Dr. Rogers is a graduate of Indiana University-Bloomington, where she earned both her bachelor’s and doctoral degrees. Dr. Rogers completed her audiology externship at the prestigious House Research Institute in Los Angeles, CA, where she focused on pediatrics and cochlear implants. She moved to Lexington in 2012 with her husband and continued to work as a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist at a non-profit organization. In 2014, Dr. Rogers realized there was a need for cochlear implant services in Southeastern Kentucky. At this time, she was able to join the team at Southeast Kentucky Audiology and began providing cochlear implant services to children and adults in the area.

In 2017, an opportunity arose for Dr. Rogers to take on the role of owner of Southeast Kentucky Audiology. She was very excited to take on this role and to continue to offer the best hearing healthcare to the residents of Southeast Kentucky.

Dr. Blankenship attended the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she received her bachelor’s degree in communication science disorders. She completed her doctorate in audiology at Indiana University and then returned to her hometown, Burlington, North Carolina, to complete her residency with Alamance Ear, Nose and Throat.

Dr. Blankenship’s professional career has given her the opportunity to live in Atlanta, Georgia, and Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she worked alongside neurotologists to serve a diverse patient population. These sophisticated clinical settings allowed her to challenge and strengthen her diagnostic and rehabilitative skills. Dr. Blankenship specializes in adult aural rehabilitation, vestibular diagnostics and implantable devices such as bone-anchored hearing aids and cochlear implants. Dr. Blankenship has a strong passion for personal growth and is intentional about taking every opportunity to learn more about the field of audiology. She always strives to use evidence-based practices and believes that a patient’s hearing health care should be individualized for their unique lifestyle and goals.

Outside of the office, Dr. Blankenship enjoys going to the gym, building Legos while she watches the latest Netflix series and spending time with her family, friends and pets! Dr. Blankenship is excited to join the SE Kentucky Audiology team and is looking forward to supporting her patients on their journey to better hearing.

Dr. Kratzer is passionate about providing quality, sustainable hearing healthcare in underserved populations. She completed her Doctoral research project at the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky. Her research focused on designing and implementing an aural rehabilitation and audiological training program for the staff at Red Bird. She is also passionate about helping people evaluate, diagnose and treat their vertigo and balance concerns. Dr. Kratzer currently lives in Corbin with her husband and daughter. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, cooking, volunteering in her church and community and playing with her little girl. 

Whitney joined Southeast Kentucky Audiology in July of 2023. Whitney earned her Bachelors and Masters degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Family Sciences and Studies at the University of Kentucky. She has over 11 years of experience in treating patients from birth to end of life in all areas including speech and language, articulation, stuttering, Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC), cognition, voice, head and neck cancer, voice generating devices, dysphagia, pediatric feeding, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), VitalStim, myofascial release for swallow function and aural rehabilitation.

Donna joined Southeast Kentucky Audiology in March 2020. Prior to joining our team she worked as an administrative assistant for over 25 years in various healthcare settings including physical therapy and assisted living facilities. She loves working with the public and having the opportunity to make a positive difference in their lives. She enjoys getting to know them, learning about their lives, and really loves to build relationships.

Donna is from Corbin and lives it home with her family and many fur babies! In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, playing with her dogs, reading, attending church, and hiking.

Brianna joined Southeast Kentucky Audiology in January 2022. Prior to joining our team, she worked in veterinary healthcare for over 4 years. She enjoys working with people, being able to help others, and make even the slightest difference in improving someone’s day. She loves making people smile and feel cared for. It is important for her to see the change our team can have on others!

Brianna grew up in Scalf, KY where she spent all of her childhood and most of her adult life until moving to Colorado for a short period, and then eventually returning to Kentucky. Brianna and her husband have a Border Collie (Socks), a Siamese cat (Sekhmet), a horse (Dixie), and several chickens. She enjoys long hikes, fishing with her husband, and spending time with family.

Tiffany joined Southeast Kentucky Audiology in December 2020. Prior to joining our team, she worked in veterinary healthcare as a vet tech for 15 years. It is of utmost importance to her for our patients to feel like family, and she strives every day for our patients to receive the best hearing healthcare experience.

Tiffany is originally from Winston-Salem, NC. Her family moved to the area in November 2017. She is married to her highschool sweetheart and they have five children, including a Durham (a Boston Terrier) and Wallace (a cat). In her spare time she enjoys cooking, especially baking!

Angela joined the Southeast Kentucky Audiology team in March 2015. Having over 20 years of experience in customer service, Angela strongly believes the patients come first. She is exceptionally skilled at helping patients understand and receive the most from their insurance benefits.