Gonzalez joins otolaryngology faculty

Dr. Victoria B. Gonzalez, a licensed clinical audiologist, has joined the Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of otolaryngology and communicative sciences.

After receiving a B.A. in both psychology and communication sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005, Gonzalez earned an Au.D. at the University of South Florida in 2009. She is also a doctoral candidate and is scheduled to earn a Ph.D. in hearing sciences from the University of South Florida in spring 2013.

Gonzalez served as a graduate teaching associate from 2009-12 in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of South Florida, where she also served as a clinical audiologist from 2010-12. In 2011, she was honored with the Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching. She is the coauthor of a peer-reviewed journal article in the International Journal of Audiology and has given numerous professional presentations.

An active member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Gonzalez serves as assistant section editor of resource reviews for the Ear and Hearing Journal.