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Biography
Chris Plack was educated at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, where he obtained a BA in Natural Sciences in 1987 and a PhD in 1990, specialising in psychoacoustics. He worked as a postdoctoral research fellow for two years at the University of Minnesota, and for two years at the University of Sussex, before being awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in 1994. He moved to the University of Essex in 1998, and was promoted to Chair in 2001. He moved again to Lancaster University in 2005, before obtaining his present position of Ellis Llwyd Jones Professor of Audiology at the University of Manchester in 2008. He is also currently Professor of Auditory Neuroscience at Lancaster University. Chris Plack has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, 16 book chapters, an introductory textbook on hearing, and two volumes as lead editor. In 2003 he was elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America.
Qualifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2019
- PhD (Cantab.), Psychoacoustics, 1990
- BA (Hons.) 1st Class (Cantab.), Natural Sciences, 1987
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
- Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
- Member of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
- Member of the British Society of Audiology
- Member of RNID Review Panel 2020-
- Member of ERC Advanced Grants Panel SH4 2010-2017
- Member of Editorial Board for Hearing Research 2018
- Member of Editorial Board for Trends in Hearing 2017-
- Associate Editor of Trends in Hearing 2017-2021
- Associate Editor of the Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology 2013-2016
- Associate Editor of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2009-2012
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Environmental Research Institute
- Healthier Futures
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A longitudinal study investigating the effects of noise exposure on behavioural, electrophysiological and self-report measures of hearing in musicians with normal audiometric thresholds
Couth, S., Prendergast, G., Guest, H., Munro, K., Moore, D., Plack, C., Ginsborg, J. & Dawes, P., 15 Sept 2024, In: Hearing Research. 451, p. 1-74 74 p., 109077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of an efficient and safe loud music exposure paradigm
Iliadou, E., Pastiadis, K., Dimitriadis, D., Plack, C. & Bibas, A., 12 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research . 67, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exposure to noise or music in clinical trials: A scoping review on ethical and methodological considerations
Iliadou, E., Bitzios, V., Pastiadis, K., Plack, C. J. & Bibas, A., 1 Jul 2024, In: Noise Health. 26, 122, p. 243-251Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Online Arabic and English digits-in-noise tests: Effects of test language and at-home testing
Shehabi, A., Plack, C. J., Prendergast, G., Munro, K. J., Stone, M. A., Laycock, J., AlJasser, A. & Guest, H., 8 Oct 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reassessing the Benefits of Audio-Visual Integration to Speech Perception and Intelligibility
O’Hanlon, B., Plack, C. & Nuttall, H. E., 17 Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre
Bruce, I. (PI), Lord, G. (CoI), Lennon, R. (CoI), Black, G. (CoI), Wedge, D. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Hussell, T. (CoI), Sharrocks, A. (CoI), Stivaros, S. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Gough, J. (CoI), Kostarelos, K. (CoI), Thistlethwaite, F. (CoI), Kadler, K. (CoI), Barton, A. (CoI), Hyrich, K. (CoI), Mcbeth, J. (CoI), O'Neill, T. (CoI), Vestbo, J. (CoI), Simpson, A. (CoI), Singh, S. (CoI), Smith, J. (CoI), Felton, T. (CoI), Murray, C. (CoI), Griffiths, C. (CoI), Cullum, N. (CoI), Rhodes, L. (CoI), Warren, R. (CoI), Paus, R. (CoI), Dumville, J. (CoI), Viros Usandizaga, A. (CoI), Keavney, B. (CoI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Body, R. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Heagerty, A. (CoI), Kalra, P. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Rutter, M. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Evans, D. (CoI), Crosbie, E. (CoI), Crosbie, P. (CoI), Harvie, M. (CoI), Howell, S. (CoI), Renehan, A. (CoI), Dive, C. (CoI), Blackhall, F. (CoI), Landers, D. (CoI), Krebs, M. (CoI), Cook, N. (CoI), Clarke, R. (CoI), Taylor, S. (CoI), Jorgensen, C. (CoI), Lorigan, P. (CoI), Jayson, G. (CoI), Valle, J. (CoI), Mccabe, M. (CoI), Armstrong, A. (CoI), Freitas, A. (CoI), Illidge, T. (CoI), Choudhury, A. (CoI), Hoskin, P. (CoI), West, C. (CoI), Van Herk, M. (CoI), Faivre-Finn, C. (CoI), Bristow, R. (CoI), Kirkby, K. (CoI), Birtle, A. (CoI), Mackay, R. (CoI), Radford, J. (CoI), Linton, K. (CoI), Higham, C. (CoI), Munro, K. (CoI), Plack, C. (CoI), Arden Armitage, C. (CoI), Bruce, I. (CoI), Moore, D. (CoI), Saunders, G. (CoI), Stone, M. (CoI), Haddock, G. (CoI), Lewis, S. (CoI), Elliott, R. (CoI), Green, J. (CoI), Lovell, K. (CoI), Morrison, A. (CoI), Shaw, J. (CoI), Bucci, S. (CoI), Ainsworth, J. (CoI), Webb, R. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Banka, S. (CoI), Clayton-Smith, J. (CoI), Payne, K. (CoI), Moldovan, R. (CoI), Wynn, R. (CoI) & Jones, S. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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Understanding the Consequences of Recreational Noise Exposure
Plack, C. (PI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (CoI), Millman, R. (CoI), Munro, K. (CoI), Prendergast, G. (CoI), Roberts, S. (CoI) & Guest, H. (CoI)
1/04/21 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD)
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)
Project: Research
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NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Hearing Health Theme.
Munro, K. (PI), Arden Armitage, C. (CoI), Bruce, I. (CoI), Buchan, I. (CoI), Conti-Ramsden, G. (CoI), Dawes, P. (CoI), Evans, D. (CoI), Gaydecki, P. (CoI), Kluk-De Kort, K. (CoI), Lambon Ralph, M. (CoI), Millman, R. (CoI), Moore, D. (CoI), Morton, C. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Plack, C. (CoI), Smith, J. (CoI), Stone, M. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Whetton, A. (CoI) & Young, A. (CoI)
1/04/17 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Investigation of Low-Sound-Level Auditory Processing Deficits After Chronic Exposure to Very High Noise Levels.
Plack, C. (PI), O'Driscoll, M. (CoI) & Stone, M. (CoI)
1/10/15 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
Prizes
Impacts
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The SPAACE project: Speech Perception by Autistic Adults in Complex Environments
Bendo, G. (Participant), Gowen, E. (Participant), Guest, H. (Participant), Hanks, G. (Participant), Plack, C. (Participant) & Sturrock, A. (Corresponding participant)
Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing
Press/Media
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BBC ONE: Watchdog: Sound levels in household products
19/07/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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