Thursday, August 7
Barbara Morris, AuD, of Greenfield, and Lisa Alber, AuD, of Deerfield, both of whom are audiologists at Baystate Rehabilitation Services at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, have recently earned their Doctor of Audiology degrees from A. T. Still University's Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Morris graduated in March; Dr. Alber graduated in June.

Dr. Alber earned both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Audiology from UMass. She has been employed as an audiologist at Baystate Rehabilitation Services at BFMC for 20 years.

Dr. Morris also earned both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from University of Massachusetts/Amherst, and has worked for Baystate Health for 28 years. Currently, she is employed by both BFMC and Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, where she is a clinical audiologist and coordinator of the Infant Hearing Screening Program for Baystate Health. Dr. Morris currently chairs the Massachusetts Licensing Board for Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology and is past president of the Massachusetts Speech-Language & Hearing Association.

Jeff King, DPT, MTC, CSCS, manager of Baystate Rehabilitation Care at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, noted, "With two doctors of Audiology on our staff, we are able to offer patients a level of expertise that translates into the highest quality patient care available. Our third audiologist is currently in the process of

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attaining a doctorate," King added.