{"id":3112,"date":"2026-02-12T14:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/?page_id=3112"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:40:38","slug":"faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/academics\/deaf-education\/faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3113 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2026\/02\/Headshot-Blane-Trautwein.jpg\" alt=\"Blane Trautwein\" width=\"163\" height=\"200\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/trautwein\">Blane Trautwein, Ed.D, CED<\/a><br \/>\nProgram Director and Associate Professor<br \/>\nDeaf Education and Hearing Science Program<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Trautwein@uthscsa.edu\">Trautwein@uthscsa.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: 210.450.0716<br \/>\nFax: 210.450.0055<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-329 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2018\/01\/headshot-not-available-larger-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Photo not available image\" width=\"163\" height=\"200\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/ammerman\">Sarah B. Ammerman, PhD<\/a><br \/>\nAssociate Professor<br \/>\nHarriet and J. David Oppenheimer Endowed Professor in Deaf Education and Hearing Science<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Ammerman@uthscsa.edu\">Ammerman@uthscsa.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: 210-450-0713<br \/>\nFax: 210-450-0055<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Adjunct Faculty<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3120 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2026\/02\/goodall-1.jpg\" alt=\"GOODall\" width=\"163\" height=\"200\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/goodallh\">Heather Goodall, AuD<\/a><br \/>\nAudiology Instructor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Goodallh@uthscsa.edu\">Goodallh@uthscsa.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3109 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2026\/02\/Cheryl-Kraemer-Headshot-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"kraemer \" width=\"163\" height=\"200\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/directory.uthscsa.edu\/academics\/profile\/kraemerc\">Cheryl Kraemer, M.A., CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. 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LSLS Cert AVEd<br \/>\nHouston Liaison<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Leblanck1@uthscsa.edu\">Leblanck1@uthscsa.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: 210-450-0716<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3128 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2026\/02\/Headshot-Lisa-Lopez.png\" alt=\"Lisa-Lopez\" width=\"163\" height=\"200\" \/>Lisa Lopez, M.A., LSLS Cert.- AVEd<br \/>\nCounseling Instructor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:LopezL3@uthscsa.edu\">LopezL3@uthscsa.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: 210-450-0716<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3131 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/otolaryngology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/134\/2026\/02\/Headshot-Julianna-Wankek.png\" alt=\"ulianna-Wankek\" width=\"163\" height=\"200\" \/>Julianna Wanek, M.DEHS, LSLS Cert. 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