Debra Busacco
Associate Professor, Audiology
dbusacco@pco.edu
Education:
1988- Doctorate of Philosophy, Audiology, Columbia University
1986- Master of Philosophy, Columbia University
1981- Master of Science, audiology. Columbia University
1980- Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Special Education, Marywood College
Role at PCO:
Director of the Resdiential AuD Program
Clinical Specialty:
Audiologic Rehabilitation for Older Adults
Selected Representative Publications:
BOOKS
PRESENT - Busacco, D. (Contract with Allyn & Bacon for Audiology Textbook: Audiological Case Management Across the Lifespan (Publication Date 2008).
2007- Busacco, D. Enhancing Chairpersons Leadership Skills to Achieve Departmental Success. Conference Proceedings for the 2007 Kansas State Annual Chairpersons Conference, Orland, Florida, February.
2005 - Busacco, D. & Grigorescu, E. “Technology and Teaching the New Generation of Students.” Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education, Spring 2005, Volume 27, Chicago: Illinois
2003 - Busacco, D. McNair Program Offers Graduate Scholarships. The ASHA Leader, 8, p.11, March.
2002 - Curriculum Guide to Grassroots Advocacy in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Coordinated the development, writing and editing of a 95-page curriculum guide and PowerPoint presentation funded by ASHA on grassroots political advocacy. Disseminated to faculty in approximately 350 academic programs in communication sciences and disorders.
2000 - Busacco, D. Learning at a Distance-Technology and The New Professional. The ASHA Leader, 6, p. 4 – 5, February.
1999 - Busacco, D. & Pietranton, A. Responding to market-driven changes impacting the future demand for graduates in speech-language pathology and audiology. Conference Proceedings: Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Jacksonville, FL.
1999 - Busacco, D. Issues for students to consider in evaluating the benefits of pursuing doctoral education in communication sciences and disorders. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders, p.14 - 22.
1999 - Busacco, D. Normal age-related changes in speech-language and hearing. The ASHA Magazine, p. 49 - 50.
1997 - Kaplan, H., Bally, S., Brandt, F., Busacco, D. & Pray, J. (1997). Communication Scale for Older Adults (CSOA). Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 8, p.204 - 217.
1994 - Busacco, D. Coping with vision and hearing loss: Effects on the individual. Conference Proceedings Helen Keller National Deaf Senior Citizens Conference: Challenge to Independence: Vision and Hearing Loss in Older Adults. Dallas, TX.
1994 - Busacco, D. & Colon-Martin, D. Bridging the Generations: Gallaudet University's Intergenerational Program. Conference Proceedings National Deaf Senior Citizens Conference, Austin TX.
1993 - Walden, B., Busacco, D., & Montgomery, A. Benefit from visual cues in
auditory-visual speech recognition by middle-aged and elderly hearing impaired adults. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, p. 431 - 436.
1992 - Busacco, D. Aging and hearing loss: Older adults with hearing loss face new challenges. Gallaudet Today, Winter, p, 20 - 25.
1991 - Trychin, S. & Busacco, D. Manual for mental health professionals, Part 1: Basic information for providing services to hard of hearing people and their families. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.
1988 - Busacco, D. (1988). The effects of age on the benefits derived from visual cues in auditory-visual speech recognition by the hearing impaired. Published PhD Dissertation, Columbia University, NY.
Professional Certification
- 1982- PRESENT Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- 1999 – PRESENT Fellow, American Academy of Audiology (FAAA)
- 2001 Certified Distance Education Credit Evaluator, American Council on Education (ACE)
Teaching Awards
- Received Excellence Commendation Award from CTLE Advisory Board, University of Scranton, 2005
- Outstanding Faculty Contribution, Howard University, 2002
- Hunter College Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award, 1998