Presentations& Speakers

DR ELDRE

BEUKES

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POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER AND CLINICAL

SCIENTIST IN AUDIOLOGY, ANGLIA RUSKIN

UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE AND LAMAR UNIVERSITY,

USA

TACKLING TINNITUS

CAN AN ONLINE INTERVENTION FOR TINNITUS

REALLY WORK?

Eldré Beukes started her training as an audiologist in South Africa, and later completed her

MSc in Audiology at the University of Manchester. She undertook a PhD at Anglia Ruskin

University, Cambridge, UK to conduct clinically-based research to target improving access to

audiology interventions. She was presented the Richard May prize from the British Academy of

Audiology following her clinical training. She received the Shapiro prize from the British

Tinnitus Association three years in concession between 2017-2019 and the 2018 Hallpike Research

Prize from the British Association of Audiological Physicians for her research related to an

Internet-based intervention for tinnitus. She currently works as a clinical scientist in

audiology and post-doctoral researcher.

E-CONFERENCE 2019 LIVE SPEAKER

4PM GMT 4TH DECEMBER

NICKY

CHONG

-WHITE

MEL FERGUSON INTRODUCES

NICKY CHONG-WHITE, SENIOR RESEARCH ENGINEER,

NATIONAL ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES, SYDNEY

Nicky is a signal processing engineer with a passion for using data analytics and technology

to solve complex problems and drive decision-making. Since completing her PhD in 2000, she has

developed innovative solutions at tech start-ups and world-class research laboratories across

the globe. In 2004, Nicky joined the National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL) where she has

created numerous algorithms to improve the assessment of hearing in adult and paediatric

populations. She currently leads the Machine Learning group and is directing her energy into

applying machine learning techniques to discover deeper insights from clinical data that can

be used to provide a positive impact to clinicians and clients.

DR MEL

FERGUSON

HEAD OF AUDIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, NATIONAL

ACOUSTIC LABORATORIES, SYDNEY

Mel Ferguson is the Head of Audiological Science at the National

Acoustic Laboratories in Sydney, and has responsibility for the Adult Hearing

Loss research area. The focus of her research is on connected health, service

delivery models and outcome measures. Prior to that she was an Associate

Professor and Consultant Clinical Scientist (audiology) at the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical

Research Centre, UK. Her translational research programme on Mild to Moderate

Hearing Loss investigated (i) e-health and self-management, (ii) listening and

cognition, and (iii) listening devices. Mel has a long track record in

audiology professional affairs, with leadership roles in the British Society of

Audiology and British Academy of Audiology. She contributed to developing national

UK NICE clinical guidelines on hearing Loss.

HARNESSING THE POWER OF MHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

TO PROMOTE PATIENT BENEFIT            

DISCOVERING VALUABLE INSIGHTS FROM

CLINICAL DATA: THE POWER AND

POTENTIAL OF MACHINE LEARNING

LINA

MOTLAGH

ZADEH

ROBERT W KEITH INTRODUCES LINA MOTLAGH

ZEDA, RESEARCH FELLOW (POSTDOC), CINCINNATI

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Lina Motlagh Zadeh (AuD - Ph.D.) is a research fellow in communication sciences and disorders

(CSD) at the Cincinnati Children Hospital. She holds a BS and a MS degree in audiology from

the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (Tehran, Iran). She received her PhD in CSD

from the University of Cincinnati (Ohio, USA). Her research interests include understanding

the nature of auditory abilities in normal and disordered populations, mitigating the negative

effects of noise on people with hearing disorders, and investigating underlying mechanisms of

central auditory processing in order to understand the role of higher-level auditory abilities

in speech-in-noise perception.

ROBERT W

KEITH

DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDIZATION OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI AUDITORY

PROCESSING INVENTORY (UCAPI)            

Robert W. Keith is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck

surgery and the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of

Cincinnati. Dr. Keith is a fellow of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. He is

a founding member of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA. He subsequently served as

president and chaired the AAA honors committee and the American Board of Audiology. He was

editor of the journal Ear and Hearing for seven years. Dr. Keith is the author of several

tests for use in identifying auditory processing disorders (APS) including the SCAN:3 auditory

processing test batteries that are designed for children, adolescents, and adults. He has

many peer reviewed publications on the topic of APD including chapters and articles in the

refereed literature. Recently he developed and standardized the University of Cincinnati

Auditory Processing Inventory (UCAPI); a questionnaire designed to determine the presence of

listening disorders in adolescents and adults.

PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF

CINCINNATI, OHIO           

THE PERCEPTUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF

EXTENDED HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY IN

SPEECH PERCEPTION IN NOISE

SHEILA

MOODIE,

PHD

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF

COMMUNICATIONS AND SCIENCES AND DISORDERS,

WESTERN UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA

FAMILY-CENTRED EARLY HEARING

DETECTION AND INTERVENTION:

SUPPORTING A CALL TO ACTION

Dr. Sheila Moodie is an Associate Professor at Western University, London, ON, Canada in the

Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and a Member of the

National Centre for Audiology. Dr. Moodie is also the Principal Investigator of the Family-

Centred Early Intervention Lab. Her research interests include supporting families in the EHDI

process, integrated knowledge translation and implementation science. Dr. Moodie has published

widely and has lectured internationally on topics related to supporting clinicians, children

and families of children who have hearing loss. With colleagues in her FCEI lab they have

developed a framework for parent-to-parent support and most recently released a series of

helpful videos (https://www.uwo.ca/nca/fcei/hearon/index.html) to assist carers of children

with hearing loss in the early years.

FCEI Lab Link: https://www.uwo.ca/nca/fcei/about_fcei_lab/index.html

www.thebsa.org.uk/events/event/bsa-e-conference-2019/For more information and to register visit

DR DANIELLE

GLISTA

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF

COMMUNICATIONS AND SCIENCES AND DISORDERS,

WESTERN UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO, CANADA

CONNECTED HEARING HEALTHCARE:

TERMINOLOGY, TRENDS AND THE FUTURE

Danielle Glista, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Western University in the School of

Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Health Sciences, and the National Centre for

Audiology. Dr. Glista is the Director of the Connected Hearing Healthcare Lab, which focuses

on technology-enabled hearing healthcare, the delivery of remote audiological services and

development and evaluation of real-world tools to assess hearing aid performance. Dr. Glista

is also a member of the Child Amplification Lab with continued research interests in the areas

of hearing aid fitting and prescription and aided outcome measurements for pediatric

populations.

IBRAHIM

ALMUFARRIJ

KEVIN MUNRO INTRODUCES IBRAHIM ALMUFARRIJ,

SENIOR AUDIOLOGIST AND PHD CANDIDATE,

COLLEGE OF APPLIED MEDICAL SCIENCES, KING

SAUD UNIVERSITY, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA

Ibrahim  Almufarrij is a senior audiologist at King Saud

University. He received his Bachelor's degree in Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation

Sciences from King Saud University in 2011 and his Master’s degree in Audiology

(distinction) from the University of Manchester in 2018. He has been on the

board of directors of the Saudi Society of Speech-Language Pathology and

Audiology since 2013.

KEVIN

MUNRO

EWING PROFESSOR OF AUDIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF

MANCHESTER

Kevin Munro is Director of the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD), a

multidisciplinary team with a world-leading reputation in the discovery and delivery of

research that improves clinical outcomes and changes lives. He is Deputy Director of the

£28.5m NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and is the BRC theme lead for Hearing

Health. He is honorary Consultant Clinical Scientist in Manchester University Hospitals NHS

Foundation Trust. He is an NIHR Senior investigator, Expert Advisor for the NICE Centre for

Guidelines and a member of the scientific advisory group for the Australian National Acoustics

Laboratories. He has held many positions within the profession, including Chair of the British

Society of Audiology. He is an honorary life member of the British Society of Audiology, ‘in

recognition of outstanding contribution to audiology education, research and leadership’.

HOW DO WE KNOW IF INFANTS CAN DETECT

SPEECH WHEN WEARING HEARING AIDS:

RESULTS FROM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL

RECORDINGS AND BEHAVIOURAL TESTS       

   

DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER HEARING DEVICES: A

NEED TO COMBINE COSMETIC APPEAL WITH

DEVICE CAPABILITIES

KARINA DE

SOUSA

DE WET SWANEPOEL INTRODUCES KARINA DE

SOUSA, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, UP SPEECH-

LANGUAGE THERAPY AND AUDIOLOGY

IMPROVING SENSITIVITY OF A

SMARTPHONE DIGITS-IN-NOISE TEST

USING ANTIPHASIC STIMULI

Karina de Sousa is a doctoral student in Audiology and project coordinator at the University

of Pretoria in South Africa. Her work is focused on investigating smartphone-based speech-in-

noise tests for accessible and affordable hearing healthcare..

DE WET

SWANEPOEL

PROFESSOR, SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND

AUDIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA, EDITOR-

IN-CHIEF, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF

AUDIOLOGY, PAST-PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL

SOCIETY OF AUDIOLOGY

ENABLING ACCESSIBLE HEARING CARE

WITH EHEALTH

De Wet Swanepoel is professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology,

University of Pretoria and senior researcher at the Ear Science Institute Australia. Prof

Swanepoel’s research capitalises on the growth in information and communication technologies

to explore, develop and evaluate innovative technologies and service delivery models to

improve ear and hearing care. He has published more than 160 peer-reviewed articles, books and

book chapters and is funded by the NIH, UK Academy of Medical Sciences, National Research

Foundation, industry and has received numerous national and international awards in

recognition of his work. Prof Swanepoel serves as Editor-In-Chief of the International Journal

of Audiology, past-president of the International Society of Audiology and co-founder of a

digital health tech company called the hearX group..