Dr. Geers received her Ph.D. in Pyschology from Washington University in 1977.  She has a long and distinguished career with the Central Institute for the Deaf in St. Louis serving as a research scientist and Director of Clinical Services. She is an adjunct Professor in the department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Her research interests include the developmental evaluation of deaf children after cochlear implantation.