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Lauren "Ashley" A. Grillis, AuD

Lauren "Ashley" A. Grillis, AuD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Email:
lgrillis@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-6064

Biography

Ashley Grillis obtained her Doctor of Audiology in 2013 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville. She joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center in January 2017 as an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Her clinical duties include diagnostic and treatment for the pediatric population, with specific interest in cochlear implants and early intervention. Dr. Grillis serves as Team Lead for Pediatric Audiology Services at UMMC. Grillis has previously served as the educational audiologist at the Mississippi School for the Deaf in Jackson and a clinical audiologist at Bridgewater Balance and Hearing in Knoxville, Tennessee. Grillis serves on several state and national committees including American Speech-Language- Hearing Association Committee of Ambassadors, American Cochlear Implant Alliance state champion, Mississippi Department of Health Advisory Council, Mississippi Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program advisory council, and Mississippi Speech Hearing Association audiology committee.

Education

University of Tennessee Health Science Center, AuD, Doctor of Audiology2013
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, MS, Audiology2011
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Coursework, Audiology2010
University of Arkansas, BS, Biology2008

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Pediatric Audiology Speciality Certification05/2021 - 05/2027
Certification, Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association07/2013 - Present
Certification, American Academy of Audiology09/2013 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi State Department of Health03/2015 - Present
Licensure, Tennessee State Department of Health08/2013 - 05/2015

Current Positions

Associate Professor01/2017 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Educational Audiologist, Mississippi School for the Deaf04/2015 - 12/2016
Clinical Audiologist, Bridgewater Balance and Hearing06/2013 - 03/2015
Fourth Year Extern, Veteran's Administration06/2012 - 06/2013
Summer Internship, Otolaryngology Center of East Tennessee05/2011 - 08/2011
Graduate Assistant, Arkansas Children's Hospital/ Arkansas Department of Health11/2009 - 08/2010