
Bio
Jonathan J. Suen, AuD, is the first audiologist in the PhD program at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. He studies the relationship between hearing loss and loneliness in older adults for supporting healthy aging initiatives. Suen has served in various capacities across professional disciplines including as a guest editor and advisory board member with the American Journal of Public Health, an executive council member with the American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology, and as an editorial board member for ASHA Perspectives Journal by providing expertise in public health audiology. Suen is also active in leading programs that aim to promote equity and inclusion in higher education. Johns Hopkins University selected Suen for induction into the 2023 class of the national Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society for exemplifying academic and personal excellence in areas of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy.
Suen was awarded an F31 training grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH). He earned a graduate certificate in Gerontology from the Bloomberg School and his Doctorate in Audiology (AuD) from Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship with Frank Lin, MD, PhD (2016-2018), where he co-developed a novel community-based delivery model of hearing care through academic-community partnerships in Baltimore (HEARS). He is co-advised by Jennifer Wenzel, PhD, MS, RN at the School of Nursing and Frank Lin at the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health.
Research: ORCiD; NIH Bibliography