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Update on the University of Canterbury
MAud programme Associate Professor Greg O’Beirne
Communication Disorders University of Canterbury
NZAS Conference, Wellington 2014
The University of Canterbury Master of Audiology degree
MAud degree programme established in 2005. First graduates in 2007. Produced 72 audiologists and counting! Currently take 16 students per year.
Range of academic backgrounds Full-time and part-time study options.
PhD in Audiology established in 2007.
Update on the University of Canterbury MAud programme
The Department of Communication Disorders
Overview of the Canterbury MAud Academic and Clinical Staff
Research and teaching interests
Visiting academics 2014 Restructure Course structure and content
Full-time over two years Part-time over three or four years
Our students Student research topics
Department of Communication Disorders Map of locations
Postgrad facility
Clinics and
offices
Child Language
Centre
Audiology research
lab
Christchurch Hospital
New Zealand Brain Research Institute
New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and
Behaviour
University of Canterbury
Communication Disorders possible future location:
Christchurch Health Precinct/
Te Papa Hauora
Academic health science facilities will include the University of Canterbury, CPIT, University of Otago, and the learning and development component of the Canterbury DHB. All facilities will be within walking distance of the main hospital site.
Christchurch Hospital
(at least 3 years away…)
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Personnel
Greg O’Beirne, PhD Position:
Associate Professor Audiology Programme Director/Deputy Head of Department
Qualifications:
B.Sc. with First Class Honours in Physiology, University of Western Australia
M.Clin.Audiol., University of Western Australia Ph.D. with Distinction, University of Western Australia
Research interests: Evoked potentials and intraoperative
neurophysiological monitoring Speech testing and auditory processing Audiological instrumentation Cochlear electrophysiology
Courses taught: CMDS651 Foundation Topics in Audiology CMDS655 Advanced Topics in Audiology CMDS656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation CMDS690 MAud Thesis
Rebecca Kelly-Campbell, PhD Position:
Senior Lecturer in Audiology
Qualifications: B.A. in Anthropology and Linguistics, University of Arizona
M.A. in Audiology, University of Memphis
Ph.D. in Audiology, University of Memphis
Research interests: Qualitative and quantitative studies aimed at
understanding how couples live with hearing problems
Investigating factors that prompt adults to seek services for hearing problems
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Personnel
Courses taught: CMDS652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
CMDS653 Audiological Rehabilitation
CMDS657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
CMDS690 MAud Thesis
Donal Sinex, PhD Position:
Senior Lecturer in Audiology
Qualifications: B.S., Experimental Psychology, Purdue University
Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
Research interests: Auditory processing of complex sounds
Perception of speech in noise
Neural mechanisms of auditory scene analysis
Effects of hearing loss on the perception and processing of complex sounds.
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Personnel
Courses taught: CMDS651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
CMDS655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
CMDS656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
CMDS690 MAud Thesis
Fiona Yip, MAud (Dist), MNZAS-CCC Position:
Clinical Educator: Audiology
Qualifications: Masters of Audiology (Distinction), University of Canterbury
Masters of Speech and Language Therapy (Distinction), University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Canterbury
MNZAS-CCC
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Personnel
Courses taught: CMDS654 Clinical Practicum I
CMDS658 Clinical Practicum II
Michael Sanders, PhD, MNZAS-CCC Position:
Clinical Educator: Audiology
Qualifications: Master of Audiology, University of Auckland
PhD, University of Auckland
MNZAS-CCC
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Personnel
Courses taught: CMDS654 Clinical Practicum I
CMDS658 Clinical Practicum II
Beverly Griffin, AuD Position:
Clinical Educator: Audiology (fixed-term)
Qualifications: Au.D., University of Florida
M.A., Logopedics, Wichita State University
B.S., Hearing & Speech Science, Colorado State University
American Board of Audiology, Board Certified
American Speech & Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence
FAAA
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Personnel
Courses taught: CMDS654 Clinical Practicum I
CMDS658 Clinical Practicum II
Department of Communication Disorders: Audiology Clinic Personnel
Audiology Clinic Clinic Director: Gina Tillard Clinical Educators: Fiona Yip, Michael Sanders, Beverly Griffin
Full diagnostic clinic Full range of hearing aid provision Electrophysiological testing and vestibular diagnosis APD testing
Department of Communication Disorders: Adjunct Personnel
Otolaryngology: Mr Phil Bird Mr Daran Murray Mr Jeremy Hornibrook
Audiology: Mr Paul Peryman Mr Neil Heslop
Audiology Erskine Fellows & visiting academics 2005 – 2015
Prof Theresa Chisolm U of South Florida
2015
Prof Barbara Cone U of Arizona 2015, 2010
Prof Nancy Tye-Murray Washington U St Louis
2014, 2012, 2011, 2010
Dr Josephine Marriage U College London
2014
Prof Fan-Gang Zeng U California Irvine
2013
Prof Bruce Schneider U Toronto
2012
Prof Owen Murnane J H Quillen VA
2011
Prof Kim Schairer U of Wisconson Madison
2011
Prof Judith Widen Kansas U Medical
2011
Prof David Hawkins The Mayo Clinic
2010
Prof Jean-Pierre Gagné U of Montreal
2009
Dr Anne-Marie Hurteau McGill U Health Center
2009
Prof Lenore Holte U of Iowa
2009
Prof Don Sinex Utah State U
2009
Prof James Mahshie Gallaudet U
2008
Prof Dianne Van Tasell U of Arizona
2008
Prof Frank Musiek U of Connecticut
2008
Prof John Bamford U of Manchester
2008, 2006
Prof Larry Humes Indiana U
2008, 2006
Dr Robert Patuzzi U of Western Australia
2007
Prof Catherine Palmer U of Pittsburgh
2007
Prof Ruth Bentler U of Iowa
2005
Evolution of the Canterbury MAud: Programme milestones
Programme begins, 2005 First cohort graduates, 2007 Endorsed by the New Zealand Audiological Society, 2008 Master of Audiology Graduating Year Review, 2009 Endorsed again by the New Zealand Audiological Society, 2013
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
638 Medical Audiology 5 (4.1%) S1 642 Auditory Processing
and Its Disorders 5 (4.1%) S1
299* Introduction to Communication
Disorders
15 (12.5%) T1, T3
639 Vestibular Disorders 5 (4.1%) T3 620 Clinical Observation
and Practice II 10 (8.33%) W
690 Thesis 90 (75%) W 680 Clinical Practice III 5 (4.1%) Summer
Total:
135 (112%) non-BSLP 120 (100%) with BSLP
Evolution of the Canterbury MAud: 2013 course structure
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
629 Clinical Audiology 6 (5%) S1 631 Biological Bases of
Auditory Function 11 (9%) S1
632 Acoustics and Psychoacoustics
11 (9%) S1
604 Research Design 11(9%) S1 442* Aural Rehabilitation 15 (12.5%) S2 633 Amplification 11 (9%) S2 634 Paediatric Audiology 11 (9%) S2 635 Electrophysiological
Techniques 11 (9%) S2
636 Advanced Audiology 11 (9%) S2 637 Cochlear Implants 6 (5%) S2 610 Clinical Observation and
Practice I 22 (18.3%) W
650 Externship 11 (9%) Summer
Total:
137 (114%) non-BSLP 122 (102%) with BSLP
Year 1
*Denotes courses required for students without a BSLP(Hons)
Year 2
Evolution of the Canterbury MAud: Restructure process
Benchmarking process Aligned course content with both NZAS Graduate Attributes and Audiology
Australia Core Knowledge and Competencies of Graduates
Formulated new curriculum Extensive internal, local, national and international consultation
UC Master of Audiology students, Ngai Tahu, NZAS, University of Auckland, Dr Helen Goulios (Uni of Western Australia), Prof Louise Hickson (Uni of Queensland), Prof John Bamford (Uni of Manchester), Prof Larry Humes (Indiana University).
University of Canterbury approval process Science Academic Advisory Committee → Joint Board of Studies–Health →
Faculty of Science → Academic Administration Committee → Academic Board→ University Council
Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) Approved in November 2013
Evolution of the Canterbury MAud: 2014 course structure
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
658 Clinical Practicum II 30 (25%) W 690 Thesis 90 (75%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Year 2
Benefits: Streamlined course – 16 postgrad and 2 undergrad papers are now 8 team-taught papers entirely at postgrad level Aligns with University of Canterbury 15-point structure More consistent relationship between workload and course weighting Students with and without backgrounds in communication disorders complete same programme Better integration of academic and clinical coursework More time for consolidation of knowledge in second year
Evolution of the Canterbury MAud: Part-time course structure
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
658 Clinical Practicum II 30 (25%) W 690 Thesis 90 (75%) W
Year 1 Year 3
Year 2 CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
Full-time and part-time thesis options also available
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Foundation Topics in Audiology (5 hours/week)
Greg O’Beirne & Don Sinex • Introduction to acoustics • Anatomy of the peripheral auditory system • Neurophysiology of the peripheral auditory system • Psychoacoustics and the physiological bases of
cochlear sensitivity • Anatomy and physiology of the auditory nervous
system
Basic principles of acoustics, psychoacoustics, and the anatomy and physiology of the peripheral auditory
system.
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation (4 hours/week)
Rebecca Kelly-Campbell • Principles of audiological evaluation • Immitance, acoustic reflex assessment • Puretone audiometric assessment • Speech audiometry • Test battery approach • Presentation of results • Reports and referrals • Research methods:
• Introduction to quantitative research methodology
• Hypothesis testing, T-test, ANOVA
Introduction to the diagnosis of hearing impairment, with a focus on diagnostics in adults.
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Audiological Rehabilitation (4 hours/week)
Rebecca Kelly-Campbell • Counselling adults with hearing impairment and their
families • Hearing loss prevention • Audiological rehabilitation in adults • Hearing aids and HAT fundamentals and selection • Hearing aid and HAT fitting • Research methods:
• Qualitative research, Measurement theory • Correlational analysis, non-parametric stats
Introduction to the management of hearing impairment, with a focus on management in adults.
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Advanced Topics in Audiology (5 hours/week)
Don Sinex, Greg O’Beirne, Phil Bird, Daran Murray • Communication and stimulation of the central
nervous system • Development of the auditory system • Communication in challenging situations • Auditory processing disorders • Vestibular disorders • Medical audiology
Advanced study of the auditory system, with focus on the processing of auditory information, processing
disorders, vestibular disorders, and medical audiology.
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation (4 hours/week)
Greg O’Beirne, Josephine Marriage, Don Sinex • Diagnostic evaluation in children (incl. behavioural) • Electrophysiological/acousticophysiological tests • Other diagnostic evaluation (tinnitus, imaging)
Further study in the diagnosis of hearing impairment, with a focus on objective assessment techniques and
diagnosis in children.
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation (5 hours/week)
Rebecca Kelly-Campbell, Paul Peryman, Neil Heslop • Verification and validation of rehabilitation • Counselling children with hearing impairment and
their families • Development and education • Management of hearing impairment in children • Implantable devices • Research methods:
• Sampling strategies, statistical power
Further study in the management of hearing impairment, with a focus on management in children,
and cochlear implants.
The Canterbury MAud: Course structure
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
651 Foundation Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S1
652 Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S1
653 Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S1
655 Advanced Topics in Audiology
15 (12.5%) S2
656 Advanced Diagnostic Audiological Evaluation
15 (12.5%) S2
657 Advanced Audiological Rehabilitation
15 (12.5%) S2
654 Clinical Practicum I 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 1 Clinical Practicum I Fiona Yip, Michael Sanders The first half of the year is primarily focused on developing skills for adult diagnostic assessment, while the second half of the year focuses on developing skills for paediatric diagnostic assessment, and adult and paediatric habilitation.
This course puts into practice the information acquired in the academic courses in the clinical setting.
The Canterbury MAud: Course content
CMDS Course Code
Course Title Points (%) Timing
690 Thesis 90 (75%) W 658 Clinical Practicum II 30 (25%) W
Total:
120 (100%)
Year 2 Audiology Thesis To be carried out under the guidance of a supervisor • The thesis is to embody the results obtained by the
student in an investigation into an area of clinical audiology.
Clinical Practicum II Fiona Yip, Michael Sanders • This course builds on the diagnostic and habilitative
skills learned on the first year of the MAud programme, with a growing emphasis on building holistic approaches to audiological case management and understanding how these fit into the broader health system.
Master of Audiology Clinical Courses
Changes! Block Placements Assessment and Feedback Logging Hours
Master of Audiology Clinical Courses
Summer placement 15 x Year 1 student clinicians Public and private audiology clinics
2 x 4 week-block placement OR Split placement over 8 weeks
CEP Points/Professional Development
Please contact me! Phone: (+64 3) 364 2987 ext. 6401 Email: [email protected]
Contribution to human knowledge: 72 masters theses!
Abu-Hijleh, A. (2011). Effects of high frequency hearing loss on the University of Canterbury Adaptive Speech Test - Filtered Words (UCAST-FW).
Allen, K. (2007). Telephone use and performance in cochlear implant candidates.
Askin, V. (2014). Effects of masking and sex on Lombard vowel production.
Begg, S. (2008). Use and maintenance of assistive listening devices in Christchurch.
Crawford, E.E. (2007). Acoustic signals as visual biofeedback in the speech training of hearing impaired children.
Dalrymple-Alford, J. (2014). Does Vocabulary Knowledge Influence Speech Recognition in Adverse Conditions?
Dwyer, C.H. (2007). The effect of increasing speaking rate on acoustic and perceptual measures of nasality in hearing impaired speakers.
Feldman, M. (2008). Delayed hearing loss following Vestibular Schwannoma surgery: behavioural and electrophysiological responses in the early postoperative period.
Giles, C. (2012). A demographic and electrocochleographic study of Ménière's disease and migraine vertigo.
Good, P. (2009). An investigation of the effectiveness of integrating sound-field amplification and classroom-based phonological awareness intervention on the early reading development of young school children.
Alchin, K. (2010). Ototoxicity in patients receiving concurrent cisplatin and cranial irradiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancers: an audiometric follow-up.
Arnephy, J. (2008). Environmental sound perception for cochlear implant users.
Babbage, M. (2009). Early postoperative delayed hearing loss: patterns of behavioural and electrophysiological auditory responses following vestibular schwannoma surgery.
Bowden, A. (2013). Normalisation, Evaluation and Verification of the New Zealand Hearing Screening Test.
Crowther, C. (2013). Noise Levels in the New Zealand Health Industry.
Daniell, P. (2012). A cross-language acoustic-perceptual study of the effects of simulated hearing loss on speech intonation.
Eddie, S.J. (2007). Hearing aid usage in different listening environments.
Gawankar, S.V. (2007). Effects of timely otolaryngological/audiological intervention on patients with acute vertigo due to peripheral vestibular disorders.
Goel, E. (2009). Noise-induced hearing loss in aerobic class goers: a longitudinal study with pure tone audiometry and distortion product otoacoustic emissions.
Gray, S. (2014). The Role of Hearing Sensitivity above 8 KHz in Auditory Localization
Contribution to human knowledge: 72 masters theses!
Grosskreutz, J. (2013). Outcomes of an audiologic rehabilitation programme for working adults with hearing impairment who do not wear amplification.
Hagar, B. (2013) A preliminary examination of aging and sex on dichotic listening performance
Heidtke, U. (2010). Diagnosis of auditory processing disorder in children using an adaptive filtered speech test.
Howland, S. (2012). Immersive education: virtual reality in clinical audiology. A pilot study of the effectiveness of a new patient simulator program on audiology students' performance on case history tasks.
King, J. (2014). Pilot Testing a Music Appreciation Training Program for Cochlear Implant Recipients and Users of Hearing Aids
Kirtikar, S. (2010). Acoustic and perceptual evaluation of the quality of radio-transmitted speech.
Light, K. (2009). Reactions and responses to the diagnosis of a progressive hearing loss in adults.
Mackenzie, M. (2009). Quality of life outcomes in adult cochlear implant recipients and their significant others.
McElhinney, S. (2009). A comparison of ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in the evaluation of different stages of clinically certain Ménière's disease.
Morgan, K. (2009). Vocabulary intervention aimed at improving expressive language for children with hearing impairment.
Murray, C. (2012). Development of a Maori language version of the New Zealand hearing screening test.
Guard, L. (2013) Formative feedback in a virtual patient simulator for clinical audiology training
Harris, P. (2013). Does Speaker Age Affect Speech Perception in Noise in Older Adults?
Hope, R. (2010). Towards the development of the New Zealand Hearing in Noise Test (NZHINT).
Kalin, C. (2010). An evaluation of electrocochleography as a diagnostic tool for Ménière's disease.
King, S. (2010). Development and evaluation of a New Zealand Digit Triplet Test for auditory screening.
Lessoway, K. (2014). Perception of Quality of Life for Adults with Hearing Impairment in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Lynn, W. (2010). Dichotic listening among adults who stutter.
McCombie, G. (2009). Effect of jaw opening on the speech and voice of normal-hearing and hearing-impaired children: an acoustic and physiological study.
McGaffin, A.J. (2007). Development of a monosyllabic adaptive speech test for the identification of central auditory processing disorder.
Mulder, A. (2014). The Effects of Spectral Smearing and Elevated Thresholds on Speech in Noise Recognition in Simulated Electric-acoustic Hearing
Murray, S. (2012). Development of the New Zealand stimuli for the University of Canterbury Adaptive Speech Test-Filtered Words (UCAST-FW).
Contribution to human knowledge: 72 masters theses!
O'Connor, K. (2011). Auditory processing in autism spectrum disorder: a review of the literature.
Parry, D. (2013). Relationship between Cognitive Anxiety Level and Client Variables at First Consultation for Adults with Hearing Impairment
Radford, C. (2010). The effect of bimodal stimulation on pitch ranking and speech recognition in children with cochlear implants.
She, J. (2008). Perception of music for adult cochlear implant users: A questionnaire.
Sloane, S. (2014). Effects of the Prominence of First Harmonic on the Perception of Breathiness and Vowel Identity
Smith, P. (2008). Occurrence of hearing loss and middle ear dysfunction among primary school children in the Christchurch area.
Suckling, A. (2014). Auditory Attention to Fundamental Frequency of Complex Tones
Thompson, L. (2011). The impact of breathiness on speech intelligibility in pathological voice.
Vraich, G. (2008). Residual hearing levels for current CI users in the Southern Cochlear Implant Program.
Wendel, K. (2013). Cognitive anxiety levels of first-time hearing aid users and their significant others throughout the consultation process
Winter, P. (2010). The development and pilot testing of a music quality rating test battery for New Zealand and Australian MED-EL cochlear implant recipients.
Parker, M. (2011). Music perception of cochlear implant recipients using a genetic algorithm MAP.
Peddie, R. (2014). Probe signal investigation of an attenational filter for fundamental frequency
Rutledge, K. (2009). A music listening questionnaire for hearing aid users.
Sincock, B. (2008). Clinical applicability of adaptive speech testing: A comparison of the administration time, accuracy, efficiency and reliability of adaptive speech tests with conventional speech audiometry.
Smales, C. (2011). A computer-based auditory and visual sequential pattern test for school-aged children.
Spencer, G. (2011). Effects of speaker age on speech understanding and listening effort in older adults.
Thomas, K. (2014). Audiological Outcomes for Adults with a Mild Hearing Impairment
Venter, K. (2010). Cisplatin-induced ototoxicity: the current state of ototoxicity monitoring in New Zealand.
Walker, J. (2008). The maturation of cortical auditory evoked potentials in children with a hearing impairment.
Wilding, P. (2010). Speech understanding abilities of older adults with sensorineural hearing loss.
Yip, F. (2011). Personal FM systems in children with a spatial processing deficit.
Current student research
Louise Allan: Factors associated with hearing aid disuse in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Harriet Apthorp: Site of auditory impairment during Vestibular Schwannoma surgery: A study of intraoperative auditory function via direct eighth nerve monitoring and electrocochleography
Michelle Bishell: Effect of linguistic knowledge on lexical segmentation Ashleigh Donald: Readability and comprehensibility of audiological reports provided to New
Zealand caregivers of hearing impaired children
Caitlin Kengmana: What client-related factors are related to hearing aid satisfaction among hearing aid users in New Zealand?
Sarah Kerr: Interaction between phonotactic structure and vocabulary knowledge in lexical segmentation
Kate Logan: Patient recall of tinnitus information after initial audiological assessment
Amber McClelland: Normalisation of the UC Auditory-Visual Matrix Sentence Test
Hugh Potter: Readability, quality, and comprehensibility of Web-based consumer audiological health information for adults with a hearing impairment living in New Zealand
Bethney Russell: What client-related factors are related to hearing aid satisfaction among hearing aid users in New Zealand?
Isaac Smart: Evaluation of the non-linear properties of two computational models of the peripheral auditory system
Emily Spence: Exploring the long-term unmet needs of late cochlear implanted adults with prelingual deafness and their frequent communication partners in southern New Zealand
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