Michael Valente, PhD
Specialty Areas
Otolaryngology
Hearing Aids
Audiology
Hearing Loss
Mailing Address
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Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Otolaryngology
660 S. Euclid, Campus Box 8115
St. Louis,
MO
63110
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Areas of Clinical Interest
Selection and fitting of digital hearing aids.
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Board Certification
Medical certification not applicable to audiologists
Medical Education
Ph.D.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, 1975
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Major or Recent Publications/Awards
Editorial Responsibilities
Editor-in-Chief
Trends in Amplification, 1996-2000
Associate Editor
Amplification: Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2002-present
Editor-at-Large
Amplification: International Journal of Audiology, 2005-present
Editorial Board or Consultant
American Journal of Audiology
Audiology: Journal of Auditory Communication
Ear and Hearing
Hearing Instruments, 1990-1996
Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Contributing Editor
Amplification - Audiology Online, 2005-Present
Selected Professional Committees
Chair, Publications Committee, American Academy of Audiology, July 2006, to Present
Educational Testing Service (ETS) for Praxis Audiology national item-writing committee, 2006 to present
Advisory Board for Audiology in China website (www.chineseaudiology.com), 2006 to present
Chair, American Academy of Audiology Task Force to develop an Evidence-Based Guideline to Select, Verify and Validate Hearing Aid Performance, 2003-2005
Consultant in Audiology to America’s Healthcare Team Initiative-Education Subcommittee, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sept, 2001-2003
Honors and Awards
Widex Hearing Aid Company, Inc, Annual Grant awarded in Dr. Valente's name. To promote research at the PACs AuD/Ph.D. program at Washington University School of Medicine, 2005 to Present
Energizer Battery Company, Annual Grant awarded in Dr. Valente's name. To promote research at the PACs AuD/Ph.D. program at Washington University School of Medicine, 2005 to Present
Editor’s Award for Outstanding Service, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 2003
Audiologist of the Year, Greater St. Louis Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 1995
Outstanding Performance Award, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, 1983-1984
Nominated for the Beltone Distinguished Teaching Award in Audiology, 1982, 1984
Suggestion Award, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, Proposal of a procedure to manufacture a stepped-diameter earmold, 1981
Suggestion Award, National Veterans Administration Organization, Proposal of a procedure to manufacture a stepped-diameter earmold, 1981
Books
Valente M, Roeser R, Horsford-Dunn H. (Eds). Audiology: Treatment (2nd Edition). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2007.
Roeser R, Valente M, Horsford-Dunn H. (Eds). Audiology: Diagnosis (2nd Edition). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2007.
Horsford-Dunn H, Roeser R, Valente M. (Eds). Audiology: Practice Management (2nd Edition). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2007.
Valente M. (Editor). Hearing Aids: Standards, Options and Limitations (2nd Edition). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2002.
Valente M. (Editor). Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings (2nd Edition).Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2002.
Valente M, Hosford-Dunn H, Roeser RJ (Editors). Audiology: Treatment; Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2000.
Roeser RJ, Valente M, Hosford-Dunn H. (Editors). Audiology; Diagnosis: Thieme Medicial Publishers, New York, 2000.
Hosford-Dunn H, Roeser RJ, Valente M (Editors). Audiology: Practice Management; Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 2000.
Valente M. (Editor). Hearing Aids: Standards, Options and Limitations; Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1996.
Valente M. (Editor). Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings; Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, 1994.
Book Chapters
Valente M, Valente M, Mispagel K. (2007). Earmold and Shell Options for Hearing Aids. In (Valente M., Hosford-Dunn H., Roeser, R. eds) Audiology: Treatment (2nd Edition), Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, pp 214-273.
Valente M, Valente M, Mispagel K. (2007). Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting. In (Katz J. editor). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (Fifth edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, pp 707-728.
Crandell C, Lewis S, Valente M, Enrietto J, Kreisman B, Kriesman V. (2004). Functional health benefits of hearing aid and FM systems. Proceedings from the Access Conference.
Valente M, Crandell C, Lewis S, Enrietto J. (2004). Improving speech recognition in noise: directional microphone and FM systems. Proceedings from the Access Conference.
Valente M, Valente M. (2002). Hearing Aid Selection and Fitting. In (Katz J. editor). Handbook of Clinical Audiology (Fifth edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, pp 707-728.
Valente M, Valente M, Enrietto J, Layton K. (2002). Earmold and Shell Options for Hearing Aids. In (Valente M, editor) Hearing Aids: Standards, Options and Limitations (2nd Edition), Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, pp 214-273.
Valente M, Valente M, Enrietto J, Layton K. (2002). Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings for Unilateral Hearing Loss. In (Valente M, editor) Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings (2nd Edition). Thieme Medical Publishers, New York, pp 253-271.
Goebel, Valente M, Valente M, Enrietto, J, Layton K. (2002). Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings for Conductive Hearing Loss. In (Valente M, editor) Strategies for Selecting and Verifying Hearing Aid Fittings (2nd Edition). Thieme Medical Publishers. New York, pp 272-286.
Valente M, Valente M. Audiometric Tests (2001). In (Goebel J, editor). Practical Management of the Dizzy Patient. Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, pp. 171-186.
Selected Peer-Reviewed Articles
Valente M, Mispagel K. (submitted for publication). Performance of a directional microphone in an open-fit hearing aid. International Journal of Audiology
Mispagel K, Valente M. (Accepted for publication) Effect of multichannel digital signal processing on sentence recognition, sound quality, and loudness comfort. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
Valente M, Mispagel K, Tchorz J, Fabry D. Effect of type of noise and loudspeaker array on the performance of omnidirectional and directional microphones Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2006 17(6):398-412.
Valente M, Mispagel K, Valente M, Hullar T. Problems and solutions for fitting amplification to patients with Meniere's disease. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2006 17(1):6-15
Valente M, Using evidence-based principles to make clinical decisions. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2006 16(10):768-769
Lewis M, Valente M, Enrietto J, Crandell C, The effect of hearing aids and frequency modulated (FM) technology on hearing handicap. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2005:16:250-261
Lewis M, Crandell C, Valente M, Enrietto J, Speech perception in noise: directional microphones versus frequency modulation (FM) systems. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2004:15:426-439
Kuk F, Potts L, Valente M, Lee L, Picirrillo J, Evidence of acclimatization in linear hearing aid users with a severe-to-profound hearing loss with nonlinear amplification use. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2003: 14(2):84-99
Valente M, Goebel J, Duddy D, Sinks, B Peterein J, Evaluation and treatment of severe hyperacusis. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2000: 11:295-299
Valente M, Schuchman G, Potts L, Beck L, Performance of dual-microphone in-the-ear hearing aids. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology 2000: 11:181-189