Dr Helen Gurteen is an audiologist with a drive to improve outcomes, for people of all ages, with hearing and auditory processing concerns. Helen's research has investigated auditory processing abilities in both normal hearing and hearing-impaired populations, including examining the efficacy of auditory training to address processing deficits. This research was central to the implementation of a national service for auditory processing assessment and remediation.
Helen is employed as a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and is a member of the University of Queensland Centre for Hearing Research. She is working on a MRFF-funded project focused on improving quality of life outcomes for people with dementia and hearing or vision problems.
Availability
Dr Helen Gurteen is:
Available for supervision
Qualifications
Bachelor of Psychology, Queensland University of Technology
Masters (Coursework) of Audiology Studies, The University of Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy of Audiology, The University of Queensland
Research interests
Research interests
hearing loss; cognition; ageing, auditory processing, hearing aid benefit; spatial release from masking; hearing in noise; hearing assessment; auditory training; paediatric audiology
Test-retest reliability of acoustic reflex test in 6-Week-Old healthy infants
Mazlan, R., Kei, J., Hickson, L., Curtain, S., Baker, G., Jarman, K., Glyde, H., Gavranich, J. and Linning, R. (2009). Test-retest reliability of acoustic reflex test in 6-Week-Old healthy infants. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 31 (1), 25-32.
