Overview
Background
Teaching Themes: Clinical Audiology, Rehabilitative Audiology, Paediatric Audiology.
Research interests: Paediatric Audiology, Hearing Screening, Animal-Assisted Services.
Publications: 130+ peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 edited books, 12 book chapters, 80+ conference abstracts.
Editorial Boards: People and Animals: The International Journal of Research and Practice (PAIJ); Animals
Reviewer: International Journal of Audiology; European Journal of Neurology; International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology; Journal of the American Academy of Audiology; BMC Health Services Research Journal; Journal of Hearing Science; Audiology Research; Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research; Ear & Hearing; Pediatrics - The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Journal of Educational, Pediatric, and (Re)habilitational Audiology; American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology.
Professional Memberships: Audiological Australia; Animals & Society Institute; UQ Partnership in Animal Wellbeing (UQ PAW); Human-Animal Interaction Section 13 Division 17 of the American Psychological Association.
Availability
- Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Speech Pathology, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma in Audiology, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Paediatric Hearing Screening
Current projects include: Innovative Middle Ear Testing in Paediatric Populations; Hearing Loss and Middle Ear Disorders in the Pacific Islands.
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Animal-Assisted Services
Director of UQ Animal-Assisted Interventions Alliance
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Clinical characteristics of infants identified with a conductive hearing loss through universal newborn hearing screening: a population-based sample
Collins, Alison, Beswick, Rachael, Driscoll, Carlie and Kei, Joseph (2022). Clinical characteristics of infants identified with a conductive hearing loss through universal newborn hearing screening: a population-based sample. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 161 111268, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111268
2022
Journal Article
Cochlear nerve deficiency is an important cause of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder at a population level in children
Liddle, Karen, Fitzgibbons, E. Jane, Beswick, Rachael and Driscoll, Carlie (2022). Cochlear nerve deficiency is an important cause of auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder at a population level in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 158 111171, 111171. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2022.111171
2022
Journal Article
Aetiology of permanent childhood hearing loss at a population level
Liddle, Karen, Beswick, Rachael, Fitzgibbons, E. Jane and Driscoll, Carlie (2022). Aetiology of permanent childhood hearing loss at a population level. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58 (3), 440-447. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15738
2022
Journal Article
Childhood hearing loss detected beyond the newborn screen
Fitzgibbons, E. J., Keszegi, S. , Driscoll, C. and Beswick, R. (2022). Childhood hearing loss detected beyond the newborn screen. International Journal of Audiology, 62 (3), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2022.2042606
2022
Journal Article
Knowledge and Attitudes of Pacific Islander Doctors and Medical Students to Childhood Hearing Loss and Hearing Services: Results of a Structured Questionnaire Survey in SAMOA
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione, Driscoll, Carlie, Potoi, Belladonna and Amosa-Lei Sam, Filipina (2022). Knowledge and Attitudes of Pacific Islander Doctors and Medical Students to Childhood Hearing Loss and Hearing Services: Results of a Structured Questionnaire Survey in SAMOA. Global Pediatric Health, 9, 1-8. doi: 10.1177/2333794x221126079
2021
Journal Article
Wideband Tympanometry Findings in School-aged Children: Effects of Age, Gender, Ear Laterality, and Ethnicity
Downing, Cerys, Kei, Joseph, Driscoll, Carlie, Choi, Robyn and Scott, Dion (2021). Wideband Tympanometry Findings in School-aged Children: Effects of Age, Gender, Ear Laterality, and Ethnicity. Ear and Hearing, 43 (4), 1245-1255. doi: 10.1097/aud.0000000000001197
2021
Journal Article
The need for translation and cultural adaptation of audiology questionnaires to enable the development of hearing healthcare policies in the Pacific Islands: a Samoan perspective
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). The need for translation and cultural adaptation of audiology questionnaires to enable the development of hearing healthcare policies in the Pacific Islands: a Samoan perspective. Archives of Public Health, 79 (1) 80, 80. doi: 10.1186/s13690-021-00606-3
2021
Journal Article
A preliminary report of the pattern of ear disease among students attending a school for people with disabilities in Samoa
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione, Lifeng, An and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). A preliminary report of the pattern of ear disease among students attending a school for people with disabilities in Samoa. SAGE Open Medicine, 9, 1-5. doi: 10.1177/20503121211060182
2021
Journal Article
Maternal knowledge and attitudes to childhood hearing loss and hearing services in the Pacific Islands: A cross-sectional survey protocol for urban and rural/remote Samoa
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). Maternal knowledge and attitudes to childhood hearing loss and hearing services in the Pacific Islands: A cross-sectional survey protocol for urban and rural/remote Samoa. Public Health in Practice, 2 100202, 100202. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100202
2021
Journal Article
Knowledge and attitudes of schoolteachers in the Pacific Islands to childhood hearing loss and hearing services: A national survey protocol for Samoa
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). Knowledge and attitudes of schoolteachers in the Pacific Islands to childhood hearing loss and hearing services: A national survey protocol for Samoa. SAGE open medicine, 9 20503121211041518, 20503121211041518. doi: 10.1177/20503121211041518
2021
Journal Article
The impact of owning a hearing dog on quality of life, hearing handicap, and social functioning: an Australian cohort
Singh, Gurheen, Driscoll, Carlie and Pachana, Nancy A. (2021). The impact of owning a hearing dog on quality of life, hearing handicap, and social functioning: an Australian cohort. International Journal of Audiology, 61 (9), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2021.1969454
2021
Journal Article
Detecting hearing loss in infants with a syndrome or craniofacial abnormalities following the newborn hearing screen
Horn, Philippa, Driscoll, Carlie, Fitzgibbons, Jane and Beswick, Rachael (2021). Detecting hearing loss in infants with a syndrome or craniofacial abnormalities following the newborn hearing screen. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 64 (9), 1-9. doi: 10.1044/2021_jslhr-20-00699
2021
Journal Article
Development of a Risk-Factor Questionnaire for the Infant Ear and Hearing Program in Samoa
Kaspar, Annette, Driscoll, Carlie and Pifeleti, Sione (2021). Development of a Risk-Factor Questionnaire for the Infant Ear and Hearing Program in Samoa. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 25 (10), 1501-1507. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03208-1
2021
Journal Article
Ethical considerations for universal newborn hearing screening in the Pacific Islands: a Samoan case study
Kaspar, Annette, Driscoll, Carlie, Pifeleti, Sione and Faumuina, Penaia A. (2021). Ethical considerations for universal newborn hearing screening in the Pacific Islands: a Samoan case study. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47 (7), 526-528. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106718
2021
Conference Publication
Horse welfare and mental state during equine assisted interventions in Australia
Hancock, Amanda, Narayan, Edward, Driscoll, Carlie and Krishnasamy, Suresh (2021). Horse welfare and mental state during equine assisted interventions in Australia. Recent advances in animal welfare science VIII Virtual UFAW Animal Welfare Conference, United Kingdom, 29-30 June 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Prevalence of otitis media and risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss among infants attending routine well-baby clinics in urban and rural/remote Samoa: a study protocol
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). Prevalence of otitis media and risk factors for sensorineural hearing loss among infants attending routine well-baby clinics in urban and rural/remote Samoa: a study protocol. Journal of Global Health Reports, 5 e2021015. doi: 10.29392/001c.21427
2021
Journal Article
Prevalence and pattern of hearing loss among meningitis survivors in the Pacific Islands: a prospective, observational study protocol
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). Prevalence and pattern of hearing loss among meningitis survivors in the Pacific Islands: a prospective, observational study protocol. Journal of Global Health Reports, 5 e2021016. doi: 10.29392/001c.21426
2021
Journal Article
Knowledge and attitudes of university health students in the Pacific Islands towards childhood hearing loss and hearing services: a Samoan survey study protocol
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). Knowledge and attitudes of university health students in the Pacific Islands towards childhood hearing loss and hearing services: a Samoan survey study protocol. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5 (1) e000998, 1-5. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000998
2021
Journal Article
Predicting hearing loss from 10 years of universal newborn hearing screening results and risk factors
Fitzgibbons, E. Jane, Driscoll, Carlie, Myers, Joshua, Nicholls, Kelly and Beswick, Rachael (2021). Predicting hearing loss from 10 years of universal newborn hearing screening results and risk factors. International Journal of Audiology, 60 (12), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2021.1871975
2021
Journal Article
The role of health promotion in the development of ear and hearing health services in the Pacific Islands : A literature review
Kaspar, Annette, Pifeleti, Sione and Driscoll, Carlie (2021). The role of health promotion in the development of ear and hearing health services in the Pacific Islands : A literature review. Sage Open Medicine, 9, 2050312121993287. doi: 10.1177/2050312121993287
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Therapeutic Effects of Volunteering in Animal-Assisted Interventions
Discover the benefits to both human volunteers and working animals involved in Animal-Assisted Interventions.
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Animal-Assisted Therapy in the Rehabilitation Sciences
Investigate how goal-oriented, planned, and structured interventions involving equines and canines can be directed by audiologists to improve the lives of those with central auditory processing disorder, tinnitus and hyperacusis, balance disorders, and other otologic conditions.
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Screening and Targeted Surveillance Follow-up in Indigenous Queenslanders
Study the follow-up rates for hearing loss screening and surveillance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children captured by Queensland Health’s data system. Investigate and propose suitable solutions for improving the continued care of these children in the hearing health pathway.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Facility dogs in headspace centres: A qualitative analysis of practices, facilitators and barriers
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Shared risk factors for childhood hearing and vision loss and predictors of dual sensory loss.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Wayne Wilson
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment and management of children identified with a conductive hearing loss from a newborn hearing screening program
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment and management of children identified with a conductive hearing loss from a newborn hearing screening program
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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Doctor Philosophy
Facility dogs in headspace centres: A qualitative analysis of practices, facilitators and barriers
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Automated innovative diagnosis for otitis media with effusion in young children using wideband absorbance.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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Master Philosophy
Compassion fatigue in horses? Assessing physiological and behavioural indicators of stress in horses involved in Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy programs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Suresh Krishnasamy, Dr Andres Gambini
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Master Philosophy
Compassion fatigue in horses? Assessing physiological and behavioural indicators of stress in horses involved in Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy programs
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Surveillance of hearing status in infants at risk of postnatal hearing loss: The Queensland experience
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Wideband Tympanometry in school-aged children with and without conductive hearing loss and middle ear dysfunction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Canine-assisted occupational therapy for children on the autism spectrum
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Paeditraic ear disease and hearing loss in the Solomon Islands.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Sweep Frequency Impedance Measurements for Evaluation of Middle Ear Function in Young Infants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Wideband absorbance measures in neonates and young infants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating high frequency auditory function in normally hearing children and children receiving anti-cancer chemotherapy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring the ability to understand everyday speech in children with middle ear dysfunction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Joseph Kei
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2005
Master Philosophy
PARENT SATISFACTION WITH A NEONATAL HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Louise Hickson
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