Samantha Kleindienst Robler, Au.D., Ph.D., is an audiology clinician scientist who develops novel tools and evidence-based strategies to improve accessibility of hearing healthcare. She is a nationally recognized expert in telehealth technologies and studies innovative models of care to increase access in rural and underserved communities.
Dr. Robler serves as Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Associate Director of the UAMS Center for Hearing Health Access in Little Rock, Arkansas. She also serves as an Administrative Advisor for Norton Sound Health Corporation in Nome, Alaska. She brings over a decade of clinical and research experience from rural Alaska, where she focuses primarily on implementing telemedicine solutions to meet clinical needs. Her clinical and research interests include the development and application of telemedicine technology in the community setting, as well as addressing hearing health and public policy in healthcare delivery. She is committed to generating and translating evidence that leads to a paradigm shift in healthcare delivery through adoption of innovative and sustainable solutions that transform access to care across rural America and beyond.