Many of you that are professionals have probably already seen Dorinne Davis speak about The Davis Center in the lecture circuit. Dr. Marilyn Agin just saw her lecture and said she is excellent. Dorinne is really looking forward to presenting their therapies to all of you, and in working with Cherab with some of our research projects.

Whether you can attend the meeting or not, which will be filmed, you can visit the website of The Davis Center, which may answer your questions:

Dorinne S. Davis, M.A, CCC-A, FAAA is the President and Founder of The Davis Center for Hearing, Speech, & Learning, Inc. She is an Educational and Rehabilitative Audiologist with over three decades of experience. Dorinne earned her Bachelor's degree in Speech & Hearing and Speech & Drama; then a Master's of Audiology / Deaf Education, both at Montclair State College, NJ. She is certified in Speech Correction, Pre-school Education, Speech & Drama, Teacher of the Hard of Hearing, and Supervision by the NJ Department of Education. She is licensed as an Audiologist in NJ, NY, and PA.

Dorinne is an active member of various professional organizations including: America Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); NJ Speech-Language-Hearing Association; American Academy of Audiology; National Education Association (lifetime member); NJ Education Association (lifetime member); Morris County Education Association (lifetime member); Kinnelon Education Association; Educational Audiology Association (past president 1988); and Association of International Berard Practitioners.

Dorinne is an international lecturer in the field of hearing education and science. Her conference presentations are in high demand by many professional and civic organizations, as well as parent advocacy groups. Dorinne provides audiological consultation to a diverse community of medical professionals. Additionally, her center offers a portfolio of integrative Sound Based Therapies selected from years of diligent research and careful testing.

In the field of Sound Based Therapies, Dorinne is a certified practitioner of Berard Auditory Integration Training (AIT), Tomatis®, The Listening Program™, the Fast ForWord™ Series, and is a BioAcoustic Research Associate. She is trained in Read-Spell-Comprehend (an enhanced version of Lindamood Bell), Samonas™, Interactive Metronome®, Earobics™, Lip-reading, Aural Rehabilitation, and the Tinnitus Relief System.

In 1992, she received her Auditory Integration Training directly from Dr. Guy Berard and is one of only 50 members to be certified by the International Association of Berard Practitioners (IABP). Additionally, she is certified by Dr. Berard to teach Auditory Integration Training.

Dorinne has a variety of published works, is the author of two books, the highly acclaimed "Otitis Media: Coping with the Effects in the Classroom", and "A Parent's Guide to Middle Ear Infections". Additional publications include a chapter on Television Amplification Devices in "Communication Access for Persons with Hearing Loss", edited by Mark Ross, and numerous professional articles.

In 1998, Dorinne opened The Davis Center for Hearing, Speech, Learning and Well-Being. The Davis Center's unique diagnostic expertise helps identify core issues in the areas of hearing, speech, learning, language, and overall well-being for people of all ages. The center offers remedial and / or enhancement therapies that address challenges related to Autism, ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Hyperlexia, Apraxia, Dyspraxia, learning disabilities, central auditory processing, as well as minor learning / attention / focus related skills, and health and wellness issues. Today the Davis Center has staff of 17, which includes professionals in the areas of audiology, speech pathology, and educational development as well as listening trainers and BioAcoustic Research Associates.