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James J. Jerome, MA, CCC-A

James J. Jerome, Occupational Audiologist, has over thirty-seven years of experience in the field of Audiology.  He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army in 1998, devoting twenty-one years to clinical audiology and hearing conservation.  From 1998 to 2002, he was an Occupational Audiologist with the Indianapolis office of Health & Hygiene (later U.S. HealthWorks).  From 2002 to 2006, he was President of Hearing Safety- Midwest, Inc, in Indianapolis, Indiana, a hearing conservation consulting and service firm.  Since January 2007, he has become a member of and currently consults for Workplace INTEGRA out of their Indianapolis office.  In addition, the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) has recognized him as one of the most active Course Directors in the nation since 2003.

Education

• M.A., Audiology, Western Illinois University, 1973
• B.S., Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, 1971

Certifications

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology, American Speech–Language–Hearing Association since 1975
• Licensed to practice Audiology in Indiana (#23002211A) since 1999, Iowa (#40) since 1977, and Ohio (#A.01244) since 1999
• Certified Course Director, Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC) (#811) since 1985

Association Memberships

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• National Hearing Conservation Association (Secretary/Treasurer 2006-2007; Conference Program Task Force Committee member since 2006)
• National Hearing Conservation Association Scholarship Foundation (Secretary since 2007)

Presentations/Publications

• Jerome, J.J., "Hearing conservation software: what’s out there, what to look for, and how to shop wisely," presentation at the AAOHN conference, 2008, Orlando, and NHCA conference, 2009, Atlanta
• Jerome, J.J., "Hearing conservation software," presentation at the NHCA conference, 2008, Portland, OR
• Jerome, J.J., "Audiometry Quick Reference Handbook for Technicians," booklet published at the Army Medical Department Center & School for enlisted audiometric technicians, 1994, San Antonio
• Jerome, J.J., "The Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist Course," presentation at the Military Audiology Seminar, 1991, Nashville
• Mueller, G.A., Grimes, A and Jerome, J.J., "Hearing aid fitting using SSI-CCM materials," presentation at the ASHA meeting, 1979, Atlanta
• Jerome, J.J., "Attenuation measurement of preformed and disposable earplugs," presentation at the Military Audiology Seminar, 1978, San Francisco