Alumni
2021 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Simon Chambers | Distances in the Field: Mapping Similarity and Familiarity in the Production, Curation and Consumption of Australian Art Music | To be advised |
Dr Tanya Pritchard | The Role of Relationship in Evaluative Conditioning as a Means of Testing the Existence of an Associative and a Propositional Mechanism | To be advised |
Dr Jesse Tran | Design Principles for Managing Cognitive Overload in Interactive Analysis of Corpus Data with Visualisation | To be advised |
Dr Ruth Brookman | Depression and Anxiety in the Postnatal Period: An Examination of Mother-Infant Interactions and Infants' Language Development | Research Support Program Fellow - Healthy Ageing: Caregiving and Mental Health, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University |
2020 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Simonetti Simone | Emotion in Faces and Voices: Recognition and Production by Young and Older Adults | Project Officer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, UTS, Sydney, Australia |
Dr Jia Ying | Evidence for Active Control of Tongue Lateralisation in Australian English /1/ and its Acoustic Consequences | To be advised |
Dr David Karpul | On the Application and Generation of Subsensory Electrical Nerve Stimulation for the Improvement of Vibration Perception in Patients with HIV-Related Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy | To be advised |
Dr Ian Colley | Visual Cues in Musical Synchronisation | Customer Analyst at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
Dr Saeed Afshar | Neuromorphic Architectures in Vision and Memory | Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Neuromorphic Systems, International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Western Sydney University |
Dr Felix Dobrowohl | Where Does Music Stop and Noise Start? Noise, Microtonality and Algorithmic Systems as Reinvention of Tonality as a Spectral Noise Aesthetic in Three Studio Albums | Laboratory Manager, University of Potsdam, Germany |
Dr Julie Beadle | Contributions of Visual Speech, Visual Distractors, and Cognition to Speech Perception in Noise for Younger and Older Adults | Postdoctoral Researcher, Audiology Department, University of British Columbia |
Dr Mark Richards | An investigation into the role of song in facilitating the acquisition of complex morphology in an Australian Aboriginal language. | Research Support Program Fellow – Language Revitalisation, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University |
Dr Irena Lovcevic | The Role of Infant-Directed Speech in Language Development of Infants with Hearing Loss | Posdoctoral Researcher at the International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN) BabyLab, University of Tokyo |
Dr Cécile Bouvet | Auditory-Motor Entrainment: Behavioural and Cerebral Dynamics | Master degree in Biosciences, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon |
Dr Stacey Sherwood | Social knowledge in the production and perception of linguistic variation | To be advised |
Dr April Ching | The Role of Conscious and Nonconscious Processes in Multimodal Representation Formation | To be advised |
2019 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Muneeb Ahmed | Determining Optimal Type, Behaviour and Role of Mobile Agents in Game Based Scenarios to Facilitate Word Learning | To be advised |
Dr Maya Gavish | The Pragmatic Nature of Creativity: Exploring the Choreographic Process and the Structuring Stage | Head of Department - Dance, Academy of Music and Performing Arts |
Dr Martin Lp | Universal and Language-Specific Processing: The Case of Prosody | Postdoctoral Fellow, UPenn (MindCORE - ILST Iniative) |
Dr Leo Seng | Investigating Spoken Emotion: The Interplay of Language and Facial Expression | Senior Data Scientist, RHB Banking Group, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Dr Elham Shabanivaraki | Hemodynamic Monitor for Rapid, Cost-Effective Assessment of Peripheral Vascular Function | PhD Biomedical Engineering, Western Sydney University |
Dr Ying Xu | A Digital Neuromorphic Auditory Pathway | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Western Sydney University |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Amit German | A Description of the Rhythm of Barunga Kriol using Rhythm Metrics and an Analysis of Vowel Reduction | Research Scientist in Aboriginal Child Hearing Health , NAL |
2018 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Arnab Ahmed | A Quantitative Measure of Visual Processing Changes in Patients with Schizophrenia. | To be advised |
Dr Patrick Kasi | Bayesian Decoding of Tactile Afferents Responsible for Sensorimotor Control. | Research and Development Engineer at Abbot |
Dr Mona Faris | Perceptual Assimilation, Discrimination and Acquisition of Non-native and Second-language Vowels Assimilated as Uncategorised. | Research Officer, University of Sydney |
Dr Nhung Nguyen | The Role of Intergroup Attitudes in Speech Perception | To be advised |
Dr Valeria Peretokina | Second language perception of coda morphophonology in spoken English by Mandarin Chinese learners | Lecturer in Linguistics, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Queensland. Also a Tester in the Vocational Education Space for candidate specific tests and Instructional Designer to create STEM Virtual work for High school Students in Australia. |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Gloria Pino Escobar | Do bilingual and monolingual children differ? Measuring and comparing attentional control skills in the verbal and non-verbal domains | Master of Science and PhD Candidate at MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development |
Samra Alispahic | The Relationship Between Speech Perception and Word Learning at the Initial State of Second Language Acquisition | Researcher at Western Sydney University |
2017 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Anne Dwyer | Early Language Experience and Later Vocabulary among Australian Infants from Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds | Principal Researcher at Uniting’s Research & Social Policy Team . |
Dr Saya Kawase | Examination of the role of native speech rhythm in non-native speech production and its perception | Assistant Professor, Center for the English Language Education in Science and Engineering (CELESE), Waseda University |
Dr Yvonne Leung | From novel to familiar: The learning of pitch intervals and event frequencies in microtonal music systems | Assistant prof & director of research, U of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus) |
Dr Steffen Herff | The odds and ends of interference in memory for melody | Research Scientist at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland |
2016 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Gregory Cohen | Event-Based Feature Detection, Recognition and Classification | Associate Professor, International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Western Sydney University |
Dr Laurence Bruggeman | Nativeness, Dominance and the Flexibility of Listening to Spoken Language | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University |
Dr Jaydene Elvin | How the Native Language Shapes Individual Differences in Non-native Perception and Spoken Word Recognition: English vs Spanish Learners of Portuguese | Assistant Professor and TESOL/SLAT Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics at California State University, Fresno |
Dr Jia Hoong (Joey) Ong | Distributional Learning of Lexical Tone and Musical Pitch by Naive and Experienced Adult Learners | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Reading |
Dr Chetan Singh Thakur | Stochastic Electronics for Neuromorphic Systems | Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Saeed Afshar | Investigation of Synapto-dendritic Kernel Neuron Models and their use in Spiking Neuromorphic Architectures | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Western Sydney University |
2015 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Janise Farrell | Training L2 Speech Segmentation with Word-Spotting | Learning Advisor, Academic Language and Learning (ALL) Unit, UNSW Canberra |
Dr Richard Salmon | Avatars, Agency and Performance: The Fusion of Science and Technology in the Arts | Academic Co-ordinator, SAE Institute Sydney |
Dr Michael Fitzpatrick | Auditory and Auditory-Visual Speech Perception and Production in Noise in Younger and Older Adults | Clinical Master of Science student, University of Sydney |
Dr Tim Paris | Audiovisual Prediction using Brain and Behaviour Measures | Founder, Bold Voyage Data Science |
2014 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Alison Creighton | Play Songs and Lullabies: Features of Emotional Communication and Developing Mother-Infant Attachment | Clinical Specialist, Sing & Grow Australia |
Dr Josephine Terry | Implicit Learning of Complex Auditory Temporal Structures with Even and Uneven Meters | To be advised |
Dr Staci Vicary | Visual Memory for Human-Action Form and Motion-Based Processing in Action Recognition | Lecturer, School of Psychological Science, ACAP (Australian College of Applied Psychology) |
2013 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Ming-Wen Kuo | Frequency Importance Functions for Words and Sentences in Mandarin Chinese: Implications for Hearing Aid Prescriptions in Tonal Languages | Audiologist, Dayton, Ohio |
Dr Jacques Launay | The Attribution of Agency to Sound Influences Associated Motor Activity, Synchronisation and Affiliation | Postdoctoral Researcher in Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford |
Dr Benjamin Schultz | An Investigation of the Implicit Learning of Metrical and Non-Metrical Temporal Patterns | To be advised |
Dr Laura Bishop | The Use of Musical Imagery and Auditory Feedback During Expressive Music Performance: Exploring the Effects of Expertise | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo, Norway |
Dr Ming-Wen Kuo | Frequency Importance Functions for Words and Sentences in Mandarin Chinese: Implications for Hearing Aid Prescriptions in Tonal Languages | Audiologist, Dayton, Ohio |
Dr Runchun (Mark) Wang | Neuromorphic Implementations of Polychronus Spiking Neural Networks | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems, Western Sydney University |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Ram Singh | A Real-Time Implementation of the Primary Auditory Neuron Activities | Current PhD Student |
2012 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Rachel Bennetts | The Role of Familiarity and Movement in Face Recognition | Senior lecturer in Psychology, Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University, London, UK |
Dr Erin Cvejic | It's not Just what you say, but also how you say it: Exploring the Auditory and Visual Properties of Speech Prosody | Senior Lecturer in Biostatistics, Sydney School of Public Health, Applied Biostatistician, Sydney Health Literacy Laboratory |
Dr Karen Mulak | The development of phonologically specified word forms | Postdoctoral Associate, University of Maryland |
2011 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Bronson Harry | Attention and Recognition: The Role of Overt and Covert Attention in Explicit and Subliminal Face Processing | Data Scientist at the Cancer Institute - New South Wales Health . |
Dr Benjawan Kasisopa | Reading without Spaces between Words: Eye Movements in Reading Thai | To be advised |
Dr Natalie Morrison | Attentional Resourcing: The Role of Cognitive Complexity and Cognitive Load | Senior Lecturer, Mental Health |
Dr Kirk Olsen | Perceptual Bias and Loudness Change: An Investigation of Memory, Masking and Psychophysiology | Postdoctoral Researcher, Lecturer, Research Manager and Web Developer at Macquarie University |
Dr Nathan Perry | A Reduced Processing Approach to Decision Support for Improving the Decisions of Less-Experienced Incident Commanders | Manager - Advanced Learning & Simulation at Boeing Research & Technology |
Dr Damien Smith | Lexical Tone and Perceptual Training: Implications for Children with Cochlear Implants | Internal Medicine Residency, Washington Hospital Centre, Washington DC |
2010 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Mark Antoniou | One Head, Two Languages: Speech Production and Perception in Greek-English Bilinguals | Associate Professor and Deputy Director MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University |
Dr Elizabeth Beach | The Effect of Spectral Tilt on Infants' Speech Perception: Implications for Infants with Hearing Loss | Head of Behavioural Sciences Department, National Acoustic Laboratories |
Dr Shaun Halovic | Perceiving Emotions through the Kinematics of Gait and the Influence of Adaptation Aftereffects | Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney |
Dr Jemma Harris | Testing a Mechanism for the Assessment of Operators' Cognitive Skills in Advanced Technology Environments | Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology (ACAP) |
Dr Christa Lam-Cassettari | Similarities and differences in interactions with hearing and hearing-impaired infants: Implications for infant-directed speech, affective responsiveness and vocabulary development | Senior Research Associate and Clinical Trial Coordinator at UNSW in the Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry South West Sydney, School of Psychiatry, School of Medicine; Ingham Institute affiliate; Adjunct Research Fellow WSU, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development |
Dr Ben Morrison | Profiling the Profiler: Exploring the Role of Cues in the Development of Expertise within the Domain of Offender Profiling | Course Co-ordinator, Graduate Diploma of Psychological Science, ACAP |
Dr Khazriyati Salehuddin | The Acquisition of Numeral Classifiers by Malay Children | Associate Professor, and currently the Head of English Language Studies Programme at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia) |
2009 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen | The Role of L2 Vocabulary Expansion in the Perception and Production of Australian English Vowels by Adult Native Speakers of Japanese | Adjunct Fellow, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University |
Dr Tim Byron | Music Processing Of Pitch And Temporal Information In Relational Memory For Melodies | To be advised |
Dr Lidija Krebs-Lazendic | Early Vs. Late Serbian-English Bilinguals' Responses To Australian English Vowels | Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW |
Dr Mark Milic | Psychosemiotics: Communication As Psychological Action | Consultant Psychologist, Psychways Pty Ltd |
Dr Robert Sazdov | Compositional Approaches In Multi-Channel Electroacoustic Music Based On Ecologically Valid Perceptual Experiments | Head of Discipline, Music and Sound Design |
Dr Nan Xu | Tones And Vowels In Cantonese Infant Directed Speech - Hyperarticulation During The First 12 Months Of Infancy | Research Fellow, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Sonia Wilkie | Auditory Manipulation Of Visual Perceptions | London – To be advised |
2008 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Arman Abrahamyan | Attentional Capture Of Emotional Static And Dynamic Hand Gestures And Faces: The Effect Of Valence In A Novel Stroopbased Paradigm | Staff Data Scientist, Commonwealth Bank’s Artificial Intelligence Laboratory |
Dr Mary Broughton | Music, Movement And Marimba: Solo Marimbists' Bodily Gesture In The Perception And Production Of Expressive Performance | Director of Research, Psychology of Music Program Convener, University of Queensland |
Dr Dogu Erdener | Development Of Auditory -Visual Speech Perception In Young Children | Lecturer, Psychology Program, Middle East Technical University, North Cyprus |
Dr Iris-Corinna Schwarz | Speech Perception, Phonological Sensitivity, And Articulation In Early Vocabulary Development | Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University |
Dr Nicole Lees | Vocalisations With A Better View: Hyperarticulation Augments The Auditory-Visual Advantage For The Detection Of Speech In Noise | Grant Project Manager, Faculty of Business and Economics, Macquarie University |
Dr Barbara Schwanhäußer | Lexical Tone Perception And Production: The Role Of Language And Musical Background | Online business dealing in child apparel, educational toys etc. and clinical manager at a children's hospital in Basel, Germany |
Dr Bettina Stevanovic | The Effect Of Learning On Pitch And Speech Perception: Influencing Perception Of Shepard Tones And McGurk Syllables Using Classical And Operant Conditioning Principles. | Lecturer-Educational Psychology, School of Education, Western Sydney University |
Dr Wendy Vlismas | The Effects Of Music And Movement On Mother-Infant Interactions | Infant Music and Movement Consultant, Brisbane |
2007 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Sean Coward | Choking Under Pressure: The Effects Of Auditory Subliminal Psychodynamic Activation On Male Competitive Performance | Manager, Research Performance, University of Newcastle |
Dr Renee Glass | The Audience Response Tool (Art): The Impact Of Choreographic Intention, Information, And Dance Expertise On Psychological Reactions To Contemporary Dance | Senior Manager - CX and Services Design at NBN Australia |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Jessica Hartcher-O'Brien | Approaching The Underlying Mechanisms Of The Auditory Precedence Effect Using Masking Techniques | Doctoral student, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford |
2006 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr David Brennan | Perceived Ratio Relationship Between The Frequencies Of Tones And Infratones: An Experimental Investigation Of Great Base Theory | Full time Carer |
Dr Brett Molesworth | Experiential Training And Risk Management Behaviour Amongst Pilots | Lecturer, Department of Aviation, University of New South Wales |
2005 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Karen Mattock | Perceptual Reorganisation For Tone: Linguistic Tone And Nonlinguistic Pitch Perception By English Language And Chinese Language Infants | Senior Lecturer in Lifespan Development, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University |
2003 Graduates
PhD Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Dr Michael Tyler | Orthography, Phoneme Awareness And The Measurement Of Vocal Response Times | Associate Professor in Psychological Science, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University |
Masters Graduate | Thesis Title | Position |
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Sue Rossiter | Tinnitus and Cognition | Senior Child Development Officer, Blacktown City Council |
Dogu Erdener | The Role Of Visual Face Information And Orthography In L2 Acquisition | Lecturer, Psychology Program, Middle East Technical University, North Cyprus |