Ellen Rick

Career Path: Pediatric Audiology

M.Cl.Sc. Audiology (University of Western Ontario)

Biography

After completing my B.Sc. Honours Neuroscience in June 2015, I went onto graduate studies in the Masters of Clinical Science Audiology program at the University of Western Ontario.

�Ӱ�ԭ��’s Neuroscience department has two excellent attributes that contributed to the personal success I’ve achieved: a group of knowledgeable, helpful professors, and a number of fellow students that are engaged and excited about neuroscience. From daily discussion in classes, to NeuroTalks and other events put on by the Neuroscience Society, to wandering into a professor’s office just to talk out a study topic – there are so many opportunities to learn about the brain and grow.

I am so thankful to have been part of such a stimulating and rewarding program at �Ӱ�ԭ��. Without my Sensory Processes class in third year, I wouldn’t have even thought of audiology as a future career. I hope to specialize in pediatric audiology and help kids with cochlear implants improve hearing. For my capstone, I did the 4907 Honours Essay with Mike Hildebrand, and I can’t thank him enough for the support he gave me over the course of my final year.