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Deaf doctoral student adds new perspective to UNC Audiology program

• By Adrianne Cleven UNC Media Hub
• Jan 12, 2020
• Jan 12, 2020
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UNC audiology graduate student Alexis Nye tests the hearing of a youngster on the other side of the glass. “It’s nice being on the other side of the loop for once,” she says.

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Alexis Nye shows a photo of herself after her first surgery.

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“As soon as I take the magnet part off, I can’t hear,” Alexis Nye says of her cochlear implant. “And as soon as I put it back on, I can hear.”

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Working as a camp counselor at Lions Bear Lake Camp, a Michigan program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that she had attended as a camper, inspired Alexis Nye to pursue audiology.

Cambria Haro/UNC Media Hub

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As Alexis Nye (left) heads to graduate school to study audiology, she and her mother, Jodi Nye, celebrate. “She’s going to be able to understand what those parents are going through, and she’s just going to be a great example and a mentor,” her mom says. “I’m just excited to see it.”

Cambria Haro/UNC Media Hub

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At Media Hub, students are hand-picked from various concentrations in the UNC School of Media and Journalism to work together to find, produce and market stories with state, regional, and at times, national appeal.

Writer Adrianne Cleven is a senior from Moncure, majoring in reporting and religious studies.

Photographer and videographer Cambria Haro is a senior from Los Angeles,  majoring in broadcast journalism.

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As Alexis Nye (left) heads to graduate school to study audiology, she and her mother, Jodi Nye, celebrate. “She’s going to be able to understand what those parents are going through, and she’s just going to be a great example and a mentor,” her mom says. “I’m just excited to see it.”

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UNC audiology graduate student Alexis Nye tests the hearing of a youngster on the other side of the glass. “It’s nice being on the other side of the loop for once,” she says.

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Alexis Nye shows a photo of herself after her first surgery.

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Working as a camp counselor at Lions Bear Lake Camp, a Michigan program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students that she had attended as a camper, inspired Alexis Nye to pursue audiology.

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