Contact Details
| Organization: | Otolaryngology Eye and Ear Hospital |
| Position: | Honorary (Professorial Fellow) |
| Email: |
Biography
Professor Colette McKay is currently the Chair in Applied Hearing Research at the University of Manchester School of Psychological Sciences and leads the Audiology and Deafness Research Group in that institution. Colette's current research projects are focussed on developing automatic and individually-optimised fitting for cochlear implants, and improved signal processing for combined acoustic and electric stimulation and auditory midbrain implants.
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1974 | |
| Post Graduate Diploma in Audiology | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1980 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1979 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Specialist | Audiological Society of Australia | Clinical Certification | 13-Jan-1986 | |
| Member | Association for Research in Otolaryngology | Member | 10-Jan-2000 | |
| Member | British Society of Audiology | Member | 10-Jan-2000 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America (FASA) | 31-Dec-2002 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship | The University of Melbourne | John Tyndall Scholarship | 14-Jan-1974 |
| Scholarship | The University of Melbourne | Dixson Research Scholarship | 14-Jan-1974 |
| Scholarship | The University of Melbourne | Professor Kernot Research Scholarship | 14-Jan-1974 |
| Scholarship | The University of Melbourne | Dunlop Rubber Australia Ltd. Research Scholarship | 14-Jan-1974 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Image Processing (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING) (280203)
- Sensory Systems (NEUROSCIENCES) (320705)
- Neurosciences not elsewhere classified (NEUROSCIENCES) (320799)
- Otorhinolaryngology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321018)
- Special Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330108)
- Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance (PSYCHOLOGY) (380101)
- Ling. Processes (incl Speech Production & Comprehension) (COGNITIVE SCIENCE) (380302)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730111)
- Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730199)
- Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730211)
- Special education (SPECIAL EDUCATION) (740501)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Behavioural and cognitive sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780108)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improved perception of temporal information in electrical signals for profoundly deaf users of cochlear implants | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2002 |
| Research Fellowship | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Research Fellowship | 01/01/2003 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
• NH&MRC project grant (1997-1999) Application 970398 - Title: “Speech perception by cochlear implantees: perceptual and related psychophysical studies”
Budget: $187,044
• NH&MRC project grant (1997-1999) Application 970597 - Title: “Auditory Hallucination, the phonological loop and coping strategies” - Budget: $231,153
• Australian Academy of Science (1997) - Scientific Exchange Scheme with Royal Society (London) - Budget: $7850
• The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Senior/Principal Research Fellowship (1998-2002) - Title: “Fundamental processes affecting the performance of profoundly deaf patients with cochlear implants” - Budget: $795,000
• The Lever Hulme Trust (UK) project grant (2000-2002) - Title: “Perceptual fusion and segregation of electrical stimulation by cochlear implant users” - Budget: £94,630
• Melbourne Research Grant Scheme (2002) - Title: “Perceptual ability of children with auditory neuropathy” - Budget: $28,000
• Melbourne Research Grant Scheme (2003) - Title: “Improved temporal perception by cochlear implantees” - Budget: $25,200
• The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund (2002-2004) - Title: “A study of the interaction of pitch and loudness in electrical stimulation to improve spectral shape perception among cochlear implantees” - Budget: $74,301
• NH&MRC project grant (2002-2004) Application 208927 Title “Improved perception of temporal information in electrical signals for profoundly deaf users of cochlear implants” - Budget: $170,000
• The Deafness Foundation (Victoria) Project Grant (2004) - Title: “Perceptual characterisation of children with congenital sensorineural hearing loss”
Budget $12,110
• NH&MRC Principal Research Fellowship (2003-2007) Grant # 251545 - Budget $675,000
• NH&MRC project grant (2003-2005) # 236025 - ”The neurobiology of auditory hallucinations: characterisation of dysfunction within a neural circuitry model”
Budget: $330,280
• The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation project grant (2003-2005) - Title “Central auditory processing and cortical connectivity: quantification in auditory hallucinations using functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography.” - Budget $266,685
• Royal National Institute for Deaf People Project Grant (2003-2006) - Title: “Improving speech perception and localisation by cochlear implant listeners”
Budget: £146,940 (UK)
• Wellcome Trust Project Grant ref# 080216 (2007-2010) - Title: Pitch perception by cochlear implant users Budget £138,346
• MRC Project Grant G0701461/85204 (2008-2011) - Title: Automatic and individually optimised fitting of cochlear implants Budget £564,620
• HEAR Trust Research Grant (2008-2110) - Title: Investigating individual differences in outcomes for cochlear implant patients
Budget:£74,281
• ESRC CASE award with Advanced Bionics ref# ES/G030189/1 (2008-2011) - Title: Listening in noise: improved speech understanding by cochlear implantees
Budget £72,540
• Royal Society Joint Project award ref# JP0872240 (2009-2010) - Title: Auditory perception using auditory mid-brain implants Budget: £10,000
• Cochlear Ltd supported PhD studentship (2009-2012) - Title: Automated fitting of cochlear implants - Budget £74,000
• MRC project grant ref# G0802190 (2009-2011) - Title: Development of an objective method for diagnosing dead regions in the cochlea - Budget £228,730
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.