Velvet Buehler, MA/MS, CCC-A/SLP

Velvet Buehler has been with UT since 1985. She holds dual certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Ms. Buehler specializes in providing aural-habilitation services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. She has supervised practicum for ASP graduate students in the areas of aural-habilitation, parent counseling and education, pediatric audiology and central auditory processing. Ms. Buehler teaches the Aural Rehabilitation Course, Clinical Education Seminars, and lectures in classes on the above topics. She serves on two cochlear implant teams providing pre/post cochlear implant evaluations and treatment. Ms. Buehler also provides in-services and consultations to professionals. She has presented at numerous regional and national conferences including American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, (AGBell), Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI), Tennessee Association of Speech Pathologists (TAASLP),and many other regional and state association conferences. She is a certified trainer for the National Educators of Children with Cochlear Implants. Ms. Buehler served for 6 years as an ASHA steering committee member for Division 9: Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood. She is an ASHA member, a Step Mentor and Peer Reviewer for ASHA Publications and Conferences. She is also a member of AGBell and TAASLP. Currently, Ms. Buehler serves as the Chair of the Licensure Board for Communication Disorders and Sciences for the state of Tennessee.

• BA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1983)
• MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1985)
• MA, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1988)