Dr Kevin Munro  PhD, MSc

Prior to working in academia, I was employed as a full time audiology healthcare professional within, or funded by, the National Health Service (1987-2002).  Since 2002, I have been employed by the University of Manchester (Clinical Senior Lecturer 2002-05, Reader in Audiology 2006-2010, Professor of Audiology 2011).  I hold honorary contracts with several NHS Trusts including Consultant Scientist at Central Manchester Foundation Trust. I have a number of administrative/leadership roles including Director of Graduate Matters within the School of Psychological Sciences.  I am also vice-chair of the Bristish Society of Audiology.

I moved to an academic post (after completing my PhD in 2002) in order to pursue a career as a translational researcher of international calibre.  My research and teaching is motivated by the desire to influence and improve clinical practice for adults and children with a hearing and/or balance related disorder. My vision is to build and lead a team of researchers that is admired by international researchers and audiology practitioners alike for: i) the quality of the translational research, and ii) its impact on clinical practice. 

British Society of Audiology

British Academy of Audiology

American Academy of Audiology 

American Auditory Society 

Higher Education Academy

I carry our translational research by asking hypothesis-driven research questions that impact on clinical practice. My research activities generally fall within the following categories:

• plasticity in the auditory system
• selection and verification of hearing instruments
• off-frequency listening and 'dead regions' in the cochlea

• MSc Audiology
  • Foundations of Paediatric Audiology (MS6552)
  • Sensory Aids (MS6772)
  •  Practical, Clinical and Professional Studies (MS6880)
• BSc Audiology
  • Paediatric Audiology (ED2462)
  • Instrumentation and Hearing Aids (ED2482)
  • Optional fouth year module
  • Practicals and Clinics I (ED1550)
  • Practicals and Clinics II (ED2650)

Administration

• MSc Audiology
  • Co-ordinator of Foundations of Paediatric Audiology (MS6552)
  • Co-ordinator of Sensory Aids (MS6772)
  • Co-ordinator of dissertation (MS000B)
  • Personnal Tutor to all students
• BSc Audiology
  • Co-ordinator of Paediatric Audiology (ED2462)
  • Co-ordinator of Instrumentation and Hearing Aids (ED2482)
  • Co-ordinator of dissertation
  • Co-ordinator of fouth year (optional) module

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.

State Registered Clinical Scientist

Professor Richard Seewald, National Center for Audiology, University of Western Ontario

Dr Suzanne Purdy, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Auckland