CV: Robert W Keith PhD

Robert W Keith, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Audiology
Emeritus Professor of Otolaryngology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati

Answers questions in the following forums:

Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

Practice Address:

Medical Arts Building
222 Piedmont Avenue #5200
Cincinnati, OH 45219

Education:

PhD Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa
MA Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa
BA Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of Iowa

Licensure or Certification:

Board Certified in Audiology, American Board of Audiology
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology, American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Licensed to Practice Audiology, States of Ohio and Kentucky
Board Certified in Neurophysiologic Monitoring - American Board of Neurophysiologic Monitoring.

Associations:

American Academy of Audiology
American Auditory Society
American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
Ohio Academy of Audiology
American Society of Neurophysiologic Monitoring
International Society of Audiology

Partial List of Publications:

Diagnosing Central Auditory Processing Disorders in Children, Robert W. Keith, Ph.D., Chapter 17 in Audiology: Diagnosis, Treatment Strategies, and Practice Management, Roeser R., Hosford-Dunn H. and Valente M. (Eds.), Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers, New York, 1998.
How Behavioral Tests of Central Auditory Processing Influence Management. RW Keith and Rebekah L. Fallis. Published in Children with Hearing Impairment: Contemporary Trends, Fred Bess, (Ed.), Bill Wilkerson Center Press, Nashville, TN, 1998.
"Clincal Testing in Audiology", Chapter in Essentials of Otolaryngology, Seiden A, Tami T, Pensak M, Gluckman J and Cotton R (Eds.), Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, Submitted on March 17, 1999.
"Central Auditory Processing Disorder", Chapter in Pediatric Audiological Medicine, Keith RW, Newton VE (Ed.), Whurr Publishers Limited, London, Submitted July 25, 1999.
Central Auditory Processing in a Patient with Bilateral Temporal Lobe Tumors: A Case Report. Rebekah Fallis-Cunningham, Ronald E. Warnick and RW Keith. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Vol. 9, 1998. Pp. 299-304.
The Auditory Continuous Performance Test as Part of an ADHD Test Battery. Stephanie R. Briggs, Joseph J. House, Ernest M. Weiler and Robert W. Keith. Submitted to the Journal of Learning Disabilities, September 15, 1998.
Editor, Audiology section, Current Opinion in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 5, Oct. 1998.
Clinical Issues in Central Auditory Processing Disorders. Submitted to Language Speech and Hearing Services in the School Forum on ACautionary Practices, February 8, 1999.
"A Brief Introduction to the Auditory Fusion Test-Revised", Educational Audiology Review, Vol. 16, No. 2, Spring 1999, Robert W. Keith, Maxine Young, and Robert McCroskey.
Intraoperative Experience with Neuromotor Evoked Potentials: A Review of 60 Consecutive Cases. Stephanie E. Lubitz, Alvin H. Crawford and Robert W. Keith. Spine, Vol. 24, No. 19, 1999, pp 2030-2034.
Standardizations of SCAN-C: Test of Auditory Processing Disorders-Revised. Submitted to Journal of American Academy of Audiology, October 1999.
"Intraoperative Monitoring: Challenging or Boring?", Robert W. Keith and A.U. Bankaitis. Audiology Today, Vol. 11, No. 16, Nov/Dec 1999, pp 17-18.
Diagnosing Central Auditory Processing Disorders in Children, Keith RW. Chapter in Audiology Diagnosis, Roeser R, Valente M, and Hosford-Dunn H (Eds), Thieme, New York, 2000.
Assessment of Auditory Processing in Children with ADHD and Language-Based Learning Impairment. With MR Fenniman, RW Keith and RF Cunningham. Disturbios da Comunicacao, vol 11, number 1, 1999 pp 9-27.
Advances in Understanding of Auditory Processing Disorders. Preceeding of the Manchester M.Sc. Silver Jubilee Symposium Centre for Human Communication and Deafness. The University of Manchester, England, July 3-4, 2000, in press.
“Is evaluating auditory processing disorders in your scope of practice?” The Hearing Journal, vol 55, pp. 10, 14-17, 2002.
“Standardization of the Time Compressed Sentence Test.” The Journal of Educational Audiology, Vol 10: 15-20, February 2002.
“A third-degree burn caused by a neurogenic motor-evoked potential monitoring electrode during spinal surgery: a case report.” with Shital Parikh, Charles Mehlman and RW Keith. Spine, vol 28(1): 21-24, January 2003.
“Advances in understanding of auditory processing disorders.” Otorynolaryngologia, Suplement 1: 20- 22, czerwiec 2003. (Poland)

Research:

Physiologic responses to sound for assessing Central Auditory Processing Disorders; central audiotry and language disorders in children and adults; assessment techniques for evaluating balance disorders in patients with acute and chronic unsteadiness and vertigo; evoked potential measures in differential diagnosis of peripheral and central nervous system disorders. Evoked potential applications during intra-operative monitoring of surgical procedures.
MMN and P-300 in Children with CAPD.
Revision of SCAN-C: A test for auditory processing disorders in children, revised.
Correlation of Head Shake Nystagymus and Unilateral Weakness in Vestibular Function Testing.
P-300 in Children with CAPD.
CRNA, development of an endotracheal spinal cord stimulator for motor evoked potentials.

Hospital Appointments:

Grants:

Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation of the Head/Neck Cancer Patients, American Cancer Society
Hearing Aid Test System co-funded by The Andrew Jergens Foundation and the Cincinnati Association of Parents and Teachers of the Deaf
NIH Fogarty International Fellowship Award
The National Foundation March of Dimes for Symposium on Central Auditory Dysfunction
Consulting Audiologist for "The Efficacy of Phototherapy in the Treatment of Hyperbilirubinemia," National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Grant #1-HD-4-2818, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Royal Arch Masons Research Association, for research in central auditory function
Communicative Disorders Foundation
Charles Westheimer Family Fund
Peterloon Foundation
Principal Investigator, Project 4, The Effect of Lead Exposure on Electrophysiological Measures of Brain Function. NIH application entitled "Health Effects of Lead on Child Development," with Department of Environmental Health, Paul Hammond
Relationship of Fetal Acidosis to Newborn Hearing Loss. Submitted to NIH October 30, 1984, with James Wood, M.D.
The Relationship of Middle Ear Effusion to Central Auditory Processing and Language. Submitted to Xomed Corporation and funded for $12,000 over four years; with Robin Cotton, M.D., and John Tholking, M.D.
Otitis Media and Communication and Cognitive Development. NIH application to Sensory Disorders and Language section; with Robin Cotton, M.D., and John Tholking, M.D.
Establishment of a Balance Disorders Center.
An Investigation of Positioning Vertical Nystagmus in a Normal Population.
The Effects of Lead Exposure on Electrophysiological Measures of Brain Function.
Sustained Auditory Attention in Children. Grant application submitted to the March of Dimes, with Kathleen Krafft.
Health Effects of Lead on Child Development. Grant submitted to NIH-NIEHS; Kim Dietrich, principle investigator
Noninvasive Quantification of Postural Disequilibrium in Lead-Exposed Children.
Auditory Perceptual Abilities in Patients with Alzheimers Disease. Funded by The University of Cincinnati Alzheimers Research Center
Standardization of SCAN-A: Test for Central Auditory Processing Abilities with Persons who are Elderly. Funded by Retirement Research Foundation
Development of an endotracheal stimulator for motor evoked potentials.

Partial List of Presentations:

The Role of Proximal to Distal Facial Nerve Amplitude Ratio in Predicting Facial Nerve Function. Presented in Poster form at the Triologic Society, Middle Section Meeting, January 24-25, 1998 Minneapolis, MN. Submitted for publication to Laryngoscope.
SCAN, SCAN-A and ACPT: Administration and Interpretation, Ninth Annual Convention, The American Academy of Audiology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April, 1997 and the AAA 10th Annual Convention, Los Angelos, CA, April 1-5, 1998.
Neurophysiologic Monitoring of Skull Base Surgery, 2 hr tutorial, Ninth Annual Convention The American Academy of Audiology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 1997, and the AAA 10th Annual Convention, Los Angelos, CA, April 1-5, 1998.
Central Auditory Processing: Diagnosis and Treatment. Academia Audiologica de Puerto Rico, San Juan, February 5-6, 1998.
Electrophysiologic Monitoring During Operations of the Skull Base. Instructional Course Presented to the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention, April 2-5, 1998, Los Angeles, CA.
A Test Battery Approach for Identifying Central Auditory Processing Disorders. Instructional Course Presented to the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention, April 2-5, 1998, Los Angeles, CA.
Central Auditory Processing in a Patient with a Right Temporal Lobe Tumor. Poster Presented at the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention, April 2-5, 1998, Los Angeles, CA, Cunningham RF, Keith RW and Warnick R.
Education in Audiology: the USA and European Model. Presentation at the AAA-Global Village Panel on Education in Audiology: Models Around the World, AAA Annual Convention, April 2-5, 1998, Los Angeles, CA.
Auditory Testing for Temporal Processing Disorders. Presentation to the American Auditory Society Annual Convention, April 1, 1998, Los Angeles, CA, Cunningham, RF and Keith, RW.
Central Auditory Processing. Presentation to the Department of Speech and Hearing Science, The Ohio State University, June 25-26, 1998, Columbus, OH, Keith, RW.
Instructional Course: Electrophysiologic Monitoring of Cranial Nerve and Brain Stem Function during Operations of the Skull Base. Presented to the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention, April 29-May 2, 1999, Miami, FL, Keith, RW.
Instructional Course: Assessment of Central Auditory Processing Disorders: An update. Presented to the American Academy of Audiology Annual Convention, April 29-May 2, 1999, Miami, FL, Keith, RW.
The Fourth National Congress of the Egyptian ORL Society, October 27-29, 1998, Cairo, Egypt, Keith, RW. (1) Central auditory disorders in children (2) Panel: Diagnosis and Management of the Hearing Impaired Child, (3) Outpatient ENOG in facial paralysis (4) Intraoperative Monitoring of the Facial Nerve in Skull Base Surgery
Mini Seminar, Central Auditory Processing Disorders: Assessment and Remediation. Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association 53rd Annual Convention, March 8-10, 1999, Cincinnati Convention Center-Omni Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio, Keith, RW.
Panel: Hot Topics in LSHSS-Current Intervention Practices: Contrasting Perspectives. Presented to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, November 18-21, 1999.
Short Course: Central Auditory Processing Disorders: Assessment & Remediation. Presented to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, November 18-21, 1999.
Eighth Annual Neuroscience Symposium for Nurses, Knowledge makes the difference, March 3, 2000, Best Western Blue Ash Hotel & Conference Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Presented, Intraoperative Physiologic Monitoring.
Reversed Cerebral Dominance for Language in an Eight-Year-Old Boy: a Neurophysiological Basis for Language and Learning Problems. Poster Presented at the 12th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, March 16-19, 2000, Chicago, IL, Kohtz A, Fallis-Cunningham R, and Keith RW.
A Description of SCAN-C: Test for Auditory Processing Disorders in Children - Revised. Instructional course presented at the 12th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, March 18 2000, Chicago, IL.
Cental Auditory Processing Disorders in Children: A Consensus Conference. University of Texas at Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders, April 29, 2000, Panel Participant.
Advances in Understanding of Auditory Processing Disorders. Presented at The Manchester M.Sc. Silver Jubilee Symposium Centre for Human Communication and Deafness. The University of Manchester, England, July 3-4, 2000.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders - Assessment and Remediation presented to the Spanish Society of Otolaryngology and Cervical Facial Pathology, October 17 - 20, 2000, Madrid, Spain.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Short Course presented to the American Speech Language Hearing Association with Gail Whitelaw, November 17, 2000, Washington, DC.
“Guest Star” Guest of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association Convention, November 18, 2000, Washington, DC.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Assessment and Management Workshop presented to the Albuquerque Public Schools System, December 1, 2000.
Temporal Processing: Fill the Gap in Your CAPD Battery! Instructional course presented at the 13th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, April 19-22, 2001, San Diego, California.
Acoustic Neuroma Association 15th National Symposium, Cincinnati, Ohio. Bridges to the Future, Workshop Intraoperative Monitoring, June 24, 2001.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders : Where do we go from here?, Shaklee Institute Continuing Education, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH January 18, 2002.
Processamento Auditivo, Curso Internacional Com, University of Tuiuti, Brazil, March 19, 2002.
Intraoperative Monitoring of Skull Base Surgery, short course presented to the 17th Encontro Internacional de Audiologia, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 21, 2002.
Central Auditory Processing Disorders, short course presented to the 17th Encontro Internacional de Audiologia, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 21, 2002
Keynote Address: Audiology, an Independent Practicing Profession, 17th Encontro Internacional de Audiologia, Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 21, 2002.
Best Practices Workshop: Combined Effects of Chemicals and Noise on Hearing, National Hearing Conservation Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 11, 2002
Central Auditory Processing Disorders: Assessment and Remediation, Children’s Learning Forum, Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio, April 12, 2002
Auditory Processing Disorders, workshop presented to the Iowa Speech Language and Hearing Association, Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 2002.
Auditory Processing Disorders: What is an Adequate Test Battery?, short course presented to the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA, November 2002.
Tubthumping: Evaluation of APD in Adolescents & Adults, symposium presented with M. Wynne and Terri Bellis to the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA, November, 2002.
Current Assessment Practices in Auditory Processing Disorders, workshop presented to the Illinois Academy 10th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, January 23-25, 2003.
“Ob La Di Ob La Da”: Life Goes on in Auditory Processing Disorders, workshop presented with M. Wynne and Maxine Young to the Ohio Academy of Audiology, Columbus, Ohio, February 21-23, 2003.
APD Screening & Diagnosis: Consensus & Controversy, panel discussion to be presented at the 15th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, San Antonio, TX, April 3, 2003.
Auditory Processing Disorders in Children, instruction course to be presented at the 15th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, San Antonio, TX, April 4, 2003.
Licensure, CCC-A, ABA: Does It Matter?, panel discussion to be presented at the 15th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, San Antonio, TX, April 5, 2003.
Assessment of Temporal Processing – Is it Worth the Time?, instructional course to be presented at the 15th Annual Convention and Exposition for the American Academy of Audiology, San Antonio, TX, April 5, 2003.
Advances in understanding of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD); presented at the Polish ENT Conference, Lodz, Poland, June 4 - 7, 2003.
Auditory Processing Disorders in Children. Presentation to the Fourteenth Annual Mayo Clinic Audiology Videoconference, Rochester, MN, November 8, 2003
Auditory Processing Disorders: Assessment and Management. Presentation to the Thirty-fourth annual Mid-South Conference on Communicative Disorders. March 11, 2004. Memphis, TN
Assessment and Management of APD: What’s Hot, What’s Not! Presentation to the Indiana Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, April 22, 2004, Indianapolis, IN

Awards:

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology, American Speech and Hearing Association
Honors of the Association, Ohio Speech and Hearing Association
NIH John Fogarty Senior International Fellow
Honors of the Association, Southwestern Ohio Speech and Hearing Association
Drummer Award of the Greater Cincinnati Convention Bureau
ASHA Award for Continuing Education (ACE)
Department of Otolaryngology University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Distinguished Faculty Award
Medical Center Information and Communications reception to honor U.C. Medical Center authors, editors, and creators of scholarly contributions to health sciences information. Honored in the field of Otolaryngology
Spirit of Cincinnati Award, Greater Cincinnati Convention Bureau
Awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the American Academy of Audiology at the Annual Convention, Los Angeles, CA