Professor Suzanne Carolyn Purdy
MSc, PhD, DipAud, FAAA, MNZAS(Honorary), ASHA (Associate), NZSTA(Associate)
Biography
Iwi: Te Rarawa, NgāiTakoto. Currently Head of School of Psychology,University of Auckland and Principal Investigator in the University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research (CBR) and the Brain Research New Zealand - Rangahau Roro Aotearoa (BRNZ) Centre of Research Excellence. Academic background in psychology, audiology and speech science with research interests in communication disorders, auditory processing, hearing and neurological conditions. Current international collaborations include Macquarie University, Hong Kong University and University of Manchester. Previous collaborations with Oxford University (CATALISE Consortium) and National Acoustic Laboratories, Sydney.
Research | Current
- Communication disorders in adults and children (e.g. Welcome to School project & Hearing Screening in 3-year olds: links with developmental outcomes)
- Electrophysiological and neuroimaging investigations of auditory function
- Cochlear implants and neuroplasticity
- Auditory processing disorder (see ASHA's National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders)
- Hearing loss and speech perception (e.g. Pacific Islands Families Hearing Study & Dunedin Multidisciplinary Longitudinal Study)
- Neuro-rehabilitation including choral singing therapy and Gavel Club for people with neurological conditions (including aphasia and Parkinson’s disease)
- Identification and treatment of sensory processing difficulties in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
- Te Tino Rangatiratanga o te Mate Ikura Roro (Empowering Stroke Survivors)
- Allied health workforce development
Teaching | Current
Course Director SPCHSCI 733. Teaching PSYCH 313 and SPCHSCI 733.
Postgraduate supervision
Bachelor Honours in Psychology, PYSCH 308, MSLTPrac, MSc(SpchSc), MSc/MA(Psych), PhD(SpchSc/Psych)
Distinctions/Honours
2021 American Academy of Audiology International Award for Hearing
2018 New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association 2019 Grace Gane Memorial Award
2016 National Foundation for the Deaf Inc. Hearing Hero Supreme Award
2012 NZ Speech-language Therapists’ Assoc. Marion Saunders Literary Award
2005 Inaugural Outstanding Service Award, NZ Audiological Society
2004 Certificate of Outstanding Service, Audiological Society of Australia
1989 University of Iowa Collegiate Associations Council Research Award
1987-1990 University of Iowa Graduate Assistantship
1987-1990 New Zealand Department of Health Study Award
1987-1990 Fulbright Travel Award for PhD study at the University of Iowa
1978 University of Auckland Senior Psychology Prize
Responsibilities
- Head of School of Psychology
- Chair, International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group
- Deputy Co-Director, Eisdell Moore Centre for Hearing and Balance Research
- Member of Brain Research New Zealand Theme 4 Leadership team
Areas of expertise
- Research areas: communication disorders and hearing loss in children and adults, auditory processing and electrophysiology, sensory and cognitive processing in people with neurological disease
- Principal Investigator, The University of Auckland Centre for Brain Research (CBR)
- Principal Investigator, Brain Research New Zealand - Rangahau Roro Aotearoa Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE)
Committees/Professional groups/Services
Trustee, M.G. Martin Trust
Member, New Zealand Audiological Society Paediatric Technical Advisory Group
Member, New Zealand Audiological Society Complaints Board
Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)
- Cañete OM, Marfull, D., Torrente, M. C., & Purdy, S. C. (2020). The Spanish 12-item version of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing scale (Sp-SSQ12): adaptation, reliability, and discriminant validity for people with and without hearing loss. Disability and rehabilitation, 1-8. 10.1080/09638288.2020.1795279
- Cañete OM, Purdy, S. C., Brown, C. R. S., Neeff, M., & Thorne, P. R. (2020). Behavioural performance and self-report measures in children with unilateral hearing loss due to congenital aural atresia. Auris, nasus, larynx10.1016/j.anl.2020.07.008
- Purdy, S. C. (2020). Communication research in the context of te whare tapa whā model of health. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22 (3), 281-289. 10.1080/17549507.2020.1768288
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/52625 - Wise, K. J., Purdy, S. C., & Maslin, M. R. (2020). Cortical evoked potentials and the mismatch negativity (MMN) – revisiting MMN’s potential and clinical utility. New Zealand Audiological Society Bulletin, 30 (2), 8-15.
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Kim Wise - Sultana, N., Wong, L. L. N., & Purdy, S. C. (2020). Dataset on the calculations of daily adult word and conversational turn counts, and use of styles of oral interaction in 2–5-year olds with hearing loss in New Zealand. Data in Brief, 3010.1016/j.dib.2020.105372
- Paterson, J., Purdy, S. C., Tautolo, E.-S., Iusitini, L., Schluter, P. J., & Sisk, R. (2020). The Association Between Hearing Impairment and Problem Behaviors in 11-Year-Old Pacific Children Living in New Zealand. Ear and hearing, 41 (3), 539-548. 10.1097/aud.0000000000000777
- Munro, K. J., Purdy, S. C., Uus, K., Visram, A., Ward, R., Bruce, I. A., ... Van Dun, B. (2020). Recording Obligatory Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials in Infants: Quantitative Information on Feasibility and Parent Acceptability. Ear and hearing, 41 (3), 630-639. 10.1097/aud.0000000000000789
- Maslin, M. R. D., & Purdy, S. C. (2020). Ambient noise requirements for audiological assessment in New Zealand. New Zealand Audiological Society Bulletin, 30 (1), 14-20.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/51514
Identifiers
Contact details
- +64 9 923 2073
- +64.9.923.2073
- sc.purdy@auckland.ac.nz
- spur003@aucklanduni.ac.nz
- Media Contact
Alternative contact
+64 21 524 933
Office hours
Please email to make an appointment
Email sc.purdy@auckland.ac.nz
Primary office location
SCIENCE CENTRE 302 - Bldg 302
Level 2, Room 243
23 SYMONDS ST
AUCKLAND CENTRAL
AUCKLAND 1010
New Zealand
