Dr. Birath is a pediatric audiologist and speech-language pathologist at The Moog Center for Deaf Education in St. Louis, Missouri. She is dually certified in speech-language pathology and audiology and holds certification as a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. In addition to her work at the Moog Center, Dr. Birath is an instructor in audiology and communication sciences at Washington University School of Medicine. She has presented regionally and nationally for parents and professionals, most frequently on the speech and auditory skills development of children who have hearing loss.