Vicky Zhang
Vicky Zhang
Dr. Zhang is a Senior Research Audiologist and line manager who joined NAL in 2009. Vicky is also an honorary research fellow of the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University. Vicky’s current research focuses on investigating efficacy of early intervention for children with hearing loss, developing tools for assessing and evaluating speech and language outcomes of people with hearing loss, and improving alternative signal processing techniques to conventional hearing screening methods. Vicky has co-authored several scientific papers and has substantial experience in student supervision, training, and presenting at a range of national and international forums.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Audiology), Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Honours Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, China
Projects
To devise a clinical method for assessing discrimination of speech sounds in infants and young children; to relate early auditory detection and discrimination abilities to functional listening and language development
Population-based longitudinal study that prospectively evaluates the development children with hearing loss
Investigating the effectiveness of early intervention on developmental outcomes of children with congenital unilateral hearing loss
Assessing the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of upgrading cochlear implant processors within the Hearing Services Program
This project aims to develop an AI based method for speech assessments in children, to deliver faster and more consistent results while maintaining human-level reliability.
This study explores the effectiveness of different listening set-ups for online video conferencing to increase speech understanding and reduce listening effort.
The aim of the research was to gather information that can help us to define what a ‘perceived’ hearing loss is, to help make sure hearing aids are targeted towards those people who are most likely to benefit.
A pilot study at NAL sets the stage for a repeatable and validated way to test how well people with hearing loss can understand speech on different videoconferencing technologies and how well different technologies, such as hearing aids, improve that experience.
