Northern Illinois University
College of Health and Human Sciences

Title:	Clinical Faculty
Division:	Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Unit:	Audiology
Office Location:	Health/Wellness 1109
Office Phone:	815-753-1441
Email:	bkitner@niu.edu

Courses Taught

• AUD 612A -  Professionals Issues I: Foundations of Practice
• AUD 677 - Adult Assessment
• AUD 680 - Introduction to the Evaluation and Treatment of Balance Disorders
• AUD 681 - Advanced Evaluation and Treatment of Balance Disorders
• AUD 692 - External Placement
• AUD 693 - Clinical Externships
• AUD 773 - Medical Audiology

Education

• Millikin University, 1988, B.S.
• Rush University, 2009 Au.D.

Certification and Licensure:

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A)
• Licensed to practice Audiology in the state of Illinois

Research Interests

• Vestibular assessment and treatment
• Electrophysiologic assessment of the hearing and balance system
• The impact of concussion and traumatic brain injury on the vestibular system
• Genetics of balance and hearing
• Vestibular myogenic evoked potentials aging and pathologies

Clinical Interests

• electrophysiology
• balance treatment
• pediatric and adult hearing evaluations and treatment
• concussion assessment
• tinnitus