Theresa Trimarco, AuD has professional interest in assessment of hearing loss and fitting hearing aids for adults. She earned bachelor's degrees in speech pathology/audiology and Spanish from Marquette University and her doctorate degree in audiology from Central Michigan University. Before joining the Hearing and Balance Center, she worked for private practices and non-profit hearing centers in Chicago.
Kristie Smith, AuD has professional interests in adult and pediatric diagnostics, amplification, auditory evoked potentials, and vestibular diagnostic evaluations. Kristie earned her bachelor's degree in speech pathology and audiology from Idaho State University, and her doctorate in audiology from A.T. Still University.
Samantha Brumbach, AuD has professional interest in cochlear implant rehabilitation, pediatric and adult diagnostics, pediatric and adult amplification and central auditory processing disorder. She has research experience in several areas including studying the effects of cardiovascular disease risk factors on the hearing system and in developing tools to assist in testing children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Samantha received her doctorate degree in audiology from the University of Colorado Boulder and earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. She completed her doctoral fellowship at St. Luke's Idaho Elks Hearing and Balance.
Jessica Stich-Hennen, AuD, PAS specializes in pediatric diagnostics and amplification, auditory evoked potentials, and central auditory processing disorder evaluations. She manages St. Luke's Boise newborn hearing screening and works as the primary audiologist for the Idaho Cleft Palate and Craniofacial team. She serves on the Idaho Hands and Voices Advisory Board and the conference committee for Idaho Speech Hearing Association. In 2011, she became one of seven audiologists in the country to obtain specialty certification in pediatric audiology.
