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A/PROF ROBERT COWAN



Contact Details

Organization: Otolaryngology Eye and Ear Hospital
Position: PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW
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Work: (03) 90355346

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Honours Bachelor of Science Queen's University at Kingston 03-Jun-1972
Certificate in Health Economics Monash University 17-Feb-1998
Diploma in Audiology University of Melbourne 06-Aug-1983
Master of Business Administration La Trobe University 29-Sep-2005
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 11-Mar-1992
Graduate Certificate of Management Deakin University 18-Apr-2000
Graduate Diploma of Management Deakin University 29-Apr-2002

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) Professions Australia Australian Professional of the Year 2004 30-Jun-2004
Other (Award) Audiological Society of Australia President's Distinguished Service Award 21-Mar-2002

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Effects of steroids and lubricants on electrical impedance and tissue response following cochlear implantation
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Cochlear Implants International
    Volume: 8
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 123-147
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  • Psychophysical measures in patients fitted with Contour and straight Nucleus electrode arrays
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Hearing Research
    Volume: 212
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 160-175
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Comparison of round window and cochleostomy approaches with a prototype hearing preservation electrode
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Audiology and Neuro-Otology
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 42-48
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  • Psychophysical measures in patients fitted with Contour™ and straight Nucleus electrode arrays
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Hearing Research
    Volume: 212
    Issue: 1-2
    Page numbers: 160-75
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A psychophysical forward masking comparison of longitudinal spread of neural excitation in the Contour. and straight Nucleus. electrode arrays.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Audiology
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 559-566
    Publisher: BC Decker Inc(Hamilton)
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  • Measurement and Analysis of Access Resistance and Polarization Impedance in Cochlear Implant Recipients.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Otology & Neurotology- An International Forum
    Volume: 26
    Page numbers: 948-956
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  • Poly-vinyl-alcohol (PVA) coating of cochlear implant electrode arrays: an in-vivo biosafety study.
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Cochlear Implants International
    Volume: 6
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 16-30
    Publisher: Whurr Publishers(London)
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  • What's in a diary? Di-EL first words
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Deafness and Education International
    Volume: 7
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 98-116
    Publisher: Whurr Publishers
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • An in vitro model for investigating impedance changes with cell growth and electrical stimulation: implications for neural prostheses.
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Neural Engineering
    Volume: 1
    Page numbers: 218-227
    Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing(Bristol)
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Computer Software Products

  • Di-EL first words
    Year: 2004
    Version:: 1
    Publisher: HEAR Works(Melbourne)
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Audio Visual Recordings

    Publications in 2003

    Journal Articles

    • Assessing children with profound hearing loss and severe language delay: Getting a broader picture
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Cochlear Implants International
      Volume: 4
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 73-84
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    • Assessment of language skills in young children with profound hearing loss under two years of age
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education
      Volume: 8
      Issue: 4
      Page numbers: 402-421
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    • Spatial spread of neural excitation in cochlear implant recipients: comparison of improved ECAP method and psychophysical forward masking.
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Hearing Research
      Volume: 179
      Issue: 1-2
      Page numbers: 141-147
      Publisher: Elsevier Science(Amsterdam)
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    • role of micro focus radiography and fluoroscopy in developing improved electrode arrays for cochlear implants
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Cochlear Implants International
      Volume: 4
      Page numbers: 12-22
      Publisher: Whurr Publishers(London)
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    Publications in 2002

    Journal Articles

    • Conversion from the SPEAK to the ACE strategy in children using the Nucleus 24 cochlear implant system: Speech perception and speech production outcomes
      Year: 2002
      Journal: Ear and Hearing
      Volume: 23
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 18-27
      Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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    • Threshold, comfortable level and impedance changes as a function of electrode-modiolar distance
      Year: 2002
      Journal: Ear and Hearing
      Volume: 23
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 28-40
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    Publications in 2001

    Journal Articles

    • A Comparison of a New Prototype Tickle Talker™ with the Tactaid 7
      Year: 2001
      Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology
      Volume: 23
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 18-36
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    • The Contour Electrode Array: Safety Study and Initial Patient Trials of a New Perimodiolar Design
      Year: 2001
      Journal: Otology & Neurotology- An International Forum
      Volume: 22
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 33-41
      Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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