Sarah P. Faucette, AuD

Sarah P. Faucette, AuD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-MIND Center

Email:
sfaucette@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-3213

Biography

Dr. Sarah Faucette is as an assistant professor of audiology in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is dual-appointed with the MIND Center, where she is the lead clinical research audiologist for the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) trial and site principal investigator of the Hearing Intervention Follow-up Study (ACHIEVE-HIFU). She earned both her Doctorate of Philosophy in Communication Sciences and Disorders and her Doctorate of Audiology degrees from East Carolina University in North Carolina. Faucette’s professional interests include hearing loss in the aging population, amplification, and tinnitus

Education

East Carolina University, PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders2018
East Carolina University, AuD, Audiology2017
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, BS, Special Education- Interpretation for Deaf Children2006

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Human Research Group 2 Social, Behavioral, Humanistic Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI Program
Certification, F-AAA
Licensure, Audiologist
Certification, CCC-A

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science09/2017 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Randomized Trial of Telehealth vs. Conventional Hearing Care Delivery in the ACHIEVE Study (ACHIEVE-HIFU), The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)09/2021 - 05/2026
Extramural, Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Randomized Trial, National Institute on Aging06/2017 - 05/2023

Publications

Journal Article

Spankovich, C., Faucette, S., Escabi, C., Lobarinas, E. Psychoacoustics of Tinnitus: Lost in Translation. Acoustics Today,(2021); 17(1): 35-42.2021
Stuart, A., & Faucette, S.P. Can cortical auditory evoked potentials demonstrate
an electrophysiological release from masking in noise?
Hearing Health & Technology Matters
2019
Kim, A.S., Deal, J.A., Albert, M., Betz, J., Faucette, S.P., Knopman, D. S., Oh, E.S., Reed, N.S., Lin, F.R., Nieman, C.L. Accuracy of Self- And Proxy-Rated Hearing among Older Adults with and Without Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; 2022, 70:490-5002022
Arnold, M.L., Haley, W., Lin, F., Faucette, S.P., Sherry, L., Higuchi, K., Witherell, K., Anderson, E., Reed, N., Chisolm, T.H., Sanchez, V.A. Development, assessment, and monitoring of audiologic treatment fidelity in the Aging, Cognition, and Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Audiology, Online publication2021
Faucette SP, Stuart A An examination of electrophysiological release from masking in young and older adults Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; 148: 1786-17992020
Faucette SP, Stuart A Effect of presentation level and age on release from masking: Behavioral measures Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2020; 148: 1510-15182020
Faucette SP, Stuart A Evidence of a speech evoked electrophysiological release from masking in noise Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2017; 142:EL218-2232017
Stuart A, Faucette SP, Thomas WJ Author impact metrics in communication sciences and disorders Journal Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2017; 60:2704-20242017

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Hearing Characteristics of the Participants Enrolled in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Randomized Control Trial, International Hearing Aid Research Conference, Tahoe City, California08/2022
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Management of Disorders of Communication, Cognition and Swallowing in Individuals with Dementia., Ole Miss Fall Institute, Oxford, MS10/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Assessment and Treatment of Speech, Cognitive, and Swallowing Disorders in Dementia., 21st Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, Jackson, MS08/2021
Poster Presentation, Preserving Cognition through Addressing Hearing
Loss, Neuroscience Research & Innovation Symposium, Jackson, MS
04/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Preserving Cognition Through Addressing Hearing Loss, 19th Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, Tupelo, MS08/2018
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, An Electrophysiological Correlate of Release from Masking in Interrupted Noise, American Academy of Audiology AudiologyNow! Convention, Indianapolis, IN04/2017
Poster Presentation, Using the Tinnitus and Hearing Survey to Differentiate Problematic Tinnitus from Hearing Loss, American Academy of Audiology AudiologyNow! Convention, Indianapolis, IN04/2017
Poster Presentation, Release from Masking Measured Through Speech Evoked Cortical Potentials, 44th Annual Science and Technology Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ03/2017
Poster Presentation, Faculty Research in Communication Sciences & Disorders: Show me the Impact!, 62nd Annual Convention of the North Carolina Speech, Hearing and Language Association, Raleigh, NC2015

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Student Research Forum Award, American Academy of Audiology Foundation2017
American Auditory Society Mentored Student Award, American Auditory Society through funding from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)2017
Audiology/Hearing Science Research Travel Award, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association2015
Robert and Mary Muzarelli Leadership Scholarship in CSDI, East Carolina University2015

Professional Membership and Service

American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Member2017 - Present
American Academy of Audiology, Fellow2017 - Present

Committee Service

Hearing, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Science Topic, 2022 ASHA Convention- New Orleans Planning Committee, Member2022 - Present
AAA Public Awareness Committee, Member2021 - Present
AAA Research, Clinical, and Teaching Posters Subcommittee, Member2021 - Present
AuD Program Admissions Committee, Member2021 - Present
AuD Program Recruitment Committee, Member2021 - Present
Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Planning Committee, Member2019 - Present
AuD Program Accreditation Committee, Member2019 - Present

Community Service

Falls Crossing Home Owners' Association Board, President06/2022 - Present
Falls Crossing Home Owners' Association Board, Treasurer/Secretary2021 - 05/2022
Acadian Baptist Center Kid's Camp, Assistant Director2021 - Present

Teaching Experience

AUD750, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Practicum and Conference IFall 23-24
AUD751, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Practicum and Conference IISpring 23-24

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Kendra Stebbins2021 - 2022
Preceptor, Advised: Catherine Sassano2019 - 2020
Preceptor, Advised: Sarah Margaret Willis2019 - 2020
Preceptor, Advised: Michelle Wong2018 - 2019
Preceptor, Advised: Aubrey Ellis2018 - 2019
Preceptor, Advised: Cassie Bedore2017 - 2018
Preceptor, Advised: Tracy Hoeppner2017 - 2018