Bamford Lecture Online

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(50 mins)

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Biography:

Dr Kevin Munro has a background in medical sciences and obtained an MSc (Distinction) and PhD in Audiology at the University of Southampton.  He also has a Diploma in Management Studies.  In August 2002, Kevin took up the position of Clinical Senior Lecturer in Audiology at the University of Manchester and was promoted to Reader in 2005 and then Professor in 2011.  Prior to this time, he worked as a clinical scientist in audiology and has been Head of several clinical audiology servicess including the Regional Audiology Clinic at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton.  He has extensive clinical experience that includes the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders in adults, and  the assessment and habilitation of hearing (including cochlear implants) in children.   His research interests include paediatric assessment and habilitation, plasticity of the auditory system, and ‘dead regions’ within the cochlea.  in 2001, the British Society of Audiology awarded Kevin the Thomas Simm Littler prize for his contribution to research in audiology.  In 2008, the British Society of Audiology then awarded him the Jos Millar shield.  He is involved in a variety of professional activities, was a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Audiology and is a former editor of British Society of Audiology News.  He is a former Chief Examiner for the British Association of Audiological Scientists. He will become Chair of the British Society of Audiology in 2012 after serving as Vice Chair from 2010-2012. He has organised many professional and scientific conferences including the 2010 annual conference of the British Society of Audiology