Noel D. Matkin
Noel D. Matkin completed both his M.S and Ph.D degrees in Audiology at Northwestern University. Following a faculty appointment at the University of Connecticut, he returned to Northwestern University where he taught, provided clinical services and directed the children's Hearing Clinics. In 1979, he left the Boys Town National Research Hospital and joined the faculty at the University of Arizona where he serves as Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and Professor in Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery. Dr. Matkin is the author of over 75 articles and chapters, and co-edited a book entitled Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities. A text book relative to Infants and Toddlers with Hearing Loss; Family-Centered Assessment and Intervention, co-edited with Jackson Roush, was recently published. In recent years, he has traveled extensively and lectured in Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Russia , Uzbekastan, Switzerland, Romania, Mexico, Japan, China , Kenya, and South Africa.
Current research interests includes assessment and management of young children with minimal hearing loss, including those with recurrent otitis media and with unilateral impairment. He holds the Fellow in ASHA, the Outstanding Clinical Achievement Award for Arizona , and the Cellular I National Award for life long contribution in communication disorders. In 1988, he received the distinguished teaching award for the Faculty of Sciences, University of Arizona, and in 1993, the Five Star Faculty Award as University teacher of the year. Dr. Matkin received the Berg Award from the Educational Audiology Association and in April, 2000 the Clinical Educator Award from the American Academy of Audiology. He served as a trustee of the American Speech, Language, Hearing Foundation. He was the ASHA representative and Co-Chair of the national Joint Committee on Infant Hearing, member-at-large of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Audiology, and was a consultant to Project ROSES (Romanian Orphan Social and Education Services), sponsored by World Vision. Now he is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.
