Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Dr. Sandy Magallan is a clinical assistant professor and bilingual (Spanish) audiologist at The University of Texas Río Grande Valley (UTRGV) in south Texas. Teaching and providing services in a multicultural and heavily underserved area has motivated Dr. Magallan to advocate for the first-generation college students, ensure patients have fair access to hearing healthcare services, and cosponsor community events with a mission to educate individuals and medical professionals alike. Dr. Magallan also is instrumental in expanding audiological services in her area by working with colleagues in the design of an undergraduate audiology-focused degree track, initializing steps towards a new Doctor of Audiology program, and creating several community-based university audiology clinics within the UTRGV School of Medicine program. She most recently accepted a position with the American Cochlear Implant Alliance task force to aid in creating a linguistically and culturally sensitive protocol for the assessment of Spanish-speaking patients residing in the United States.

Maya Reynolds Clark, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, CDE® has focused her career on multicultural issues that impact communicative interactions as well as encounters in education and healthcare.  Her primary teaching, clinical, and scholarship interests include: Cultural, linguistic and socio-economic factors in communication and cognition, Implicit Bias, Compassion Fatigue in health professions, Health disparities, and Social cognitive theory. She also serves as a national consultant and trainer in the areas of leadership, diversity, communication, and social engagement.