Elizabeth Fitzpatrick is a Full Professor in Audiology/Speech-language Pathology at the University of Ottawa, and a Senior Scientist at the CHEO Research Institute in Ottawa. Her clinical research interests are related to interventions and outcomes in both children and adults with hearing disorders.  Recent studies have focused on results from newborn hearing screening, the trajectory and impact of unilateral and mild bilateral hearing loss, cochlear implants, and systematic reviews on spoken language development. She was the Editor-in-chief of the Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (2012-2015) and is currently an Associate Editor with the Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education.