Faculty and Staff Profiles

Sarah E. Warren
Assistant Professor, School of Comm Sci and Disorders
Email: Sarah.Warren@memphis.edu
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Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders - University of Memphis - 2019-Present
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders - University of Memphis - 2017-2019
  • Clinical Audiologist, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology - Arkansas Children's Hospital - 2014-2017

Teaching Experience

  • Communication Sciences and Disorders and Public Health - University of Memphis
  • Anatomy & Physiology for the Auditory System I - University of Memphis
  • Anatomy & Physiology for the Auditory System II - University of Memphis
  • Audiological Concepts - University of Memphis
  • Audiological Concepts Lab - University of Memphis
  • Auditory Implant Technology - University of Memphis
  • Pediatric Audiology - University of Memphis
Books Published
  • Warren, S.E. & Coffelt, J.A. (2022). Electrode Deactivation Based on Pitch-Confused Electrodes. In Sevier, J.D. (Ed.), Complex Cochlear Implant Cases: Management and Troubleshooting, 1st Ed. San Diego: Plural Publishing.
  • Coffelt, J.A. & Warren, S.E. (2022). Role of Middle Ear Status in Cochlear Implant Programming. In Sevier, J.D. (Ed.), Complex Cochlear Implant Cases: Management and Troubleshooting, 1st Ed. San Diego: Plural Publishing.
  • Warren, S.E., Childress, T., Naegle, O.G. (2019). Hearing assistive technologies and auditory-verbal therapy. In W. Eastabrooks and K. McIver-Lux (Eds.), Auditory-Verbal Therapy for Young Children with Hearing Loss and Their Families, and the Practitioners Who Guide Them, 2nd Ed. San Diego: Plural Publishing.
Journal Articles
  • Warren, S.E., Coco, L., Allen, I., Coffelt, J.A., Flinner, G.N., Holloway, C.A., Brewer, A.T., Crawford, E., & Yawn, R.J. (2025). The Key Word is Trust: Hearing Healthcare Experiences Among Black Adults Who Meet Audiometric Candidacy Criteria for Cochlear Implantation. Ear and Hearing (Published online ahead of print). doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000001770

  • Bass, J.K., Warren, S.E., Dillard, S.G., Peeples, A.L., Li, K., Jones, S., Hua, C.H., Xie, L., Liu, S., Ness, K.K., Hudson, M.M., Armstrong, G.T., Richard, C., and Krill, K.R. (2025). Eligibility for Cochlear Implant Candidacy Evaluation in Childhood Cancer Survivors. JAMA Oncology. Published online May 1, 2025. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2025.0856

  • Lopez, L., Warren, S., Anthony, T., & Coco, L. (2025). Promoting health equity through cross-sector strategies: The integration of communication public health. Frontiers in Public Health, section Public Health Education and Promotion. 13(2025) doi: 10.3389.1576973.

  • Torres-Small, S., Ward, C.N., Thurmond, S.L., Tomescu, A., Smith, R., Macdonald, C.B., Yawn, R., Smith, S., Warren, S.E., & Richard, C. (2024). Inclusive soundscapes: How Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Maternal Age Influence the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Journey. Otology & Neurotology, 2024 Oct 16. doi: 10.1002/ohn.1024. PMID: 39413347.

  • Warren, S.E., Coco, L. Allen, I., Flinner, G.N., Coffelt, J.A., Ladner, K., Holloway, C.A., & Yawn, R.J. & (2024). The Memphis SOUND Project: The Development of a Community-Based Research Project to Address Hearing Health Disparities among Black Adults who Qualify for Cochlear Implants. Otology & Neurotology, American Cochlear Implant Alliance Selected Conference Proceedings. 45:e710-718, 2024. doi: 10.1097. MAO.0000000000004322

  • Warren, S.E., Lopez, L., Anthony, T., & Coco, L. (2024). Communication Public Health: An integration of speech-language pathology, audiology, and public health. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67: 3022-2029. doi: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00491

  • Anthony, T., Quast, T., & Warren, S.E. (2024). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (aABR) diagnostic test compared to Transient Evoked Otoacoustic Emission screening (TEOAE) for universal newborn hearing screenings (UNHS) in high-risk neonates. Journal of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention. 9(1): 22-33.

  • Bass, J.K., Wang, F., Thaxton, M.E., Warren, S.E., Srivastava, D.K., Hudson, M.M., Ness, K.K., & Brinkman, T.M. (2023). Hearing loss, perceived hearing handicap, and patient-reported functional outcomes in adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, djad250, doi: 10.1093/jnci/djad250.   

  • Warren, S.E., & Barron, A.L. (2023). Audiologists’ Attitudes and Practice Toward Psychosocial Counseling and Referrals with Cochlear Implant Patients. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences: section Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems, vol 4, DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1306485

  • Warren, S.E., & Atcherson, S.R. (2023). Evaluation of a Clinical Method for Selective Electrode Deactivation in Cochlear Implant Programming. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, section Sensory Neuroscience, 17:1157673, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1157673.

  • Sander, K., Warren, S.E., Mendel, L.L. (2023). Selective Electrode Deactivation Attitudes and Practices by Cochlear Implant Audiologists. Cochlear Implants International, 2023 doi: 10.1080/14670100.2023.2166571 

  • Warren, S.E., & Bell, K.B. (2022). Auditory and Non-Auditory Risks Related to Roadway Traffic Noise: An Overview for Audiologists. SIG 8 Perspectives on Issues in Public Health Audiology, (accepted, in press)
  • Warren, S.E., & Levy, M. (2021). Public Health Frameworks in Audiology Education: Rationale and Model for Implementation. SIG 8 Perspectives on Issues in Public Health Audiology,6: 1513-1525. doi.org/10.1044/2021_PERSP-21-00087.
  • Warren, S.E., & Dunbar, M.N. Bimodal Hearing in Cochlear Implant Users. Seminars in Hearing, 2018; 39:4, 405-413. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1670706.
  • Messersmith, J.J., Entwisle, L., Warren, S.E., & Scott, M. (2019). Clinical Practice Guidelines: Cochlear Implants. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, 30: 827-844.
  • Entwisle,L.K., Warren, S.E., Messersmith, J.J. (2018). Cochlear Implantation for Children and Adults with Severe-to-Profound hearing Loss. Seminars in Hearing, 39:4, 390-404. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1670705.
  • Warren, S.E., & Dunbar, M.N. (2018) Bimodal Hearing in Cochlear Implant Users. Seminars in Hearing, 2018; 39:4, 405-413. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1670706.