Metropolitan State University of Denver

Dr Jessica Rossi-Katz

Personal Biography Statement

Dr. Rossi-Katz is an assistant professor in the area of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences. Her courses include anatomy and physiology of speech, audiological evaluation, and speech and hearing sciences. Dr. Rossi-Katz’s research explores factors that underlie older adults’ difficulties understanding speech in noisy environments, with a recent focus on cochlear implantation in older adults. She is also part of a collaborative project using educational theatre to deliver hearing-health messages to elementary-aged children in an effort to prevent noise-induced hearing loss among youth. At MSU Denver, Dr. Rossi-Katz participates on the Institutional Review Board and is the faculty advisor for the local chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA).

Dr. Rossi-Katz holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Audiology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a B.S. in Communication Disorders from the University of New Hampshire. She is a licensed audiologist in Colorado and clinically certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Courses Taught

SLHS-1500,SLHS-2530,SLHS-2890,SLHS-3511,SLHS-3600,SLHS-3980,SLHS-4500,SLHS-490A