Dr Greg O'Beirne
Position
Senior Lecturer in Audiology
Deputy Head of Department
Departmental Innovation Champion
Qualifications
Memberships
Room
Office: 171, Unit 7
Labs: 183, Unit 8 and Rutherford 801
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 7085
Email: gregory.obeirne@canterbury.ac.nz
Department of Communication Disorders
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, 8140, NEW ZEALAND
Research Interests
- Electrophysiology and homeostasis
- Cochlear mechanics
- Evoked potentials and intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
- Audiological instrumentation
- Speech comprehension and auditory processing
Graduate Courses
Recent Research Grants
- Derrick D, Hay JB, O'Beirne GA, Lloyd S, 2012. Aero-tactile enhancement of speech perception. Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (Science + Innovation Group). $553,345. [Media summary]
- O'Beirne GA, Bird PA, Brown JA, 2009. Improvement of intraoperative hearing assessment and prevention of inner-ear damage in humans. Oticon Foundation in New Zealand. $340,895. [Media summary]
- Rickard NA, Heidtke UJ, O'Beirne GA, in press. Assessment of auditory processing disorder in children using an adaptive filtered speech test. International Journal of Audiology.
- Robb MP, Lynn WL, O'Beirne GA, in press. An exploration of dichotic listening among adults who stutter. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics.
- Babbage MJ, Feldman MB, O'Beirne GA, MacFarlane MR, Bird PA, 2013. Patterns of hearing loss following retrosigmoid excision of unilateral vestibular schwannoma. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base 74(3):166-175. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2013. The role of linguistic and indexical information in improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 133(1):474-82. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2012. A follow-up investigation into the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132(2):EL102-EL108. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, Kirk C, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2012. Familiarization conditions and the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Language & Cognitive Processes 27(7-8):1039-1055. [Full Text]
- Zawawi S, Robb MP, O'Beirne GA, 2012. Measuring voluntary cough and its relationship to the perception of voice. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing 15(2):93-109.
- O'Beirne GA, McGaffin AJ, Rickard NA, 2012. Development of an adaptive low-pass filtered speech test for the identification of auditory processing disorders. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 76(6):777-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [UC Research Repository]
- McAuliffe MJ, Wilding PJ, Rickard NA, O'Beirne GA, 2012. Effect of speaker age on speech recognition and perceived listening effort in older adults with hearing loss. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 55(3):838-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [UC Research Repository]
- Hornibrook J, Kalin C, Lin E, O'Beirne GA, Gourley J, 2012. Transtympanic Electrocochleography For the Diagnosis of Ménière's Disease. International Journal of Otolaryngology 2012:852714. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Kaipa R, Robb MP, O'Beirne GA, Allison RS, 2012. Recovery of speech following total glossectomy: An acoustic and
perceptual appraisal. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 14(1):24-34. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Job A, Paucod J-C, O'Beirne GA, Delon-Martin C, 2011. Cortical representation of tympanic membrane movements due to pressure variation: An fMRI study. Human Brain Mapping 32(5):744-749. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Choo AL, Robb MP, Dalrymple-Alford JC, Huckabee M-L, O'Beirne GA, 2010. Different lip asymmetry in adults who stutter: Electromyographic evidence during speech and non-speech. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 62(3):143-147. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Dwyer CH, Robb MP, O'Beirne GA, Gilbert HR, 2009. The influence of speaking rate on nasality in the speech of hearing impaired individuals. The Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 52:1321-1333. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Robb MP, Sargent A, O'Beirne GA, 2009. Characteristics of disfluency clusters in adults who stutter. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 24:1-7. [Abstract] [Full Text] [UC Research Repository]
- Doeltgen SH, Ridding MC, O'Beirne GA, Dalrymple-Alford J, Huckabee ML, 2009. Test-retest reliability of motor evoked potentials (MEPs) at the submental muscle group during volitional swallowing. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 178:134-137. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2007. Mathematical model of outer hair cell regulation including ion transport and cell motility. Hearing Research 234:29-51. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Purdy SC, Agung KB, Hartley D, Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 2005. The post-auricular muscle response: an objective electrophysiological method for evaluating hearing sensitivity. International Journal of Audiology 44:625-630. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Agung KB, Purdy SC, Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, Newall P, 2005. Rising-frequency chirps and earphones with an extended high frequency response enhance the post-auricular muscle response. International Journal of Audiology 44: 631-636. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 1999. Basic properties of the sound-evoked post-auricular muscle response (PAMR). Hearing Research 138:115-132. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 1999. Effects of eye rotation on the sound-evoked post-auricular muscle response (PAMR). Hearing Research 138:133-146. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 1999. A correlation method for detecting the sound-evoked post-auricular muscle response (PAMR). Hearing Research 138:147-162. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 1999. Boltzmann analysis of CM waveforms using virtual instrument software. Hearing Research 133:155-159. [Abstract] [Full Text]
- Babbage MJ, O'Beirne GA, Bergin M, Macassey E, Bird PA, 2012. Patterns of extended high frequency hearing loss following middle ear surgery. 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the New Zealand Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (NZSOHNS), Wellington, New Zealand, 31st October 2012.
- O'Beirne GA, Rickard NA, Heidtke UJ, McGaffin AJ, Abu-Hijleh A, McAuliffe MJ, 2012. The UCAST-FW - an adaptive low-pass filtered speech test for the diagnosis of APD. Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 3rd July 2012.
- O'Beirne GA, King SM, Murray CJ, Fromont R, King J, 2012. Development and evaluation of the New Zealand Hearing Screening Test. Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 3rd July 2012.
- Trounson RH, O'Beirne GA, Maclagan MA, 2012. Development of the UC Auditory Visual Matrix Sentence Test. Audiological Society of Australia Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 2nd July 2012.
- Babbage MJ, O'Beirne GA, Bergin M, Macassey E, Bird PA, 2012. Patterns of ultra high-frequency hearing loss following middle ear surgery. The 9th International Conference on Cholesteatoma and Ear Surgery, Nagasaki, Japan, 6th June 2012.
- Bird PA, Babbage MJ, Feldman M, O'Beirne GA, MacFarlane M, 2012. Patterns of hearing loss following retrosigmoid excision of unilateral vestibular schwannoma. 6th International Congress of the World Federation of Skull Base Societies / 10th European Skull Base Society Congress, Brighton, UK, 16th-19th May 2012. [Published abstract in J Neurol Surg B 2012; 73-A255.]
- Trounson RH, O'Beirne GA, Maclagan MA, 2012. Development of the UC Auditory Visual Matrix Sentence Test. New Zealand Audiological Society Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand, 7th May 2012.
- Schäfer M, McAuliffe M, Liss J, Katseff SE, O'Beirne GA, Cai S, 2012. Responses to manipulations in auditory feedback: The effect of aging. Conference on Motor Speech, Santa Rosa, CA, USA, 29th Feb - 4th Mar 2012.
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2011. The role of linguistic and indexical information in improved recognition of dysarthric speech. 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, San Diego, CA, USA, 30th Oct - 4th Nov 2011. [Abstract]
- King S, O'Beirne GA, Fromont R, Rickard NA, McAuliffe MJ, 2011. Development and evaluation of a New Zealand Digit Triplet Test for auditory screening. 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 January 2011.
- Abu-Hijleh A, O'Beirne GA, Rickard NA, McAuliffe MJ, 2011. Effects of high-frequency hearing loss on performance on the University of Canterbury Adaptive Speech Test (UCAST). 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 January 2011.
- Venter K, O'Beirne GA, Bird PA, 2011. The current state of ototoxicity monitoring in New Zealand. 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 January 2011.
- Schäfer MCM, McAuliffe MJ, Liss MJ, O'Beirne GA, Cai S, 2011. Responses of older individuals to manipulations in auditory feedback: Preliminary findings. 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 January 2011.
- Jayakody DMP, Looi V, Lin E, O'Beirne GA, 2011. Pitch perception skills of cochlear implant and hearing aid users compared with normal hearing children and adults. 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 13 January 2011.
- Broadmore S, McAuliffe MJ, Borrie SA, O'Beirne GA, 2011. Listener strategies in the perception of dysarthric speech. 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 January 2011.
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2011. Perceptual learning of hypokinetic dysarthria: A follow-up investigation into the mechanisms that underlie passive and explicit learning of dysarthric speech. 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 January 2011.
- King S, O'Beirne GA, Fromont R, Murray C, King J, 2010. The New Zealand Hearing Screening Test. New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour Workshop, Christchurch, New Zealand, 9 December 2011.
- Kalin CJ, Lin E, Hornibrook J, O'Beirne GA, 2010. Electrocochleography and subjective methods for the diagnosis of Ménière’s Disease. American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, United States, 20 November 2010.
- Hornibrook J, Gawankar S, Gourley J, O'Beirne G, 2010. Unsuspected Ménière's Disease in Emergency Department Patients, The 6th International Symposium on Ménière's Disease and Inner Ear Disorders, Kyoto, Japan, 15 November 2010.
- McElhinney SA, O'Beirne GA, Lin E, Hornibrook J, 2010. Ocular (oVEMP) and Cervical (cVEMP) VEMPs in patients with "clinically certain" Ménière’s Disease. The 6th International Symposium on Ménière's Disease and Inner Ear Disorders, Kyoto, Japan, 15 November 2010.
- Kalin CJ, Hornibrook J, Lin E, O'Beirne GA, 2010. Diagnosis of Ménière’s Disease with electrocochleographic and symtomological assessment. The 6th International Symposium on Ménière's Disease and Inner Ear Disorders, Kyoto, Japan, 15 November 2010.
- Heidtke UJ, Rickard NA, O'Beirne GA, 2010. Diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorder in children using an adaptive filtered speech test. New Zealand Audiological Society Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand, 3 July 2010.
- Kalin CJ, Lin E, Hornibrook J, O'Beirne GA, 2010. An evaluation of electrocochleography as a diagnostic tool for Ménière's Disease. New Zealand Audiological Society Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand, 3 July 2010.
- Lynn W, Robb MP, O'Beirne GA, 2010. Dichotic Listening in Adults who Stutter. New Zealand Audiological Society Conference, Blenheim, New Zealand, 3 July 2010.
- Dwyer C, O'Beirne GA, Moran C, Looi V, Grady J, Chirnside D, 2010. UNHSEIP screener training in New Zealand. National Hearing Screening Conference 2010. Cernobbio, Italy, 8-10 June, 2010.
- McAuliffe MJ, Hughes L, Schäfer M, O'Beirne GA, 2010. The effects of listener age and background noise upon speech intelligibility in dysarthria. 13th International Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics Conference, Oslo, Norway, June 2010.
- Kaipa R, Robb MP, O'Beirne GA, Allison R, 2010. Speech recovery following glossectomy: An acoustic and perceptual appraisal. NZSTA Conference: Practice worth spreading, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 April 2010.
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, Kirk C, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2010. Learning to better understand distorted speech: An investigation into perceptual learning of dysarthria. NZSTA Conference: Practice worth spreading, Wellington, New Zealand, 23 April 2010.
- McElhinney SA, O'Beirne GA, Lin E, Hornibrook J, 2010. oVEMPs and cVEMPs in patients with "clinically certain" Ménière’s Disease. The 14th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery, Hotel Theresa in Zell im Zillertal, Austria, 8 March 2010. [Slides - UC Research Repository]
- Borrie SA, McAuliffe MJ, Liss JM, Kirk C, O'Beirne GA, Anderson T, 2010. A comparison of familiarisation modes on perceptual learning and speech intelligibility of hypokinetic dysarthria. Fifteenth Biennial Conference on Motor Speech Disorders: Motor Speech Disorders and Speech Motor Control, Savannah, United States, 7 March 2010.
- McAuliffe MJ, Schaefer M, O'Beirne GA, LaPointe LL, 2009. Effect of noise upon speech intelligibility in dysarthria. American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention 2009. New Orleans, LA, USA, 19-21 Nov 2009. [Poster - UC Research Repository]
- O'Beirne GA, Sincock BP, Starfinger C, 2009. Clinical Applicability of Adaptive Speech Testing: A comparison of the administration time, accuracy, efficiency and reliability of adaptive speech tests with conventional speech audiometry. 9th European Federation of Audiological Societies Congress. Tenerife, Spain, 23rd June 2009. [Abstract] [Slides - UC Research Repository]
- O'Beirne GA, McGaffin AJ, 2009. Development of a monosyllabic adaptive speech test for the identification of central auditory processing disorder. 9th European Federation of Audiological Societies Congress. Tenerife, Spain, 22nd June 2009. [Abstract] [Poster - UC Research Repository]
- Babbage MJ, Feldman MB, O'Beirne GA, Bird PA, MacFarlane MR, 2009. Early postoperative delayed hearing loss following vestibular schwannoma surgery: Behavioural and electrophysiological responses. 6th Australasian Auditory Neuroscience Workshop. Canberra, ACT, Australia, 31st January 2009.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2008. Regulation of cochlear outer hair cells: Insights from mathematical modelling. 26th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research, Queenstown, New Zealand, 23-27 August 2008. [Abstract] [Slides - UC Research Repository]
- McAuliffe MJ, Good PV, O'Beirne GA, LaPointe LL, 2008. Influence of auditory distraction upon intelligibility ratings in dysarthria. Conference on Motor Speech: Motor Speech Disorders & Speech Motor Control. Monterey, CA, USA, March 6-9, 2008. [Abstract] [Poster - UC Research Repository]
- Doeltgen S, Huckabee ML, Dalrymple-Alford J, Ridding M, O'Beirne GA, 2008. Effects of event-related electrical stimulation on motor evoked potentials at the submental muscle group. 16th Annual Dysphagia Research Society, Isle of Palms, SC, USA, March 5-8, 2008. [Published abstract in Dysphagia 23:423-436].
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2008. In vivo effects of hyperosmotic perilymph perfusion on hair cell and neural potentials. 31st MidWinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 17th February 2008. [Poster - UC Research Repository]
- Looi V, Arnephy J, O'Beirne GA, 2007. Environmental sound perception of cochlear implant users. 6th Asia Pacific Symposium on Cochlear Implants & Related Sciences. Sydney, Australia. 30th Oct – 2nd Nov, 2007. [Poster - UC Research Repository]
- Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 2007. Gain, nonlinearity and regulation in the mammalian cochlea. International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research - Auditory Signal Processing in Hearing Impaired Listeners. Hotel Marienlyst, Helsingør, Denmark, 29 - 31 August 2007.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2007. In vivo effects of reduced-sodium perilymph perfusion on hair cell and neural potentials. 30th MidWinter Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Denver, Colorado, USA, 11th February 2007. [Abstract] [Poster - UC Research Repository]
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2006. Application of force to the cochlear wall: An experimental technique for altering cochlear mechanics. 30th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Audiological Society. Rotorua, New Zealand, 8th July 2006.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2006. Application of force to the cochlear wall: Effect on auditory thresholds, outer hair cell transduction, and distortion-product otoacoustic emissions. 151st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 6th June 2006. [Abstract] [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2006. Mathematical modelling of the regulation of cochlear amplification. 3rd Australasian Auditory Neuroscience Workshop. Sydney, New South Wales, 31st January 2006.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2005. A mathematical model of the regulation of OHC basolateral permeability and transducer operating point. 42nd Inner Ear Biology Workshop. Tübingen, Germany, 18th September 2005. [Abstract] [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Ferraro J, Bentler R, Kreisman B, O'Beirne GA, 2005. Training models for audiology and audiological research. Canterbury Conference on Communication Disorders. Christchurch, New Zealand, 9th April 2005.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2005. Real-time electrophysiological monitoring of cochlear regulation. Canterbury Conference on Communication Disorders. Christchurch, New Zealand, 8th April 2005.
- O'Beirne GA, 2004. Electrophysiological monitoring of outer hair cell homeostasis. 1st Australasian Auditory Neuroscience Workshop. Melbourne, Victoria, 31st January 2004.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2002. Mathematical modelling of the role of outer hair cells in cochlear homeostasis [poster]. Biophysics of the Cochlea: Molecules to Models. Titisee, Germany, 31st July 2002.
- O'Beirne GA, 2002. Modelling the role of outer hair cells in cochlear regulation and tinnitus. VIIth International Tinnitus Seminar. Fremantle, Western Australia, 7th March 2002.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2001. The post-auricular muscle response (PAMR): Basic properties, measurement techniques, and use in hearing screening. IUPS Auditory Satellite Symposium. Auckland, New Zealand, 20th - 22nd August 2001. [Poster]
- Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 2008. Gain, nonlinearity and regulation in the mammalian cochlea. In: Dau T, Buchholz JM, Harte JM, Christiansen TU. (Eds.). Auditory signal processing in hearing-impaired listeners. 1st International Symposium on Auditory and Audiological Research (ISAAR 2007). Centertryk A/S, Denmark, pp. 159-171. ISBN: 87-990013-1-4
- Feldman MB, O'Beirne GA, Bird PA, 2008. Delayed hearing loss following vestibular schwannoma surgery: Auditory function in the early postoperative period. New Zealand Audiological Society Bulletin, 18(2):7-20. [Full Text]
- O'Beirne GA, 2006. News from the Canterbury Programme. New Zealand Audiological Society Bulletin, 16(1):35-36. [Full Text]
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2003. Mathematical modelling of the role of outer hair cells in cochlear homeostasis. In: Gummer AW (Ed.). Biophysics of the Cochlea. World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 434-435 [Full Text]
- Purdy SC, Agung K, Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 2002. The post auricular muscle response in adults and infants. National Acoustic Laboratories Annual Report 2001/2002. pp. 7-8 [Full Text]
- Agung K, Purdy SC, Patuzzi R, O'Beirne GA, 2002. Objective hearing assessment using the post auricular muscle response: Stimulus and insert earphone transducer effects. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology 23:67
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2002. Modelling the role of outer hair cells in cochlear regulation and tinnitus. Proceedings of the VIIth International Tinnitus Seminar. University of Western Australia, Crawley. pp. 62-67
- Purdy SC, Agung K, Hartley D, Patuzzi RB, O'Beirne GA, 2001. Objective hearing screening in diagnosis using the post auricular muscle response (PAMR). National Acoustic Laboratories Research & Development Annual Report 2000/2001. pp. 6-7
- O'Beirne GA, Babbage MJ, Bird PA, 2010. Intraoperative hearing assessment during middle-ear surgery in humans. Medical Physics & Bioengineering Seminar, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, 19th October 2010.
- O'Beirne GA, Babbage M, Bergin M, Bird PA, Patuzzi RB, 2010. Improvement of intraoperative hearing assessment and preservation of inner-ear function in humans. Clinical Meeting, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, 24th August 2010.
- O'Beirne GA, 2008. Waveforms, Boltzmann functions, and tuning curves - What electrophysiological measures can tell us about auditory function. Brain Research Forum, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1st December 2008.
- O'Beirne GA, 2008. Update on Audiology at the University of Canterbury. 32nd Annual Conference of the New Zealand Audiological Society. Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch, 10th July 2008.
- O'Beirne GA, Patuzzi RB, 2005. Amplification in the cochlea: Electrophysiological measurement and mathematical modelling. Brain Research Forum No.15, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5th December, 2005
- O'Beirne GA, 2004. Real-time electrophysiological monitoring of cochlear regulation. Audiological Society of Australia State Meeting. Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, Western Australia, 5th November 2004.
Primary supervisor
- Jamaluddin S, in progress. Development and validation of Malay speech-in-noise tests. PhD thesis.
- Rahmat S, in progress. Preservation of residual hearing in cisplatin chemotherapy and cochlear implant surgery. PhD thesis.
- Babbage MJ, in progress. Improvement of intraoperative hearing assessment and prevention of inner-ear damage in humans. PhD thesis.
- Gray S, in progress. The role of hearing sensitivity above 8 kHz in auditory localization. MAud thesis.
- Bowden A, 2012. Development, Normalisation and Verification of the New Zealand Hearing Screening Test for Māori and New Zealand English. MAud thesis.
- Murray CJ, 2012. Development of the Māori Version of the New Zealand Hearing Screening Test. MAud thesis.
- Murray SL, 2012. Development of a New Zealand four-alternative forced-choice word list. MAud thesis.
- Trounson RH, 2012. Development of a New Zealand Matrix Sentence Test. MAud thesis.
- Abu-Hijleh A, 2011. Effects of high frequency hearing loss on the University of Canterbury Adaptive Speech Test - Filtered Words (UCAST-FW). MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- King SM, 2011. Development and evaluation of a New Zealand Digit Triplet Test for auditory screening. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Venter K, 2011. Cisplatin-induced ototoxicity: the current state of ototoxicity monitoring in New Zealand. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Alchin KF, 2010. Ototoxicity in patients receiving concurrent cisplatin and cranial irradiation therapy for the treatment of head and neck cancers: an audiometric follow up. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Babbage MJ, 2009. Early postoperative delayed hearing loss: Patterns of behavioural and electrophysiological auditory responses following vestibular schwannoma surgery. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- McElhinney SA, 2009. Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in the diagnosis of Ménière’s Disease. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Walker, JK, 2008. The maturation of cortical auditory evoked potentials in children with normal hearing and hearing impairment. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Sincock BP, 2008. Clinical applicability of adaptive speech testing: a comparison of the time efficiency, accuracy and reliability of adaptive speech tests with conventional speech audiometry. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Feldman MB, 2008. Early postoperative hearing loss following vestibular Schwannoma surgery: behavioural and electrophysiological responses. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- McGaffin AJ, 2007. Use of an adaptive filtered-speech test in the diagnosis of central auditory processing disorder. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
Co-supervisor or associate supervisor
- Schäfer MCM, in progress. Speech perception skills in people with dysarthria and their relevance for treatment outcome measures and choice of treatment. PhD thesis.
- Harris P, 2012. Effect of speaker age on speech recognition and listener effort in older adults. MAud thesis.
- Spencer GA, 2011. Objective measurement on listener effort: Effects of background noise and speaker age. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Broadmore S, 2011. Listeners strategies in the perception of dysarthric speech in noise. MSLT thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Heidtke UJ, 2010. Diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorder in Children using an Adaptive Filtered Speech Test. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Kalin CJ, 2010. An Evaluation of Electrocochleography as a Diagnostic Tool for Ménière’s Disease. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Lynn WL, 2010. Dichotic listening among adults who stutter. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Sargent A, 2007. Characteristics of disfluency clusters in adults who stutter. MSLT thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Allen K, 2007. Telephone use and performance in cochlear implant candidates. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Dwyer CH, 2007. The effect of increasing speaking rate on acoustic and perceptual measures of nasality in hearing impaired speakers. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
- Gawankar S, 2007. Effects of timely otolaryngological/audiological intervention on patients with acute vertigo due to peripheral vestibular disorders. MAud thesis. [Full Text - UC Research Repository]
