Research
Research activities and collaborations
First Voice’s research activities are conducted under the direction of its Research Advisory Committee. We also have an active Clinical Advisory Committee that works in collaboration across member centres.
The Research Advisory Committee is currently building a network of collaborations with established research organisations, such as universities and other research bodies, which have an interest in early childhood hearing loss.
Our activities are focused on developing and facilitating research and evidence based practice that benefits children who are deaf or hearing impaired, supports their families, and facilitates inclusive communities.
Collectively, First Voice member centres provide support to a large cohort of hearing-impaired children across Australia, New Zealand and across the globe. We therefore offer a large data set for high quality, end user driven research across the region.
We welcome approaches from research bodies and individuals with a special interest in this area. Please direct enquires about potential research topics or collaborations to the Research Advisory Committee or if you wish to complete a Research Application, please download and contact us prior to submission.
Research Advisory Committee
The Research Advisory Committee comprises members with comprehensive research and sector-wide experience drawn from a cross section of First Voice’s six member and affiliated organisations.
Mark Fitzpatrick
Telethon Speech & Hearing
Chair, First Voice, Chair, Research Advisory Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Telethon Speech & Hearing
Dr Yuriko Kishida
PhD, MEd, MSpecEd, PGCerResMeth
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Research Coordinator, Telethon Speech & Hearing
Adjunct Fellow, Macquarie University
Honorary Research Associate, Telethon Kids Institute
Dr Dimity Dornan AO
PhD UQ, HonDUniv USQ, BSpThy, FTSE, FSPAA CpSp, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Executive Director and Founder, Hear and Say
Adjunct Associate Professor, The University of Queensland; Griffith University; Queensland University of Technology
Honorary Associate, Macquarie University
Aleisha Davis
BA/BAs, MPhil (Ling), MSLP, AFAIM, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Member, Research Advisory Committee
General Manager, Clinical Programs, The Shepherd Centre
Tracy Hopkins
LSLS Cert. AVT®, CPSP, BSc, Dip Ed, MSLP
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Senior Research Manager, The Shepherd Centre
Dr Vincent Chu
PhD, BHSc (Hons)
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Research and Evaluation Officer, Can:Do Group
Professor Greg Leigh AO
RIDBC
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Director, NextSense Institute (Research and Professional Education). Professor of Education at Macquarie University
Claire Green
The Hearing House
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Director, First Voice
Chief Executive Officer, The Hearing House
Sarah Hogan
DPhil, CS (Audiology), PGDip Auditory Verbal Therapy, LSLS Cert. AVT®
Member, Research Advisory Committee
Senior Auditory Verbal Therapist and Research Co ordinator
For all enquires about the Research Advisory Committee, please contact us.