Suzanne Purdy Explained
| Suzanne Purdy |
| Fields: | Auditory processing and hearing loss |
| Workplaces: | University of Auckland |
| Alma Mater: | University of Iowa |
| Thesis1 Title: | Reliability, sensitivity, and validity of magnitude estimation, paired comparisons, and category scaling |
| Thesis1 Url: | http://www.worldcat.org/title/reliability-sensitivity-and-validity-of-magnitude-estimation-paired-comparisons-and-category-scaling/oclc/51377583 |
| Thesis1 Year: | 1990 |
Suzanne Carolyn Purdy is a New Zealand psychology academic specialising in auditory processing and hearing loss. She is currently a full professor and head of the School of Psychology at the University of Auckland.[1]
Academic career
After a 1990 PhD titled Reliability, sensitivity, and validity of magnitude estimation, paired comparisons, and category scaling at the University of Iowa, Purdy moved to the University of Auckland, rising to full professor in 2012.[1] [2]
In the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, Purdy was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to audiology and communication science.[3]
Selected works
- Sharma . Mridula . Suzanne C . Purdy . Andrea S. . Kelly . Comorbidity of auditory processing, language, and reading disorders . . 52 . 3 . 2009 . 706–722. 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0226) . 19064904 .
- Sharma . M. . S. C. . Purdy . P. . Newall . K. . Wheldall . R. . Beaman . H. . Dillon . Electrophysiological and behavioral evidence of auditory processing deficits in children with reading disorder . . 117 . 5 . 2006 . 1130–1144. 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.02.001 . 16564738 . 24177589 .
- Kelly . Andrea S. . Suzanne C. . Purdy . Peter R. . Thorne . Electrophysiological and speech perception measures of auditory processing in experienced adult cochlear implant users . Clinical Neurophysiology . 116 . 6 . 2005 . 1235–1246. 10.1016/j.clinph.2005.02.011 . 15978485 . 29485833 .
- Purdy . Suzanne C. . Andrea S. . Kelly . Merren G. . Davies . Auditory brainstem response, middle latency response, and late cortical evoked potentials in children with learning disabilities . . 13 . 7 . 2002 . 367–382. 10.1055/s-0040-1715981 . 12199513 .
- Jerram . J. C. . Suzanne C. . Purdy . Technology, expectations, and adjustment to hearing loss: predictors of hearing aid outcome . Journal of the American Academy of Audiology . 12 . 2 . 2001 . 64–79. 10.1055/s-0042-1745582 . 11261460 . 29842111 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Professor Suzanne Purdy – The University of Auckland. www.psych.auckland.ac.nz.
- Web site: Congratulations Professor Purdy: APD Researcher Honoured. www.soundskills.co.nz.
- Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 2021 . 7 June 2021 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 7 June 2021.
