Dr. Rachael Kauffman Dinant, Au.D. CCC-A is an educational and pediatric audiologist who is passionate about helping individuals bridge the gap between hearing and understanding. She is also passionate about advocating for appropriate support and services for students with listening difficulties in educational settings and helping children with hearing loss develop listening and spoken language skills through auditory-verbal therapy approaches. She believes that improving listening skills can open doors to greater confidence, stronger communication, and success in the classroom and beyond.

Her approach is rooted in understanding each individual's unique needs and providing practical strategies to help them become more successful, confident listeners. She is especially passionate about supporting individuals with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and helping them better understand and make sense of the information they hear. Prior to becoming an educational audiologist, Dr. Rachael worked with individuals across the lifespan, providing diagnostic audiology services and fitting amplification devices.

She holds a Doctor of Audiology degree from West Virginia University and a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Rachael maintains audiology licenses in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.