Sarah "Beth" E. King, AuD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Email:
seking@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-6064
Biography
Dr. King joined UMMC in 2020 after working in a small audiology private practice in Memphis. She has special interests in bone anchored implants, hearing aids and early hearing intervention in the pediatric population. When she isn’t seeing patients, the Jackson native enjoys spending time with her family and escapes to Oxford and St. Louis.
Education
| Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Doctor of Audiology, Audiology | 2014 |
| University of Mississippi, BS, Communication Sciences and Disorders | 2010 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Tennessee State Department of Health | 09/2013 - 2020 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Department of Health | 11/2019 - Present |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Lead Audiologist, Professional Audiological Services | 06/2014 - 11/2019 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Grand Rounds: Cochlear Implants, American Academy of Audiology, San Antonio, Texas | 04/2026 |
| Platform Presentations, Audiology and Troubleshooting 101 for School Based SLPs, MSHA, Jackson, MS | 09/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Multidisciplinary Approach to Auditory Processing Disorder, Center for Advancement of Youth | 02/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Risk Factors for Early Childhood Hearing Loss: Guidelines for Infants Who Pass the Newborn Hearing Screen, Project ECHO University of Mississippi Medical Center | 11/2020 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Award for Continuin Education (ACE), American Speech-Language- Hearing Association | 2025 |
| Preceptor of the Year, UMMC Audiology | 2023 |
| Audiologist of the Year, UMMC Audiology | 2021 |
| Preceptor of the Year, UMMC Audiology | 2021 |
Professional Membership and Service
| GWIMS, Member, Leadership Development Program, Second Cohort | 2022 - 2023 |
| American Academy of Audiology, Fellow | 2020 - Present |
| American Speech Language Hearing Association, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Mississippi Speech- Language Hearing Association, Member | 2020 - Present |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW | 2022 - Present |
| MSHA Membership Committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| MSHA Audiology Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| MSHA Healthcare Committee, Liason | 2020 - Present |
Community Service
| Mannsdale Upper Elementary, PTO Co-President | 07/2026 - 06/2027 |
| Broadmoor Baptist Church, Nursery Volunteer | 08/2025 - 08/2026 |
| Mannsdale Upper Elementary, PTO Vice President | 07/2025 - 06/2026 |
| Broadmoor Baptist Church Wednesday Night Treasure Cove Bible Leader, K4 Teacher | 08/2024 - 08/2025 |
| Madison-Ridgeland Youth Sports, Assistant Soccer Coach | 09/2022 - 09/2024 |
| Broadmoor Baptist Church, Lifegroup Leadership Team | 08/2022 - 08/2024 |
| Broadmoor Baptist Church Wednesday Night Teacher Treasure Cove Bible Leader, K5 Teacher | 08/2022 - 05/2023 |
| Mannsdale Lower Elementary Decorations Committee, Member/ Volunteer | 07/2022 - Present |
| Madison Ridgeland Academy, K4 Room Mom | 08/2021 - 05/2022 |
| Delta Gamma Jackson Alumnae Chapter, Assistant Vice President of Programming | 08/2021 - 05/2023 |
Other Service
| UMMC Center of Integrated Health Spring Into Wellness, Volunteer | 05/2024 - 05/2024 |
| Presenter at "What's Up Doc Day" at Madison Ridgeland Academy | 11/2022 - 11/2022 |
Teaching Experience
| AUD 730, Graduate, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Pediatric Audiology | Summer 2026-2027 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Management in Audiology III | Spring 2025-2026 |
| AUD 712, Graduate, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Management in Audiology III | Spring 2024-2025 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Shambria Carter | 2026 - Present |
| Supporting Children with Hearing Loss Advised: Alexis Smart | 2025 - 2026 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Carrington Williams | 2024 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Olivia Lee | 2024 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Alexis Smart | 2023 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Darian Hall | 2023 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Destiny Driver | 2023 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Emily Descano | 2023 - 2024 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Kylie Bond | 2023 - 2024 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Julie Gibbons | 2022 - 2023 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Amanda Heath | 2022 - 2023 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Clarissa Story | 2021 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Kendra Stebbins | 2021 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Lauren Langan | 2020 - 2021 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Ashleigh Harrison | 2020 - 2021 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Sarah Margaret Willis | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Catherine Sassano | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Ashley Anne McDonald | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Litany Boudreaux, Jordan Alyse Coffelt, Hannah Beth Scott, Anna Ingram, Allison Hines Mangialardi, Caitlin Nelms, Hannah Widner, Amy Bernstein, Shelley Traylor Heath, Erin Gowen, Ginny Acosta, Kate Rivers Allen Graves, Rachel Wilkinson | 2014 - 2019 |
Fellows supervised
| Mississippi Thrive, Preceptor, 1 fellows supervised | 09/2020 - 12/2020 |
Residency Training
| UMMC Otolaryngology Head and Neck, Training Faculty | 2022 - Present |