Vanessa Olivares
Au.D CCC-A | Clinical Audiologist
Vanessa Olivares obtained a Doctor of Audiology degree (Au.D.) at the University of Colorado at Boulder and completed her internship at Denver Health at Denver, CO. Vanessa is certified through the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) as well as the The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) . She currently holds a license in Colorado and Texas.
Prior to entering graduate school, Vanessa was a full-time audiologist assistant for two years at Southwest Ear, Nose, and Throat Consultants. Throughout her academic career, she has sought out unique experiences to enhance her clinical competency specifically in research. Vanessa worked at Dr. Anu Sharma’s Brain and Behavior Lab at The University of Colorado at Boulder with an interest in age-related hearing loss and cognitive function.
Awards
Olivares, V., Glick, H., Sharma, A. (2019, March). Relationship between speech perception in noise, cognition, and social-emotional status in age-related hearing loss. Poster (James & Susan Jerger Award Recipient) presented at the American Academy of Audiology Annual Conference 2019.
Olivares, V. (2014, October). Preservation and Enhancement of Residual Hearing. Poster (3rd place poster presentation, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science) presented at the Florida International University National McNair Scholars Research Conference.
Education
The University of Colorado
Doctorate of Audiology
The University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts Speech and Hearing Sciences | 2nd Major in Spanish
2021
2015
Practice & Experience
Southwest Ear, Nose, and Throat Consultants, PA
Clinical Bilingual Audiologist
Denver Health Audiology, Denver Health
Clinical Bilingual Audiologist
JFK Partners at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Audiology Fellow - Leadership Education in Neurodevelopment & Related Diseases
Denver Health
Bilingual Student Clinician
Marion Downs Center
Student Clinician
Veterans Affairs Hospital
Student Clinician
The University of Colorado Hospital
Student Clinician
Marion Downs Center
Audiological Screener
The University of Colorado
Aural Rehabilitation Facilitator and Auditory Processing Team
2023 - Present
2021 - 2023
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021
Fall 2019
Summer 2018
2018 - 2019
2018 - 2019
2019 - 2019