Dr. Mitchell joined the Center in 1979. She earned her Doctorate of Audiology from Arizona School of Health Sciences /A.T. Still University in 2007 and received her Master of Science degree in Audiology from West Virginia University in 1979. Karen is Board Certified by the American Board of Audiology. She is a member of the American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Ohio Academy of Audiology.
Karen is Past-President of the Ohio Academy of Audiology (OAA) and is an OAA Representative to the Ohio Speech and Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition (OSHGAC). She has served as a Planning Committee Chair for the Ohio Audiology Conference from 2005-2009 and as the OSHGAC Legislative Breakfast Planning Chair from 2004-2008. She has also served on the Ohio Task Force: Service Delivery to Children with Cochlear Implants and has participated in Ohio Department of Health committees addressing pediatric services in Ohio.