AudiologyOnline, an online hub for education and information for hearing health care professionals, and Healthy Hearing, a Web site for consumer information on hearing loss and hearing aids, have named new managing editors.
Kristi Albers, MA, previously an associate editor for AudiologyOnline, oversees the content of Healthy Hearing, which includes news and articles on innovations in hearing aid technology and research on hearing disorders. Albers, an audiologist with experience a clinical setting, was a product trainer for a hearing instrument manufacturer.
Carolyn Smaka, AuD, has worked in the product development department of a major hearing instrument manufacturer and in practice development for a large group of hearing clinics. Her job managing the editorial slate for AudiologyOnline includes production of interviews with industry experts and facilitating CEU-quality articles from key names in research and technology.