 Profile
Leveraging over 34 years of experience in the field of audiology, Dr. Joan Burleigh is currently the CEO of the Able Kids Foundation, a Fort Collins, Colorado-based non-profit committed to cutting-edge research in audiology and the development of life-changing technologies and programs for children and adults with auditory disabilities.
Prior to co-founding the Able Kids Foundation, Dr. Joan Burleigh held the position of Director of the Center for Central Auditory Research at Colorado State University. In this capacity, Dr. Burleigh was in charge of managing all of the center’s research initiatives and clinical evaluations of central auditory processing disorders. While at Colorado State, Dr. Burleigh also taught a number of undergraduate and graduate courses on hearing science, pediatric audiology, hearing science, and education and psychology of the hearing impaired.
In recognition of Dr. Burleigh’s contributions and achievements on behalf of humanity, Dr. Burleigh was awarded the General Grand Chapter Distinguished Service Medal in Gold, the only non-Mason ever to receive this honor. She joins an incredible membership of award winners such as: Charles A. Dewey, J. Edgar Hoover, James Cash Penney, Mark O. Hatfield, Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin, John C. Stennis, President Gerald R. Ford, Harland D. Sanders, Senator Barry M. Goldwater, Roy C. Acuff, Roy Rogers, Roy Clark, Conrad Burns, Senator Sam Nunn, Senator Jesse Helms, and Red Skelton.
Dr. Burleigh earned a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing from the University of Tulsa and a Master’s degree in Audiology from Northwestern University. Joan Burleigh completed her formal education earning a Ph.D. in Special Needs from Colorado State University.
|
|
