Licensed Clinical Audiologist,
Providing Listening Solutions
Research and Practice Interests
Geriatric Audiology, Hearing Conservation in Musicians, Auditory Processing Disorder (and co-existing disorders, including Autism, Stuttering, Stroke, TBI, Blast Injuries, among others), Aural Rehabilitation (amplification, Auditory Training), Counseling, Tinnitus-Hyperacusis- Misophonia, Ototoxicity, and Multicultural Topics (Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion)
Who is Dr. Gloria E. Valencia?
Dr. Gloria Eyicel Valencia, née Diaz Barco, earned her bachelor degree in 1987 with a major in Communication Science and Disorders from the Catholic University of Manizales, Colombia. After graduation, she joined the same institution as an undergraduate professor of audiology and performed this function for eight years. During this time, she also worked as a clinical audiologist, clinical researcher, and supervised numerous students during their practicum rotations in the Audiology clinic.
In 1993, she attended a fellowship in electrophysiology at the Dr. Manuel Gea González Hospital and another in neurophysiology at the Instituto Nacional de la Comunicación Humana, both institutions located in Mexico City. At the end of the same year, she had an internship in two centers in Los Angeles, the House Ear Institute, and the John Tracy Clinic.
In 1995, she relocated to the United States and enrolled in the Audiology Master program at the University of Cincinnati. After graduation in 2000, she worked for different Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) offices and hearing aid companies in the area. She has performed hearing screenings in different schools and Health Fairs around the Greater Cincinnati Area.
In 2010, Gloria joined the University of Cincinnati, where she provided supervision to first year Au.D. students, on and off-campus, evaluating and treating adolescents and adults with hearing problems. In addition, she taught an Auditory Processing Disorders course for the third year Au.D. students, supervising capstone projects, and formed part of the interdisciplinary group dedicated to the diagnosis and management of Central Auditory Processing Disorders.
Gloria earned her Doctoral degree in Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences, A.T. Still University, in 2012 and holds the ADA Certificate for Tinnitus Management.
She is currently co-owner of Bilingual Audiology.
Gloria has a special interest in people with diverse backgrounds and her bilingual skills (Spanish-English) provide her with a unique perspective in dealing with monolingual and bilingual populations.
Listening to the Community
Listening to the community and providing answers with detailed information about Audiology across Social Media.