Benjamin Kirby
University of North Texas
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
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Education

PhD, University of Iowa, 2014.
Major: Speech and Hearing Science
Degree Specialization: audiology
Dissertation Title: The impact of frequency compression on cortical evoked potentials and perception
AUD, University of Iowa, 2010.
Major: Audiology
Dissertation Title: Relationships between electrically-evoked potentials and loudness growth in bilateral cochlear implant users
BA, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2003.
Major: Linguistics

Licensures and Certifications

Certificate of Clinical Competency, American Speech-Language Hearing Association. (December 31, 2017).

Professional Memberships

(June 2018 – Present).

(August 16, 2016 – Present).

(August 16, 2016 – Present).

Development Activities Attended

Workshop,"NIH Information Session," UNT Department of Research Development under the Division of Research and Innovation, Denton, TX, United States of America. (March 16, 2021 – March 16, 2021).

Workshop,"Teaching Portfolio Workshop," Office for Faculty Success, Denton, TX, United States of America. (January 10, 2020 – April 24, 2020).

Workshop,"Planning and Writing Successful Grant Proposals," Office of Research and Innovation, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (February 27, 2020).

Workshop,"Promotion and Tenure Workshop," Office for Faculty Success, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (October 22, 2019).

Workshop,"d/Deaf Connect: Working with Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing at UNT," Office of Disability Access, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 24, 2019).

Workshop,"Accessibility 101," Center for Learning, Experimentation, Application, and Research, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 19, 2019).

Workshop,"Sociocultural Aspects of Disability," Center for Learning, Experimentation, Application, and Research, Denton, TX, United States of America. (September 13, 2019 – September 13, 2019).

Workshop,""The Lecture is Dead, Long Live the Lecture"," Early Faculty Career Circle: CTLT. (January 24, 2018).

Workshop,"Faculty Professional Development Series: Tenure and Promotion Process," College of Arts and Sciences, Normal, Illinois. (March 24, 2017).

Workshop,"Learning in Community, Divided No More," Eary Career Faculty Circle: Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Normal, IL. (March 23, 2017).

Workshop,"Knowing in Community & Teaching in Community," Early Career Faculty Circle, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Normal, Illinois. (March 9, 2017).

Tutorial,"Introduction to SoftChalk Create," Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, Normal, IL. (February 23, 2017).

Workshop,""Teaching the Student from H-E-Double-Hockey-Sticks"," Early Career Faculty Development Circle, Center for Teaching and Learning Technology, Normal, IL, United States of America. (February 22, 2017).

Workshop,"Why is Self-Knowledge Important for Teaching?," Early Career Faulty Development Circle, Center for Teaching and Learning Technology, Normal, IL, United States of America. (January 25, 2017).

Workshop,"Faculty Professional Development Series: Understanding Faculty Evaluation," College of Arts and Sciences, Normal, IL, United States of America. (November 11, 2016).

Workshop,"Preparing to Teach a New Topic and a New Course," Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. (November 9, 2016).

Workshop,"Teaching Students You Don't Understand," Center for Teaching and Learning Technology, Normal, IL, United States of America. (October 26, 2016).

Workshop,"Thinking on Your Feet," Center for Teaching and Learning and Technology, Normal, IL, United States of America. (October 12, 2016).

Workshop,"Building Credibility in the Classroom," Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. (September 28, 2016).

Tutorial,"ReggieNet Gradebook," Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. (September 26, 2016).

Workshop,"Switching Gears from Expert to Learner," Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology. (September 14, 2016).

Workshop,"The First Year Experience: Frequently Asked Questinos," College of Arts and Sciences, ISU, Normal, Illinois, United States of America. (September 9, 2016 – September 9, 2016).

Workshop,"Embracing the Role of "Content Novice"," Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Normal, Illinois, United States of America. (September 1, 2016 – September 1, 2016).

Tutorial,"Getting Started with ReggieNet," Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Normal, Illinois, United States of America. (August 16, 2016 – August 16, 2016).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

University of North Texas
ASLP 3030, Speech and Hearing Sciences, 1 course.
ASLP 6660, Hearing Science, 1 course.
ASLP 6680, Pediatric Audiology, 2 courses.
ASLP 6730, Seminar in Audiology, 4 courses.

Awards and Honors

Communication Sciences and Disorders Teacher of the Year - Audiology, ISU NSSLHA & SAA. (May 2018 – Present).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Brennan, M., Browning, J., Spratford, M., Kirby, B., McCreery, R. (2021). Influence of aided audibility on speech recognition performance with frequency composition for children and adults. International Journal of Audiology. International Journal of Audiology.
Schafer, E. C., Kirby, B., Miller, S. E. (2020). Remote-Microphone Technology for Children with Hearing Loss and Auditory Processing Issues. Seminars in Hearing. 41(4), 277-290.
Jorgensen, E. J., McCreery, R., Kirby, B., Brennan, M. (2020). Effect of level on spectral-ripple detection threshold for listeners with normal hearing and hearing loss. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 148(2), 908-917.
Subramaniam, K., Kirby, B., Harrell, P. E., Long, C. (2019). Using concept maps to reveal prospective elementary teachers’ knowledge of buoyancy. Electronic Journal of Science Education.
Kirby, B., Spratford, M., Klein, K., McCreery, R. W. (2019). Cognitive abilities contribute to spectro-temporal discrimination in children who are hard of hearing. Ear and Hearing. 40(3), 645-650. Ear and Hearing.
Klein, K. E., Walker, E. A., Kirby, B., McCreery, R. W. (2017). Vocabulary Facilitates Speech Perception in Children with Hearing Aids. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Kirby, B., Kopun, J. G., Spratford, M., Mollak, C. M., Brennan, M., McCreery, R. W. (2017). Listener performance with a novel hearing aid frequency lowering technique. Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.
McCreery, R. W., Spratford, M., Kirby, B., Brennan, M. (2016). Individual differences in language and working memory affect children’s speech recognition in noise. International Journal of Audiology.

Presentations Given

Oral Presentation

Kirby, B. (Author & Presenter), Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Misophonia and Audiology Practice, TSHA, Online, United States of America. (2021).

Kirby, B. (Author & Presenter), Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention, Clinical Applications for Measures of Auditory Spectral Resolution, TSHA, Houston, United States of America. (2020).

Poster

Cook, K. (Author & Presenter), Kirby, B. (Author), American Academy of Audiology, Cognitive Contributions to Listening Performance in Children, Nashville, TN, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Glennon, J. (Author & Presenter), Kirby, B. (Author), University Research Symposium, Differential Diagnosis of Auditory Processing Disorder in Children: A Literature Review, Illinois State University, Normal, United States of America. (2018 – 2018).

Kirby, B. (Author & Presenter), Kopun, J. (Author), Spratford, M. (Author), Mollak, C. (Author), Brennan, M. (Author), McCreery, R. (Author), Audiology NOW!, Listener performance with a novel hearing aid frequency lowering technique, American Academy of Audiology, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Jorgensen, E. (Author & Presenter), Buss, E. (Author), Kirby, B. (Author), Gallun, F. (Author), Molis, M. (Author), McCreery, R. (Author), Brennan, M. (Author), American Auditory Society, Effect of Level on Spectral Ripple Detection Thresholds in Adults, Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America. (2017 – 2017).

Symposium

Seeman, S. (Author & Presenter), Kirby, B. (Author & Presenter), ISHA Annual Convention, Listening effort and cognition across the lifespan, Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association, Normal, United States of America. (2019 – 2019).

Webinar

Kirby, B. (Panelist), Pho, M. (Panelist), Svec, A. (Panelist), Spratford, M. (Moderator), Ask A Research Audiologist, Q&A: PhDs in Research, Research Audiologist Information and Support Network, Online, United States of America. (2020 – 2020).

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Kirby, B. J., "Impact of Psychophysical Paradigm on Spectral Ripple Discrimination in Children," Sponsored by Texas Speech-Language Hearing Foundation, Private, $1300 Funded. (February 21, 2020 – December 31, 2021).
Kirby, B., "Resilience to loss of auditory spectral detail in children," Sponsored by New Faculty Initiative Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, Other, $3500 Funded. (July 1, 2017 – June 2018).

Service

University Service

Member, AUD Committee. (August 2019 – Present).

Member, Curriculum Committee. (August 2019 – Present).

Member, Personnel Affairs Committee. (August 2019 – Present).

Professional Service

Editor, Journal Editor, Journal of Educational, Pediatric & (Re)Habilitative Audiology. (July 1, 2018 – Present).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Audiology. (May 11, 2021 – May 12, 2021).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ear & Hearing. (December 28, 2020 – December 29, 2020).

Committee Member, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. (December 3, 2018 – May 5, 2019).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Journal of Audiology. (January 23, 2019 – January 25, 2019).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ear and Hearing. (December 11, 2018 – December 12, 2018).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ear and Hearing. (October 17, 2018 – October 19, 2018).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ear and Hearing. (September 26, 2018 – October 2, 2018).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ear and Hearing. (August 8, 2018 – August 8, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Ear and Hearing. (May 21, 2018 – May 22, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, American Journal of Audiology. (April 5, 2018 – April 6, 2018).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research. (November 2, 2017 – November 6, 2017).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Ear and Hearing. (September 7, 2017 – September 8, 2017).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research. (August 30, 2017 – August 31, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Ear and Hearing. (July 7, 2017 – July 13, 2017).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Audiology. (April 28, 2017).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Audiology. (April 18, 2017).

Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, American Journal of Audiology. (March 29, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Ear and Hearing. (February 10, 2017 – February 13, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Ear and Hearing. (February 8, 2017).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Ear and Hearing. (November 3, 2016 – November 10, 2016).

Reviewer, Journal Article, Ear and Hearing. (September 26, 2016 – September 29, 2016).