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Associate Professor Wayne Wilson

Associate Professor in Audiology

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
w.wilson@uq.edu.au
+61 7 336 51797

Overview

Wayne Wilson is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Audiology at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland (UQ). He holds a PhD and Post-graduate Diploma in audiology and a BSc(Hons) in auditory physiology. His research interests include listening and listening difficulties in children, clinical competence in audiology, and the objective assessment of auditory function. Wayne has published >100 papers in refereed scientific journals, >10 book chapters and 3 patents; has presented >300 papers at scientific conferences including 16 key-note/opening addresses; and has secured >35 competitive research grants totaling more than AUD$4.2 million.

Research Interests

  • Listening and listening difficulties in children
    I am interested in listening and listening difficulties in children. My research in this area seeks to determine why some children struggle to listen in noisy environments (such as the classroom) and to develop the tools needed to identify and manage these children in both clinical and educational settings.
  • Clinical competence in audiology
    I am interested in the construct of clinical competence (What makes a clinician "competent"). My research in this area seeks to improve how we teach and assess clinical competency in audiology.
  • Objective assessment of auditory function
    I am interested in developing new methods of objectively assessing auditory function in humans and animals. My research in this area combines audiology and engineering to develop new electroacoustic and electrophysiological technologies to objectively assess auditory function in humans and animals.

Research Impacts

My research impact is reflected in the following achievements:

Influence on policy development and public practice: My research has been cited in national white papers and clinical guidelines, published on national websites, widely reported by the general media, cited as an ‘all-round favourite in the diagnostic audiology literature’, ranked in the top three most cited papers on specific topics in Thompson Reuters’ Web of Knowledge, listed in the “most read” and “all-round favourites” in audiology journals, and described in journal editorials as being “of considerable significance for both researchers and clinicians”. One third of my >300 papers presented at scientific conferences around the world have been invited presentations. Since 2003, I have both Chaired and been an active member in multiple national and international ask forces and working groups on auditory processing and auditory processing disorder. My procedures (or variants there-of) for the management of auditory processing in children and adults have been used by dozens of clinics throughout Australasia, South Africa, the UK and the USA. Since 2013, I have led an Auditory Processing Disorder Special Interest Group that has grown to include over 100 fellow scientists and research clinicians from around the world.

Patents: Two published patents (Bradley, A.P., & Wilson, W.J. (2008). Method of Acquiring a Physiological Response. WO2008/006164. and Bradley, A.P., O’Brien, I., & Wilson, W.J. (2008). Active hearing protection device for orchestral and other musicians), and one provisional patent (Bradley, A.P., & Wilson, W.J. (2008). Improvements for cochlear implants, to the Australian Government’s IP Australia).

Involvement in spin-off companies: I was a founding member and Chief Audiological Scientist for Ausonex Pty Ltd (2006-2013), a medical device company specialising in the design and development of hearing test instrumentation utilizing core technology developed by Dr AP Bradley and myself at the University of Queensland. Ausonex has been awarded more than AUD$1 million in research grants, was one of seven finalists in the 2007 UQ Enterprize Awards for the project entitled “AusonexTM – Rapid Hearing Test” and was one of four winning teams in the 2006 Trailblazer Challenge (open category) held by UniQuest of The University of Queensland. I was also a founding member and Chief Audiologiscal Scientist for Fidelio (2008-2015), a hearing protection device group specialising in the design and development of active hearing protection devices for orchestral and other musicians utilising core technology developed by Dr AP Bradley, Mr Ian O’Brien and myself at the University of Queensland. Fidelio was awarded more than AUD$25 000 in research grants and was a finalist in the 2008 Trailblazer Challenge (student category) held by UniQuest of The University of Queensland.

Media comment: I have been interviewed on national radio and in national and international papers and magazines on over 20 occasions on a wide range of topics to do with hearing and audiology.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Audiology, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Science - Physiology, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland

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Featured Publications

Book Chapter

  • Music education and engagement for young children with hearing loss

    Doherty, Eloise, Wilson, Wayne J. and Barrett, Margaret S. (2023). Music education and engagement for young children with hearing loss. The Oxford handbook of early childhood learning and development in music. (pp. 862-895) edited by Margaret S. Barrett and Graham F. Welch. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190927523.013.56

  • Sound amplification in school contexts: implications for inclusive practice

    Harper-Hill, Keely, Wilson, Wayne, Armstrong, Rebecca, Perrykkad, Kelsey, Downing, Cerys and Ashburner, Jill (2021). Sound amplification in school contexts: implications for inclusive practice. Supporting students on the autism spectrum in inclusive schools: a practical guide to implementing evidence-based approaches. (pp. 88-103) edited by Suzanne Carrington, Beth Saggers, Keely Harper-Hill and Michael Whelan. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003049036-10

  • Could it be (central) auditory processing disorder ([C]APD)

    Wilson, Wayne J. (2014). Could it be (central) auditory processing disorder ([C]APD). Adult Audiology Casebook. (pp. 133-136) edited by Michael Valente and L. Maureen Valente. New York, NY, USA: Thieme Medical Publishing.

  • Hearing screening for school children

    Driscoll, Carlie J., McPherson, Bradley and Wilson, Wayne J. (2014). Hearing screening for school children. School health screening systems: the complete perspective. (pp. 63-94) edited by Bradley McPherson and Carlie J. Driscoll. New York, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.

  • My hearing aids didn't help me at all

    Harvey, Lauren A. and Wilson, Wayne J. (2014). My hearing aids didn't help me at all. Adult Audiology Casebook. (pp. 79-84) edited by Michael Valente and L. Maureen Valente. New York, NY, USA: Theime Medical Publishers.

  • Revisiting the reflexes

    Wilson, Wayne J. and Malicka, Alicja (2014). Revisiting the reflexes. Adult Audiology Casebook. (pp. 130-132) edited by Michael Valente and L. Maureen Valente. New York , NY, USA: Thieme Medical Publishing.

  • You really should see a doctor about that

    Harvey, Lauren A. and Wilson, Wayne J. (2014). You really should see a doctor about that. Adult Audiology Casebook. (pp. 19-22) edited by Michael Valente and L. Maureen Valente. New York, NY, USA: Thieme Medical Publishing.

  • Screening for central auditory processing disorder

    Wilson, W. J. (2013). Screening for central auditory processing disorder. Handbook of central auditory processing disorders: auditory neuroscience and diagnosis. (pp. 265-290) edited by Frank E. Musiek and Gail D. Chermak. San Diego, CA, United States: Plural Publishing.

  • Anatomy and physiology of the outer and middle ear in young infants

    Wilson, Wayne (2012). Anatomy and physiology of the outer and middle ear in young infants. Assessing middle ear function in infants. (pp. 1-16) edited by Joseph Kei and Fei Zhao. San Diego, CA, U.S.A.: Plural Publishing.

  • Evidence about effectiveness of central auditory processing intervention

    Wilson, Wayne J. and Arnott, Wendy (2012). Evidence about effectiveness of central auditory processing intervention. Evidence-based practice in audiology: Evaluating interventions for children and adults with hearing impairment. (pp. 283-308) edited by Lena Wong and Louise Hickson. San Diego, CA, United States: Plural Publishing.

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ResearcherID: F-8735-2010

ORCID: 0000-0002-8141-5173

Scopus ID: 7404032575

Google Scholar ID: s2-oiScAAAAJ

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