Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

Dr. Nancy Nelson is clinical professor in the Indiana University Department of Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences. Dr. Nelson earned her B.S. at Bowling Green State University (1979), M.S. at University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982) and Au.D. at Indiana University (2011). Dr. Nelson began her career at Dean Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin during and shortly after her graduate program. She joined the clinic at Boys Town National Research Hospital in 1984 and there developed her love of pediatric testing and rehabilitation. During that time, she was an adjunct assistant instructor at Creighton University.

In 1990, Dr. Nelson joined the Indiana University Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences. She began her work as a clinical supervisor and was named Hearing Clinic director in 2001, a position she held until 2023. She currently serves as an audiology regional consultant for the State of Indiana Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program and is an Advisory Board member for  the National Hearing Test. She has served nationally on the Education Subcommittee for the American Academy of Audiology and on two American Speech Language and Hearing Association Ad Hoc Committee for Supervision Training. Dr. Nelson was a member of the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology from 2020 – 2023, serving as Vice Chair for Audiology in 2023.

She has been awarded the Teaching Excellence Recognition Award for clinical supervision and the Anderson McCrea Award for Excellence in Clinical Training. Dr. Nelson has expertise in the area of pediatric training. She has a passion for audiology student clinical learning and supervision training. She is proud to have served in the excellent IU Hearing Clinic for nearly thirty-five years and is happy to say that she loves her work every day. Outside of work, Dr. Nelson enjoys reading, exercising,  spending time with family and friends and partaking in almost any Indiana University Hoosier activity (music, ballet, opera, theater, sports) or just drinking in the beauty of the Bloomington campus in every season!

Nelson, N., Killion, M. Lentz, J.L., and Kidd, G (2020) "Hearing protection success:  Musicians have a favorable response to hearing protection and listeners are unable to identify music produced by musicians wearing hearing protection." Journal of the American Academy of Audiology