Julie K. Purdy is currently the Manager of Audiology at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California. She completed her Master’s Degree in Audiology in 1985 at Brigham Young University, located in Provo, Utah and her Doctoral Degree in Audiology from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, in 1990. She specialized in multi-cultural and aging populations. Prior to joining Rady Children’s Hospital she was the Director of Education for Starkey Hearing Technologies for the Canadian office where she provided technical and educational support.