2025 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 9-11, 2025 • Pittsburgh, PA

DAVID L. LAWRENCE CONVENTION CENTER

THE ANTONIA BRANCIA MAXON AWARD FOR EHDI EXCELLENCE

The 2025 Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence will be presented at the 2025 National EHDI Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. This award honors the life and work of Dr. Antonia Brancia Maxon to promote effective Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs for all newborns, infants, and young children. Dr. Maxon was a pioneer in EHDI programs, beginning with her leadership in the Rhode Island Hearing Assessment Project in the late 1980's. She was one of the first to recognize the feasibility and value of universal newborn hearing screening and was a tireless advocate for connecting screening programs with timely and appropriate diagnosis and early intervention.

Her extensive contributions to creating excellent EHDI programs were abruptly ended by a tragic automobile accident in May of 2007. In memory of her contributions, an Award for EHDI Excellence is presented each year at the National EHDI Conference to honor an individual who has made outstanding contributions to achieving excellence in EHDI programs nationally or in a particular state or region.

Presentation of the 2025 Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence will be made on Monday March 10, 2025 at the National EHDI Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. More about the National EHDI Conference, including past nominees and recipients can be found below.

2025 Recipient of the Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence
Jessica Bergeron

2025 Nominees for the Antonia Brancia Maxon Award for EHDI Excellence

Previous Awards



EHDI Family Leadership Award


2017 was the inaugural year for the EHDI Family Leadership Award. During the last several decades it has become increasingly clear that EHDI only exists to improve the well-being of babies and families. Symbiotically, engaged families are central to the success of EHDI programs and more specifically to the success of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

This award honors a parent or family member of a child who is deaf or hard of hearing for providing exemplary leadership in their state EHDI system and whose leadership has led to improved outcomes. The recipient was selected by NCHAM's Family Advisory Committee.

2025 Recipient of the Family Leadership Award for EHDI Excellence
Kim Reimann

2025 Nominees

Previous Awards

2025 Website of the Year

2025 Recipient of the EHDI Website Award
Michigan

2025 Recipient of the Champion of Previous Winners of the EHDI Website Award
Louisiana

2025 EHDI Conference Poster Winners

Overall Poster Winners:
First Place - A pilot study identifying relative parental value systems for deaf child developmental domains in the context of EHDI system narratives
By: Michelle Koplitz

Second Place - Centering Parents' Voices: Putting Research into Practice to Better Support and Empower Caregivers in Early Intervention
By: Dorie Noll

Student Poster Winners:
First Place - Los Angeles County Pediatric Hearing Health Online Resource: A Continued Effort to Decrease Disparities and Enhance Timely Intervention Based on Pilot Feedback
By: Amanda Tyree, Anna Linscott, Samantha Rodriguez, Alexis Deavenport-Saman, Kristina Rousso

Second Place - Map the Gap: Analyzing ASL and Spoken English Language Growth Rates for DHH Children
By: Tasha Anslyn, Angie Walker, Julie Bustos, Jena McDaniel

People's Choice Winner
Maximizing State Funding Resources to Alleviate Financial and Emotional Burdens
By: Anna Fowler, Amy Metcalfe, Michelle Coppola, Ivette Cejas

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