Sarah P. Faucette, AuD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-MIND Center
Email:
sfaucette@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-3213
Biography
Dr. Sarah Faucette is an associate professor of audiology in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She collaborates closely with the MIND Center, serving as the lead clinical research audiologist for the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) trial and as the site principal investigator for the Hearing Intervention Follow-up Study (ACHIEVE-HIFU).
Dr. Faucette also serves as associate director of UMMC’s Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) academic program. Within the program, she leads the clinical practicum and hearing loss management coursework, helping to shape the next generation of clinical audiologists.
She holds both a Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree from East Carolina University. Her professional interests include hearing loss in the aging population and hearing aid amplification
Education
| East Carolina University, PhD, Communication Sciences and Disorders | 2018 |
| East Carolina University, AuD, Audiology | 2017 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro, BS, Special Education- Interpretation for Deaf Children | 2006 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Diversity and Inclusion Champion Professional Development and Certificate Program | |
| 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 Science | 09/2017 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine |
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 Aging | 06/2017 - 05/2023 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Victoria A Sanchez, Michelle L Arnold, Emmanuel E Garcia Morales, Nicholas S Reed, Sarah Faucette, Sheila Burgard, Haley N Calloway, Josef Coresh, Jennifer A Deal, Adele M Goman, Lisa Gravens-Mueller, Kathleen M Hayden, Alison R Huang, Christine M Mitchell, Thomas H Mosley Jr, James S Pankow, James R Pike, Jennifer A Schrack, Laura Sherry, Jacqueline M Weycker, Frank R Lin, Theresa H Chisolm Effect of hearing intervention on communicative function: A secondary analysis of the ACHIEVE randomized controlled trial Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024; 72(12):3784-3799 | 2024 |
| Sarah Y Bessen, Wuyang Zhang, Alison R Huang, Michelle Arnold, Sheila Burgard, Theresa H Chisolm, David Couper, Jennifer A Deal, Sarah P Faucette, Adele M Goman, Nancy W Glynn, Theresa Gmelin, Lisa Gravens-Mueller, Kathleen M Hayden, Christine M Mitchell, James S Pankow, James R Pike, Nicholas S Reed, Victoria A Sanchez, Jennifer A Schrack, Kevin J Sullivan, Josef Coresh, Frank R Lin, Pablo Martinez-Amezcua Effect of Hearing Intervention Versus Health Education Control on Fatigue: A Secondary Analysis of the ACHIEVE Study The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 2024; 79(11) | 2024 |
| Nicholas S Reed, Lisa Gravens-Mueller, Alison R Huang, Adele M Goman, Christine M Mitchell, Michelle L Arnold, Spencer Bolton, Sheila Burgard, Theresa H Chisolm, David Couper, Jennifer A Deal, Joshua Evans, Sarah Faucette, Nancy W Glynn, Theresa Gmelin, Kathleen M Hayden, Elizabeth Miller, Melissa Minotti, Thomas Mosley, Stacee Naylor, James S Pankow, James Russell Pike, Victoria A Sanchez, Jennifer A Schrack, Josef Coresh, Frank R Lin Recruitment and baseline data of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study: A randomized trial of a hearing loss intervention for reducing cognitive decline Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 2024, 10(1) | 2024 |
| Victoria A Sanchez, Michelle L Arnold, Joshua F Betz, Nicholas S Reed, Sarah Faucette, Elizabeth Anderson, Sheila Burgard, Josef Coresh, Jennifer A Deal, Ann Clock Eddins, Adele M Goman, Nancy W Glynn, Lisa Gravens-Mueller, Jaime Hampton, Kathleen M Hayden, Alison R Huang, Kaila Liou, Christine M Mitchell, Thomas H Mosley Jr, Haley N Neil, James S Pankow, James R Pike, Jennifer A Schrack, Laura Sherry, Katherine H Teece, Kerry Witherell, Frank R Lin, Theresa H Chisolm Description of the Baseline Audiologic Characteristics of the Participants Enrolled in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders Study American Journal of Audiology. 2024, 33(1):1-17 | 2024 |
| 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, 70:490-500 | 2022 |
| 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 publication | 2021 |
| Faucette SP, Stuart A An examination of electrophysiological release from masking in young and older adults Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; 148: 1786-1799 | 2020 |
| 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: 1510-1518 | 2020 |
| Faucette SP, Stuart A Evidence of a speech evoked electrophysiological release from masking in noise Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2017; 142:EL218-223 | 2017 |
| Stuart A, Faucette SP, Thomas WJ Author impact metrics in communication sciences and disorders Journal Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 2017; 60:2704-2024 | 2017 |
| 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 |
Presentations
| Platform Presentations, Preliminary Results on a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the ACHIEVE Hearing Intervention, American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ | 02/2025 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Hearing Loss and Cognition: Implications of Intervention on Brain Morphology and Function., ASHA Convention, Seattle, Washington | 12/2024 |
| Platform Presentations, Best Practices Hearing Intervention: The ACHIEVE Way., AAA 2024+HearTECH expo, Atlanta, GA | 04/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Sound Strategies: Protecting Hearing, Preserving Mental Health, and Reducing Dementia Risk, 4th Annual Brain Health Inequities Symposium, Jackson, MS | 03/2024 |
| Platform Presentations, Outcome Measures in Audiology: Keeping it ‘Real’, AuDacity 2023, Bonita Springs, FL | 11/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Advances in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research- a Panel Discussion, 22rd Annual Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, Jackson, MS | 06/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Participant-Identified Listening Goals in the ACHIEVE Study, American Auditory Society Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ | 03/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Baseline Hearing Characteristics of Participants Enrolled in the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Randomized Controlled Trial: Evaluation of Site and Recruitment Route Differences, Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) MidWinter Conference, Olando, FL | 02/2023 |
| 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, California | 08/2022 |
| Platform Presentations, Patient-centered selection of the Hearing Intervention for the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Randomized Controlled Trial, the International Collegium of Rehabilitative Audiology Meeting, Salamanca, Spain | 02/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Multidisciplinary Management of Disorders of Communication, Cognition and Swallowing in Individuals with Dementia., Ole Miss Fall Institute, Oxford, MS | 10/2021 |
| 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, MS | 08/2021 |
| 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, MS | 08/2018 |
| Platform Presentations, An Electrophysiological Correlate of Release from Masking in Interrupted Noise, American Academy of Audiology AudiologyNow! Convention, Indianapolis, IN | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Using the Tinnitus and Hearing Survey to Differentiate Problematic Tinnitus from Hearing Loss, American Academy of Audiology AudiologyNow! Convention, Indianapolis, IN | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Release from Masking Measured Through Speech Evoked Cortical Potentials, 44th Annual Science and Technology Meeting of the American Auditory Society, Scottsdale, AZ | 03/2017 |
| 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, NC | 2015 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Student Research Forum Award, American Academy of Audiology Foundation | 2017 |
| 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 Association | 2015 |
| Robert and Mary Muzarelli Leadership Scholarship in CSDI, East Carolina University | 2015 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Member | 2017 - Present |
| American Academy of Audiology, Fellow | 2017 - Present |
Committee Service
| Hearing, Tinnitus, and Vestibular Science Topic, 2022 ASHA Convention- New Orleans Planning Committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| AAA Public Awareness Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| AAA Research, Clinical, and Teaching Posters Subcommittee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| AuD Program Admissions Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| AuD Program Recruitment Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Planning Committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
| AuD Program Accreditation Committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-GRADUATE COUNCIL, Member | |
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES-CURRICULUM, Member |
Community Service
| Falls Crossing Home Owners' Association Board, President | 06/2022 - 06/2023 |
| Falls Crossing Home Owners' Association Board, Treasurer/Secretary | 2021 - 05/2022 |
| Acadian Baptist Center Kid's Camp, Assistant Director | 2021 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| AUD 742, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Summer Practicum I | Summer 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| AUD 753, Graduate, Lecture, Course Director, Clinical Practicum & Conference IV | Spring 2024-2025 - 2025 |
| AUD 752, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Practicum & Conference III | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| AUD 712, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Management in Audiology III | Spring 2024-2025 - 2025 |
| AUD 711, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Management in Audiology II | Fall 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| AUD 710, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Management in Audiology I | Summer 2024-2025 - 2024 |
| AUD750, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Practicum and Conference I | Fall 2023-2024 - 2023 |
| AUD 751, Graduate, Course, Course Director, Clinical Practicum and Conference II | Spring 2023-2024 - 2024 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Kendra Stebbins | 2021 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Catherine Sassano | 2019 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Sarah Margaret Willis | 2019 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Michelle Wong | 2018 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Aubrey Ellis | 2018 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Cassie Bedore | 2017 - 2018 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Tracy Hoeppner | 2017 - 2018 |