Mary McGinnis is a teacher of the deaf and Listening and Spoken Language Certified Auditory-Verbal Therapist. She is the former Director of the John Tracy Clinic Graduate Program, and continues to teach auditory-verbal courses for the JTC Graduate Program. She’s also a consultant for Aurea Lab in Mexico City, working with families and professionals, and helping to create assessment materials in Spanish. She has worked with children with hearing differences and their families for over 55 years, with experience teaching infants through adults, and families from around the world. She was a researcher and Director of the Fellowship Program at the House Ear Institute at the beginning of FDA trials for the single channel implant in children, and the first multichannel implant in children in North America. She has published and presented on a wide variety of topics, and is known for the world’s first published auditory skills curriculum for deaf and hard of hearing children. She continues to mentor professionals toward LSLS certification, and presents globally on various topics, from auditory skills, to speech, speech acoustics, pragmatics, reading, and family-centered education. Links: John Tracy Center: www.jtc.org John Tracy Center Graduate Program: https://www.jtc.org/services/masters-credential-program/ Mary’s email: MaryDMcGinnis@gmail.com   _____________________________ You can listen to this episode wherever you stream podcasts and at www.3cdigitalmedianetwork.com/the-listening-brain-podcast