for Older Adults

Ethics and You: An Update

Mentoring and Evaluating Clinical Personnel

Tools & Techniques in Clinical and Classroom Education

Making the Supervisory Process Work in Environments of Constant Change

Effective Teaching Strategies

Application of Teaching and Learning Styles to Student Supervision

Evidence-Based Practice

Preceptor Workshop

Human Resources and Preceptors: Roles and Responsibilities

Legal Aspects of Being a Preceptor

Medical Funding Sources

Cultural and Religious Differences of Views on Death

I have excellent command of Spanish, and fair command of French and American Sign Language