Victor Bray, MSC, PhD, FNAP
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Victor Bray, MSC, PhD, FNAP

Victor Bray
Professor
Audiology

Contact Info
vb529@drexel.edu



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Education:

  • PhD, Speech & Hearing Science, University of Texas at Austin
  • MSC, Audiology, Auburn University
  • BS, Biochemistry, University of Georgia

Role at the University:

  • Professor, Osborne College of Audiology, Residential Program

Research Interests: 

  • Audiology and its Evolving Role in the US Healthcare System

  • Comorbidities of Hearing, Tinnitus, and Balance Disorders

  • Hearing Technologies

Recent Publications:

  • Bray, V., & Amlani, A. M. (2026). Preface. Workforce sustainability in audiology: Evidence, challenges, and a roadmap to autonomy. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2), 75–83. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1825786

  • Bray, V., & Amlani, A. M. (2026). Audiology workforce supply and population demand: Trends, benchmarks, and implications. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2), 84–94. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1825792

  • Bray, V., & Amlani, A. M. (2026). Economics of audiology wages: Benchmarking a doctoral health profession within U.S. healthcare. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2), 95–101. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1825788

  • Bray, V. (2026). Audiology at the intersection of labor, revenue, and professional taxonomy. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2), 102–107. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1825787

  • Amlani, A. M., & Bray, V. (2026). Audiology in 2050: Aligning collective professional perspectives to create a roadmap for the future. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2), 159–174. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0046-1825796

  • Bray, V. & Page, M. (2026). 20Q: Ethical Reasoning in Audiology. AudiologyOnline, Article 29811. Available at www.audiologyonline.com

  • Bray & Amlani. A New Analysis of the Audiology Workforce, Benchmarked to Other Healthcare Professions. Audiology Practices,14(4), 2022

  • Bray. You Tick, They Tock: What’s the Difference in Our Clocks? Audiology Now, publication of Audiology Australia, v.86, December 2021
  • Bray. Considerations in the Co-management of Chronic, Comorbid Diseases in the Audiology Patient, Audiology Practices, 11(1), 2019.
  • Bray. Depression Happens. Audiology Practices, 11(1), 2019.
  • Bray. A Holistic Approach to Managing Hearing Loss and Its Comorbidities. The Hearing Journal, 71(11), 2018.
  • Bray. An Introduction to Comorbid Chronic Diseases Encountered in the Practice of Audiology. Audiology Practices, 10(3), 2018.
  • Bray. Forward: A Profession in Transition … Revisited” Audiology Practices, 6(4), 2014.
  • Lesinski, Prewitt, Bray, Aravamudhan, Blanco, Farmer-Fedor & Ward. Preservation of Auditory Brainstem Response Thresholds After Cochleostomy and Titanium Microactuator Implantation in the Lateral Wall of the Cat Scala Tympani. Otology and Neurotology, 35(4), 2014.

Workshops:

  • Bray, V., Amlani, A., & Deal, J. (2026, October 1). Hearing loss as an early warning sign of whole-body illness: Metabolic syndrome and management of the cochlea [Invited preconference workshop]. Academy of Doctors of Audiology AuDacity 2026 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  • Bray, V. (2026, April 8). Pipeline to practice: Audiology training and workforce development [Invited preconference workshop]. Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Journal Editor:

  • Bray, V., & Amlani, A. M. (Eds.). (2026). Workforce sustainability in audiology: Evidence, challenges, and a roadmap to autonomy [Special issue]. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-016-64467
  • Bray, V. (Ed.). (2019). The role of audiology in the care of persons with diabetes [Special issue]. Seminars in Hearing, 40(4). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-009-44630

Book Chapters:

  • Bray, V., & Nilsson, M. (2008). Outcome measures in the fitting of hearing aids. In M. Valente (Ed.), Audiology treatment (2nd ed., pp. 160–168). Thieme.
  • Chabries, D. M., & Bray, V. (2002). Use of DSP techniques to enhance the performance of hearing aids in noise. In G. M. Davis (Ed.), Noise reduction in speech applications (pp. 379–391). CRC Press.
  • Bray, V., & Nilsson, M. (2002). Assessing hearing aid fittings: An outcome measures battery approach. In M. Valente (Ed.), Strategies for selecting and verifying hearing aid fittings (2nd ed., pp. 151–175). Thieme.

Recent Workshops:

  • Bray, V., Amlani, A., & Deal, J. (2026, October 1). Hearing loss as an early warning sign of whole-body illness: Metabolic syndrome and management of the cochlea [Invited preconference workshop]. Academy of Doctors of Audiology AuDacity 2026 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
  • Bray, V. (2026, April 8). Pipeline to practice: Audiology training and workforce development [Invited preconference workshop]. Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States.

Journal Editor:

  • Bray, V., & Amlani, A. M. (Eds.). (2026). Workforce sustainability in audiology: Evidence, challenges, and a roadmap to autonomy [Special issue]. Seminars in Hearing, 47(2). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-016-64467
  • Bray, V. (Ed.). (2019). The role of audiology in the care of persons with diabetes [Special issue]. Seminars in Hearing, 40(4). https://doi.org/10.1055/s-009-44630

Book Chapters:

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  • Bray, V., & Nilsson, M. (2008). Outcome measures in the fitting of hearing aids. In M. Valente (Ed.), Audiology treatment (2nd ed., pp. 160–168). Thieme.
  • Chabries, D. M., & Bray, V. (2002). Use of DSP techniques to enhance the performance of hearing aids in noise. In G. M. Davis (Ed.), Noise reduction in speech applications (pp. 379–391). CRC Press.
  • Bray, V., & Nilsson, M. (2002). Assessing hearing aid fittings: An outcome measures battery approach. In M. Valente (Ed.), Strategies for selecting and verifying hearing aid fittings (2nd ed., pp. 151–175). Thieme.

Recent Whitepapers:

  • Citron, Traynor, Bray, Amlani & Essman. Amplify the Impact of Your Patient Engagement: Learn Personal Styles and Integrate Motivational Interviewing. Hamilton CapTel Whitepaper released by The Hearing Review, September 2022.
  • Bray. Depression, Hearing Loss, and Treatment with Hearing Aids. Hamilton CapTel Whitepaper released by The Hearing Review, April 2019.

Recent Conference Posters:

  • Bray & Amlani. Analysis of the 4-Year Au.D. Degree and Audiology Income, Benchmarked to Other Healthcare Professions. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology, St Louis, MO, April 2022. Professional Poster Award Winner.
  • Amlani & Bray. Analysis of the Au.D. Educational Debt-to-Income Ratio, Benchmarked to Other Healthcare Professions. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology, St Louis, MO, April 2022.
  • Bray & Amlani. Historical Trends in US Audiology Workforce, Benchmarked to Other Healthcare Professions. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology, Virtual, April 2021. Professional Poster Award Winner.
  • Amlani & Bray. Historical Trends in US Audiology Wages, Benchmarked to Other Healthcare Professions. Poster presented at American Academy of Audiology, Virtual, April 2021.

Recent Professional Activities:

  • National Academies of Practice (NAP)

    • 2017-2021 / 2023-2027 NAP Secretary/Treasurer

    • 2017-2021 / 2023-2027 NAP Executive Committee

    • 2013-2021 / 2023-2027 NAP Council

    • 2013-2017 Founding Chair of the NAP Audiology Academy

  • Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA)
    • 2000-2022 Board of Directors
    • 2022 Immediate Past-president
    • 2021 President
    • 2020 President-Elect
    • 2020 - present Advocacy Steering Committee
    • 2013 - 2019 18x18 Advocacy Steering Committee
  • American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
    • 2019 - present Ethical Practices Committee
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
    • 2019 - present Aligned Sense of Purpose Project
  • Audiology Awareness Campaign (AAC)
    • 2021 - present Board of Directors

Professional Recognition:

  • 2020 - Recipient of the Salus University Presidential Medal of Honor
  • 2016 - Recipient of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) David Goldstein Outstanding Audiologist Award “for promoting audiology’s transformation to a doctoral degree with the AuD as its distinctive indicator.”
  • 2014 - Induction into the inaugural cohort of the Audiology Academy of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow.
  • 2012 - Recipient of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Joel Wernick Award “in recognition of an outstanding educational contribution within the fields of audiology and hearing science.”
  • 2010 - Recipient of the University of Texas College of Communication Outstanding Alumnus award for a career as an “audiology innovator and educator.”
  • 2003 - Recipient of the Hearing Industries Association (HIA) volunteerism award “for dedication, expertise and effort in creating a structure that ensures the substance and the science that supports hearing aid marketing and advertising in America.”