Margaret Koeritzer, Au.D., CCC-A
Position title: Clinical Assistant Professor, Audiologist
Email: mkoeritzer@wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 262-0303
Address:
344 Goodnight Hall
1975 Willow Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Education
B.S., University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Au.D., Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Courses Taught
CS&D 891: Clinical Clerkship in Audiology I
CS&D 892: Clinical Clerkship in Audiology II
Background and Expertise
Margaret Koeritzer’s work focuses on clinical education and the training of future audiologists. At the University of Wisconsin Speech & Hearing Clinic, she mentors and supervises graduate audiology students as they provide patient care under direct supervision. She teaches and evaluates students as they develop competencies in diagnostic audiologic assessment for children and adults, hearing aid fitting and management, occupational hearing evaluations, and cochlear implant management. She is also involved in community outreach efforts to improve access to hearing healthcare and education.
Margaret also serves as an advanced pediatric audiologist at the UW Health Waisman Center, where she is an audiologist on several multidisciplinary teams, including the Newborn Follow-Up, Down Syndrome, Neuromotor, and Autism & Developmental Disabilities clinics. Her clinical interests include pediatric diagnostic audiology and interdisciplinary models of care for children with developmental differences. Prior to joining UW–Madison, she worked as a pediatric audiologist at a university children’s hospital, specializing in pediatric diagnostics, hearing aid, and cochlear implant management, and contributing to clinical research and quality improvement initiatives.
Highlighted Activities
- Board Certified in Pediatric Audiology (PASC)
- Adjunct Faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Member, American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Member, Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association
- Member, American Cochlear Implant Alliance
- Consultant, Binaural Hearing & Speech Lab
Representative Presentations and Publications
Bender, J., Legare, J., Benavente, K., Koeritzer., M., Slattery, J., Stroschein, R., & Yokosh, F. (2025). Supporting Families Raising Children with Neuromotor Conditions: Incorporating Recommendations into Everyday Life. Presentation, Panel of Providers from the Waisman Center Neuromotor Clinic. Wisconsin Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program. October 10, 2025.
Dantanarayana, N.D., Godar, S., Koeritzer, M., Misurelli, S., Litovsky, R. (2025). Effects of Semantic Context on Speech Recognition and Spatial Release from Masking in Children using Bilateral Cochlear Implants and Age-Matched Typical Hearing Children. Poster presented at Conference on Implantable Auditory Prosthesis, July 15, 2025.
Firszt, J.B. et al. (2022). New Multi-Center Clinical Trial to Address Cochlear Implantation of Children with Asymmetric Hearing Loss or Single-Sided Deafness. The Hearing Journal: June 2022. Volume 75, issue 6, p12-14. DOI: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000833472.27721.35
Osborne, M., Koeritzer, M., Herd, H., Polonenko, M. (2023). Hearing Progression in Children with Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA) According to SLC26A4 Status. Poster presented at the 2023 American Academy of Audiology Conference
Quainoo, M., Bard, K., Anderson, J., Lee, R., Koeritzer, M., Eith, A., Gerber, D. (2026). How to Support Access to Communication Considering Hearing Differences. Presentation, Panelists. Wisconsin Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program. January 30, 2026.