Alumni

2020 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Simonetti Simone	Auditory, Visual and Auditory-visual spoken emotion recognition in young and old adults.	To be advised
Dr Jia Ying	Articulatory, Acoustic and Perceptual Characteristics of Laterals in Lebanese Accented English	To be advised
Dr David Karpul	Evaluation of the use of Sub-sensory Electrical Noise Stimulation as Therapy for Patients with Peripheral Neuropathy Associated with HIV-Infection.	To be advised
Dr Ian Colley	Visual and Somatic Cues in Musical Ensemble Synchronization	To be advised
Dr Saeed Afshar	Neuromorphic Architectures in Vision and Memory	To be advised
Dr Felix Dobrowohl	Generation of perceptible events by means of timbral transformation.	To be advised
Dr Julie Beadle	Cognitive ageing and hearing under difficult circumstances	To be advised
Dr Mark Richards	An investigation into the role of song in facilitating the acquisition of complex morphology in an Australian Aboriginal language.	To be advised
Dr Irena Lovcevic	The role of Infant-directed speech in language development in babies with hearing loss	To be advised
Dr Cécile Bouvet	Auditory-motor entrainment: behavioral and cerebral dynamics.	To be advised
Dr Stacey Sherwood	Social knowledge in the production and perception of linguistic variation	To be advised

2019 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
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	To be advised

2018 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
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 Engineer with Abbott Laboratories in St-Paul Minnesota, USA
Dr Mona Faris	Perceptual Assimilation, Discrimination and Acquisition of Non-native and Second-language Vowels Assimilated as Uncategorised.	Research Officer at The University of Sydney

2017 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Anne Dwyer	Early Language Experience and Later Vocabulary among Australian Infants from Diverse Socioeconomic Backgrounds	Research Officer, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University
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	Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre of Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), UNSW Sydney
Dr Steffen Herff	The odds and ends of interference in memory for melody	Scientist, Social & Cognitive Computing (SCC) A*Star Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore

2016 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Gregory Cohen	Event-Based Feature Detection, Recognition and Classification	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University
Dr Laurence Bruggeman	Nativeness, Dominance and the Flexibility of Listening to Spoken Language	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie 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, Department of Linguistics, California State University, Fresno
Dr Jia Hoong (Joey) Ong	Distributional Learning of Lexical Tone and Musical Pitch by Naive and Experienced Adult Learners	Research Fellow, Nanyang Techonological University, Singapore
Dr Chetan Singh Thakur	Stochastic Electronics for Neuromorphic Systems	Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

2015 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
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 Coordinator/ Chief Academic Officer/ Department Coordinator Design, Web, App's and Interactive Technologies SAE Institute, Sydney
Dr Michael Fitzpatrick	Auditory and Auditory-Visual Speech Perception and Production in Noise in Younger and Older Adults	Clinical Psychologist, Epilepsy and Neuro-Otology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
Dr Tim Paris	Audiovisual Prediction using Brain and Behaviour Measures	Founder, Bold Voyage Data Science

2014 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
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	Research Assistant, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University
Dr Staci Vicary	Visual Memory for Human-Action Form and Motion-Based Processing in Action Recognition	Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Brunel University, London

2013 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Ming-Wen Kuo	Low Frequency Gain Compensation in Directional Hearing Aids for Mandarin Listeners	Audiologist, Dayton, Ohio
Dr Runchun (Mark) Wang	Building Blocks for Electrical Neural Networks	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University

2012 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Rachel Bennetts	The Role of Familiarity and Movement in Face Recognition	Research Assistant, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University
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	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Dr Karen Mulak	The development of phonologically specified word forms	Research Assistant, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University

2011 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Bronson Harry	Attention and Recognition: The Role of Overt and Covert Attention in Explicit and Subliminal Face Processing	Postdoctoral Research Officer, School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK
Dr Benjawan Kasisopa	Reading without Spaces between Words: Eye Movements in Reading Thai	Research Officer, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University
Dr Natalie Morrison	Attentional Resourcing: The Role of Cognitive Complexity and Cognitive Load	Masters of Clinical Psychology student, University of New South Wales
Dr Kirk Olsen	Perceptual Bias and Loudness Change: An Investigation of Memory, Masking and Psychophysiology	Research Officer, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University
Dr Nathan Perry	A Reduced Processing Approach to Decision Support for Improving the Decisions of Less-Experienced Incident Commanders	Lecturer, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University
Dr Damien Smith	Lexical Tone and Perceptual Training: Implications for Children with Cochlear Implants	Medical Student, University of Sydney

2010 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Mark Antoniou	One Head, Two Languages: Speech Production and Perception in Greek-English Bilinguals	Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University, Chicago
Dr Elizabeth Beach	The Effect of Spectral Tilt on Infants' Speech Perception: Implications for Infants with Hearing Loss	Research Psychologist, National Acoustic Laboratories
Dr Shaun Halovic	Perceiving Emotions through the Kinematics of Gait and the Influence of Adaptation Aftereffects	Research Officer and Tutor, Western Sydney University
Dr Jemma Harris	Testing a Mechanism for the Assessment of Operators' Cognitive Skills in Advanced Technology Environments	Research Associate, Macquarie University
Dr Christa Lam-Cassettari	The Influence of Infant Hearing Loss on Mother-Infant Interaction: Implications for Infant-Directed Speech, Responsiveness and Vocabulary Development	Postdoctoral Fellow, National Biomedical Research Unit, Nottingham
Dr Ben Morrison	Profiling the Profiler: Exploring the Role of Cues in the Development of Expertise within the Domain of Offender Profiling	NSW Police Force, as an essential precursor to a position in Forensic Psychology
Dr Khazriyati Salehuddin	The Acquisition of Numeral Classifiers by Malay Children	Lecturer, School of Language Studies, University Kebangsaan, Malaysia

2009 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
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	Postdoctoral Fellow, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University
Dr Tim Byron	Music Processing Of Pitch And Temporal Information In Relational Memory For Melodies	Moved to Queensland, writing, singing and seeking postdoctoral appointment in music psychology
Dr Lidija Krebs-Lazendic	Early Vs. Late Serbian-English Bilinguals' Responses To Australian English Vowels	Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New South Wales
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	Lecturer, Centre for Computational Musicology and Computer Music, University of Limerick
Sonia Wilke	Auditory Manipulation Of Visual Perceptions	In London, applying for UK-based doctoral programs in music and IT
Dr Nan Xu	Tones And Vowels In Cantonese Infant Directed Speech - Hyperarticulation During The First 12 Months Of Infancy	Postdoctoral Fellow, The MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University

2008 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Arman Abrahamyan	Attentional Capture Of Emotional Static And Dynamic Hand Gestures And Faces: The Effect Of Valence In A Novel Stroopbased Paradigm	Research Associate, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
Dr Mary Broughton	Music, Movement And Marimba: Solo Marimbists' Bodily Gesture In The Perception And Production Of Expressive Performance	Lecturer in Percussion, School of Music, The Australian National University
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 SchwanhauBer	Lexical Tone Perception And Production: The Role Of Language And Musical Background	Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Learning and Brain Sciences (iLabs), University of Washington
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.	Tutor, School of Psychology, 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
Dr Sean Coward	Choking Under Pressure: The Effects Of Auditory Subliminal Psychodynamic Activation On Male Competitive Performance	Senior Community Researcher, CHOICE
Dr Renee Glass	The Audience Response Tool (Art): The Impact Of Choreographic Intention, Information, And Dance Expertise On Psychological Reactions To Contemporary Dance	Consultant, PTG Global
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
Dr David Brennan	Perceived Ratio Relationship Between The Frequencies Of Tones And Infratones: An Experimental Investigation Of Great Base Theory	Lecturer, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University
Dr Brett Molesworth	Experiential Training And Risk Management Behaviour Amongst Pilots	Lecturer, Dept of Aviation, University of New South Wales

2005 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Karen Mattock	Perceptual Reorganisation For Tone: Linguistic Tone And Nonlinguistic Pitch Perception By English Language And Chinese Language Infants	Research Council UK Fellow, Department of Psychology, Fylde College, Lancaster University

2003 Graduates

PhD Graduate	Thesis Title	Position
Dr Dogu Erdener	The Role Of Visual Face Information And Orthography In L2 Acquisition	Lecturer, Psychology Program, Middle East Technical University, North Cyprus
Sue Rossiter	Tinnitus and Cognition	Senior Child Development Officer, Blacktown City Council
Dr Michael Tyler	Orthography, Phoneme Awareness And The Measurement Of Vocal Response Times	Lecturer, School of Psychology, Western Sydney University

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