Dr. Allison Holtz-Caspar, originally from Severna Park, MD, and a life-long resident of Anne Arundel County, received her Doctorate of Audiology (Au.D.) from Towson University in 2020. Dr. Holtz-Caspar also attended Towson as an undergraduate, earning her bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology and audiology in 2016. Dr. Holtz-Caspar started her time at Chesapeake Hearing Centers in 2018 as a graduate clinician and completed her clinical residency here in 2020.
Dr. Holtz-Caspar has previous externship experience in a variety of clinical settings, working with children and adults. Her clinical experiences have included training at the Towson University Hearing and Balance Center; Baltimore County Public Schools; Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center; and the Baltimore VA Medical Center. In addition to clinical experience, Towson University offered extensive coursework including academic and clinical training in diagnostics, hearing aids, electrophysiology, aural rehabilitation, vestibular diagnostics and rehabilitation, cochlear implants, hearing conservation, tinnitus, and private practice management.
While at Towson University, Dr. Holtz-Caspar served as the treasurer of the Student Academy of Audiology’s (SAA) local chapter. As part of SAA, she participated in community service events and advocated for those with hearing and balance difficulties. Dr. Holtz-Caspar has participated in hearing screenings with the Special Olympics at Towson University and has attended national audiology conferences such as the American Academy of Audiology’s annual meetings. She presented her research entitled “Normative Data on the Spatial Release iPad* Application” at the Acoustical Society of America’s annual meeting in Louisville, KY.
* iPad is a trademark of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Dr. Holtz-Caspar’s areas of interest within the field of audiology include diagnostic audiometry, hearing aids, and vestibular diagnostic testing. She entered the field because of her love of helping others, and she enjoys the relationships she builds while working with her patients. In her spare time, Dr. Holtz-Caspar enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with her family and friends.
