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Dr
EllenWilkinson Building B2.13, Oxford Rd
M13 9PL Manchester
My research interest is to understand how different groups of listeners process speech – from the initial auditory signal to the final understanding of and response to the message.
I have worked on such different aspects as (1) how memory performance can be used as a measure of effortfulness of speech-in-noise perception, (2) how acoustic phonetic properties of speech affect listening, and (3) how auditory information and cognitive demands combine in BOLD response. Much of my work focusses on younger and older native English listeners but I also investigate listening in non-native English listeners, listeners with hearing loss and hearing aid wearers. My current focus is two-fold:
(1) a more theory-guided understanding of the importance of auditory and cognitive processes for speech perception
(2) working towards translating this understanding into clinical practice via targeted diagnostics of key parameters of listening and their training, as well as effective measurement of listening effort.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Doctor of Science, University of Toronto
1 Sept 2001 → 31 Mar 2005
Award Date: 30 Nov 2005
Master in Science, Technische Universitat Dresden
1 Dec 1995 → 31 Jul 2001
Award Date: 11 Mar 2001
Master of Arts, University of Toronto
1 Sept 1999 → 31 Aug 2000
Award Date: 31 Aug 2000
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
1 Jan 2011 → 31 Dec 2017
University of Cambridge
1 Jan 2008 → 31 Dec 2010
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
1 Apr 2005 → 31 Dec 2007
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Munro, K. (PI), Millman, R. (PI), Lamb, W. (Support team), Dawes, P. (PI), Plack, C. (PI), Stone, M. (PI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (PI), Moore, D. (PI), Morton, C. (PI), Prendergast, G. (PI), Couth, S. (PI), Schlittenlacher, J. (PI), Chilton, H. (PI), Visram, A. (Researcher), Dillon, H. (PI), Guest, H. (Researcher), Heinrich, A. (PI), Jackson, I. (Researcher), Littlejohn, J. (Researcher), Jones, L. (PI), Lough, M. (Researcher), Morgan, R. (Researcher), Perugia, E. (Researcher), Roughley, A. (Researcher), Whiston, H. (Researcher), Wright, C. (Support team), Saunders, G. (PI), Kelly, C. (PI), Cross, H. (Researcher), Loughran, M. (Researcher), Hoseinabadi, R. (PI) & Vercammen, C. (PI)
Project: Research
Chilton, H. (Corresponding participant), Heinrich, A. (Participant), Adams, C. (Participant) & Theakston, A. (Participant)
Impact: Awareness and understanding, Attitudes and behaviours, Health and wellbeing
Duckworth, Z., Beckman, A. & Heinrich, A.
1/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research