Faculty Profile

Benjamin Kirby

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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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





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ASLP 6680.001, Pediatric Audiology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASLP 6730.005, Seminar in Audiology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASLP 6660.002, Hearing Science, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASLP 6730.005, Seminar in Audiology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASLP 6680.001, Pediatric Audiology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASLP 6730.005, Seminar in Audiology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ASLP 6730.005, Seminar in Audiology, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ASLP 3030.003, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
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. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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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).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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