She is a professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she is also director of the doctoral program in clinical audiology.
Gordon-Salant investigates the effects of aging and hearing loss on auditory processes, as well as signal enhancement devices for hearing-impaired listeners.
She attended graduate school at Northwestern University, where she received her Masters of Arts in Audiology in 1976.
In 1977, she was awarded her membership from and Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
[1] Gordon-Salant conducts research on the effects of aging and hearing loss on auditory processes.