Emeritus Professor Louise Hickson
Emeritus Professor

Louise Hickson

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Background

hearing impairment, hearing loss, hearing rehabilitation, evidence-based practice, family-centred hearing care

Louise Hickson, AM, is an Emeritus Professor of Audiology in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland. She has published over 300 research articles, books and book chapters with her main focus on the effects of hearing loss on people's everyday lives and the development of strategies and interventions that improve the uptake and outcomes of hearing rehabilitation. Louise is Chair of the Phonak Expert Circle on Family-Centred Hearing Care, is on the Executive Board of the International Society or Audiology and is a Fellow and Life Member of Audiology Australia. She has received numerous awards recognising her contributions to audiology, including the international research award from the American Academy of Audiology, The University of Queensland Leadership Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from Hearing Australia. She is an Editor of the International Journal of Audiology amd in 2021 Emeritus Professor Hickson was Australia's Leading Researcher in the field of Audiology and Speech and Language Pathology. In 2022 became a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to tertiary education and audiology associations. She is a sought after speaker and regularly presents at conferences and meetings around the world. She also provides advice to hearing service providers both in Australia and overseas and is committed to improving services for people with hearing difficulties.

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Fields of research

Aged health care Allied health and rehabilitation science Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Clinical sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Effects of hearing impairment on the lives of older adults and the rehabilitation of older people with hearing impairment.

    Professor Hickson is recognized internationally as a leader in audiology. Her major research themes are age-related hearing impairment, the associated effects of that impairment on the communication abilities and quality of life of older adults, and the efficacy of different forms of intervention (e.g., hearing aid fitting, communication education) with this population. To a lesser extent, evaluating the efficacy of audiological interventions for children. In collaboration with Dr Adrian Fuente, she has expanded her research work to include hearing impairment acquired by noise and solvent exposure. Examples of her profile and impact are invitations to speak at 3-4 national and international conferences each year, her editorship of the International Journal of Audiology, her roles as research representative on the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing’s Hearing Services Consultancy Committee, and Australasian representative on the WHO Steering Committee on Hearing.

Research impacts

Emeritus Professor Hickson AM is a world leader in hearing rehabilitation research and her work has changed practice in Australia and overseas. For example, the Active Communication Education (ACE) program that she developed and evaluated has been used in many countries around the world including Australia, the UK, the USA, Canada, Chile, Hong Kon, Korea, Iran, Germany and Sweden. She is committed to the transfer of knowledge into practice and has extensive professional links that facilitate this transfer.

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323 works between 1986 and 2025
All (323) Journal Article (267) Book Chapter (19) Conference Publication (31) Book (5) Edited Outputs (1)

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2020

Journal Article

Adaptation of the “active communication education” programme into Spanish for older adults with hearing loss

Rivera, Sebastián, Marcotti, Anthony, Fuente, Adrian, Fuentes-López, Eduardo and Hickson, Louise (2020). Adaptation of the “active communication education” programme into Spanish for older adults with hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, 59 (9), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1740801

Adaptation of the “active communication education” programme into Spanish for older adults with hearing loss

2020

Book Chapter

Practices of negotiating responsibility for troubles in interaction involving people with hearing impairment

Ekberg, Katie, Hickson, Louise and Lind, Christopher (2020). Practices of negotiating responsibility for troubles in interaction involving people with hearing impairment. Atypical interaction: the impact of communicative impairments within everyday talk. (pp. 409-433) edited by Ray Wilkinson, John P. Rae and Gitte Rasmussen. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28799-3_14

Practices of negotiating responsibility for troubles in interaction involving people with hearing impairment

2020

Book Chapter

What Motivates People to Seek Help for Their Hearing? Applying Self-Determination Theory to Hearing Healthcare

Ridgway, Jason, Lind, Christopher and Hickson, Louise (2020). What Motivates People to Seek Help for Their Hearing? Applying Self-Determination Theory to Hearing Healthcare. Self-Determination Theory and Healthy Aging: Comparative Contexts on Physical and Mental Well-Being. (pp. 147-169) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-6968-5_8

What Motivates People to Seek Help for Their Hearing? Applying Self-Determination Theory to Hearing Healthcare

2020

Journal Article

Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing family-centred care in adult audiology practices: a COM-B interview study exploring staff perspectives

Ekberg, Katie, Schuetz, Simone, Timmer, Barbra and Hickson, Louise (2020). Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing family-centred care in adult audiology practices: a COM-B interview study exploring staff perspectives. International Journal of Audiology, 59 (6), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1745305

Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing family-centred care in adult audiology practices: a COM-B interview study exploring staff perspectives

2020

Journal Article

Using smartphone technology to support the adult audiologic rehabilitation journey

Timmer, Barbra H. B., Launer, Stefan and Hickson, Louise (2020). Using smartphone technology to support the adult audiologic rehabilitation journey. International Journal of Audiology, 60 (sup1), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2020.1854483

Using smartphone technology to support the adult audiologic rehabilitation journey

2019

Journal Article

Effects of patient- and family-centered care for young adults with chronic health conditions and their family members: A systematic review

Allen, David, Scarinci, Nerina and Hickson, Louise (2019). Effects of patient- and family-centered care for young adults with chronic health conditions and their family members: A systematic review. Emerging Adulthood, 10 (3), 216769681988345-701. doi: 10.1177/2167696819883458

Effects of patient- and family-centered care for young adults with chronic health conditions and their family members: A systematic review

2019

Journal Article

Parents’ questions to clinicians within paediatric hearing habilitation appointments for children with hearing impairment

Ekberg, Katie, Meyer, Carly, Hickson, Louise and Scarinci, Nerina (2019). Parents’ questions to clinicians within paediatric hearing habilitation appointments for children with hearing impairment. Patient Education and Counseling, 103 (3), 491-499. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.09.015

Parents’ questions to clinicians within paediatric hearing habilitation appointments for children with hearing impairment

2019

Journal Article

Individualised active communication education (I-ACE): another clinical option for adults with hearing impairment with a focus on problem solving and self-management

Hickson, Louise, Worrall, Linda, Scarinci, Nerina and Laplante-Lévesque, Ariane (2019). Individualised active communication education (I-ACE): another clinical option for adults with hearing impairment with a focus on problem solving and self-management. International Journal of Audiology, 58 (8), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2019.1587180

Individualised active communication education (I-ACE): another clinical option for adults with hearing impairment with a focus on problem solving and self-management

2019

Journal Article

Exploring older adults hearing and vision and driving – the Swedish study

Thorslund, B., Nygårdhs, S., Malicka, A. N., Black, A. A., Hickson, L. and Wood, J. M. (2019). Exploring older adults hearing and vision and driving – the Swedish study. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 64, 274-284. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2019.04.011

Exploring older adults hearing and vision and driving – the Swedish study

2019

Journal Article

The relationship between hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction

Convery, Elizabeth, Keidser, Gitte, Hickson, Louise and Meyer, Carly (2019). The relationship between hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction. American Journal of Audiology, 28 (2), 274-284. doi: 10.1044/2018_AJA-18-0130

The relationship between hearing loss self-management and hearing aid benefit and satisfaction

2019

Journal Article

Jet fuel exposure and auditory outcomes in Australian air force personnel

Fuente, Adrian, Hickson, Louise, Morata, Thais C., Williams, Warwick, Khan, Asaduzzaman and Fuentes-Lopez, Eduardo (2019). Jet fuel exposure and auditory outcomes in Australian air force personnel. BMC Public Health, 19 (1) 675, 675. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7038-0

Jet fuel exposure and auditory outcomes in Australian air force personnel

2019

Journal Article

Promoting patient-centered hearing care through the use of eHealth: current status and future possibilities

Meyer, Carly, Waite, Monique, Atkins, Jenny, Scarinci, Nerina, Cowan, Robert and Hickson, Louise (2019). Promoting patient-centered hearing care through the use of eHealth: current status and future possibilities. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 4 (2), 331-344. doi: 10.1044/2018_pers-sig7-2018-0003

Promoting patient-centered hearing care through the use of eHealth: current status and future possibilities

2019

Journal Article

The Chronic Care Model and chronic condition self-management: an introduction for audiologists

Convery, Elizabeth, Hickson, Louise, Keidser, Gitte and Meyer, Carly (2019). The Chronic Care Model and chronic condition self-management: an introduction for audiologists. Seminars in Hearing, 40 (01), 007-025. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1676780

The Chronic Care Model and chronic condition self-management: an introduction for audiologists

2019

Journal Article

Can adults living with dementia complete pure-tone audiometry? A systematic review

Bott, Anthea, Meyer, Carly, Hickson, Louise and Pachana, Nancy A. (2019). Can adults living with dementia complete pure-tone audiometry? A systematic review. International Journal of Audiology, 58 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2018.1550687

Can adults living with dementia complete pure-tone audiometry? A systematic review

2019

Journal Article

Real-world benefits of hearing aids beyond better speech understanding

Timmer, Barbra, Hickson, Louise and Launer, Stefan (2019). Real-world benefits of hearing aids beyond better speech understanding. Hearing Journal, 72 (1), 8-9. doi: 10.1097/01.HJ.0000552748.43994.d3

Real-world benefits of hearing aids beyond better speech understanding

2019

Book Chapter

Meeting Patient and Family Member Needs through Collaborative Management Planning

Hickson, Louise, Meyer, Carly and Scarinci, Nerina (2019). Meeting Patient and Family Member Needs through Collaborative Management Planning. Patient and Family-Centered Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. (pp. 114-132) edited by Carly Meyer, Nerina Scarinci and Louise Hickson. New York, NY United States: Thieme.

Meeting Patient and Family Member Needs through Collaborative Management Planning

2019

Book Chapter

Identifying patient and family member needs through assessment

Hickson, Louise, Rose, Tanya, Scarinci, Nerina and Meyer, Carly (2019). Identifying patient and family member needs through assessment. Patient and family-centered speech-language pathology and audiology: a practical guide for students. (pp. 94-112) edited by Carly Meyer, Nerina Scarinci and Louise Hickson. New York, NY, United States: Thieme Medical Publishers.

Identifying patient and family member needs through assessment

2019

Book

Patient and family-centered speech-language pathology and audiology

Meyer, Carly, Scarinci, Nerina and Hickson, Louise (2019). Patient and family-centered speech-language pathology and audiology. New York, NY, United States: Georg Thieme Verlag. doi: 10.1055/b-006-161149

Patient and family-centered speech-language pathology and audiology

2018

Journal Article

Factors associated with successful setup of a self-fitting hearing aid and the need for personalized support

Convery, Elizabeth, Keidser, Gitte, Hickson, Louise and Meyer, Carly (2018). Factors associated with successful setup of a self-fitting hearing aid and the need for personalized support. Ear and Hearing, 40 (4), 1-804. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000663

Factors associated with successful setup of a self-fitting hearing aid and the need for personalized support

2018

Journal Article

Hearing, emotion, amplification, research, and training workshop: current understanding of hearing loss and emotion perception and priorities for future research

Picou, Erin M., Singh, Gurjit, Goy, Huiwen, Russo, Frank, Hickson, Louise, Oxenham, Andrew J., Buono, Gabrielle H., Ricketts, Todd A. and Launer, Stefan (2018). Hearing, emotion, amplification, research, and training workshop: current understanding of hearing loss and emotion perception and priorities for future research. Trends in Hearing, 22, 2331216518803215. doi: 10.1177/2331216518803215

Hearing, emotion, amplification, research, and training workshop: current understanding of hearing loss and emotion perception and priorities for future research

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Enquiries

Contact Emeritus Professor Louise Hickson directly for media enquiries about:

  • Aged care facilties
  • Ageing - hearing changes
  • Audiological Rehabilitation
  • Audiology
  • Communication and deafness
  • Deafness
  • Hearing - changes with ageing
  • Hearing aid technology
  • Hearing loss
  • Nursing homes
  • Older people - hearing loss
  • Rehabilitation
  • Seniors - hearing changes
  • Sensory loss
  • Sight - loss of
  • Technology - audiology
  • Vision - loss in the aged

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