Biography

 Dr. Millett has been an educational and clinical audiologist for 40 years in school boards in Ontario and Alberta, and is currently an Associate Professor and Academic Coordinator in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education Program.  Her areas of research are in educational audiology, which is the interface between clinical audiology and education. Today, when babies are screened for hearing loss at birth, and amplification technology improves every year, more students with hearing loss are able to attend their neighbourhood schools, but this still requires academic, social, language and technological support from teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing and educational audiologists.  Dr. Millett chaired the Canadian Interorganization Steering Group for the development of the Canadian Guidelines for Auditory Processing Disorder in Children and Adults: Assessment and Intervention.  She was awarded Honours of the Association for the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists in 2015.  Read more in the Faculty of Education's "Get to Know our Faculty"

Scholarly Interests

Educational audiology, auditory learning in the classroom, accessibility for students with hearing loss, post secondary accommodations for students with hearing loss teacher education

Faculty & School/Dept

• Faculty of Education - Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Courses Taught

• Educational Audiology (ED/AUCO 3555)
• Listening and Speaking with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners (ED/ORCO 3540)
• Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners in Inclusive Settings (ED/TLSE 3725)

Selected Publications

• Millett, P. (2021). Accuracy of Speech-to-Text Captioning for Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Journal of Educational, Pediatric and Rehabilitative Audiology, 25, 1-13. doi:https://www.edaud.org/journal/2021/1-article-21.pdf.
• Millett, P. (2019, December 4). Retreived from The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/ontarios-high-school-e-learning-still-hasnt-addressed-students-with-special-needs-121612.
• Millett, P. (2018). Ready, SET, Listen: A model for choosing a Hearing Assistance Technology Canadian Audiologist, 5 (2).
• Millett, P. (2018). Degree of hearing loss vs hearing access The Hearing Journal, 71 (9). doi:doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000546273.38176.ef.
• Millett, P. (2018). Can streaming technology replace personal "FM" systems in the classroom?5 (6).
• Millett, P. (2018). The role of sound field amplification for English Language Learners Journal of Pediatric, Rehabilitative and Educational Audiology, 23.
• Millett, P. (2010). Using Classroom Amplification in a Universal Design Model to Enhance Hearing and Listening.
• Millett, P. and Purcell, R. (2010). Effects of sound field amplification on grade 1 reading outcomes Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
• Millett, P. (2010). Accommodating students with hearing loss in a teacher of the deaf or hard of hearing education program. . Journal of Educational Audiology.

Selected Presentations

• Pam Millett (2021, June). Use of Automated Speech-to-Text Captioning to Support Linguistically Diverse Students and Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Presented at: International Teaching Online Symposium, University of Windsor
• Pam Millett E-learning showcase. Presented at: Faculty of Education

Research Projects

Identifying barriers and facilitators to success in postsecondary education for students who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Accuracy of automated speech to text captioning for postsecondary education

Use of captioning apps for post secondary students with hearing loss

Awards

• Hear the World Foundation grant, Hear the World Foundation - 2016
• Arctic Inspiration Prize - 2015
• Honours of the Association, Ontario Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists - 2015

Professional Affiliations

• Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: Member, former board of director
• College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: Registered; Chair, Board of Directors, 2024 to present Chair, Executive Committee, 2024 to present Member, Finance Committee Former member: Quality Assurance Committee, Patient Relations Committee, Inquiries and Complaints Review Committee
• Canadian Academy of Audiology: Member
• Educational Audiology Association: Member
• Speech-Language and Audiology Canada: Member

Partnerships/Initiatives/Centres

• Better Hearing in Education for Northern Youth

Service/Community Activities

• Better Hearing in Education for Northern Youth