Suzanne C PurdyDiscipline of Speech Science

School of PsychologyFaculty of Science

Auditory processing

Pacific Islands Families: Hearing Study

First two years of life Transition to school Towards adolescence

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Auditory processing difficulties in 14-17 year olds in youth justice system co-occur with receptive and expressive language disorder (24% vs. 5% for controls)

Sarah Lount, doctoral study

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Subject:EEG file: CIR4k109_gF.avg Recorded : 16:26:44 09-Dec-2002Rate - 1000 Hz, HPF - 0.05 Hz, LPF - 200 Hz, Notch - off

NeuroscanSCAN 4.3Printed : 13:46:45 05-Mar-2004M,64y: CI: 3 months

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Current studies:Abin MathewOscar CañeteJoan LeungRose KalathottukarenNathan BarlowScott Peterson