FACULTY
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PROF ROB EIKELBOOM
Head of Research Management, Ear Science Institute Australia Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia Extra-ordinary Professor, University of Pretoria Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre on Ear and Hearing Care Australia |
Dr Eikelboom has a 35 year background in medical research. His research has focused on improving service delivery (particularly through telehealth), epidemiology, and assessment of outcomes after hearing loss rehabilitation. He is also involved in the cognition and hearing loss research at the Ear Science Institute Australia. Key projects in this area are (i) a randomised control trial to determine the effect of hearing aids on cognition and mental health, (ii) longitudinal studies of cognition in hearing implant recipients, and (iii) a longitudinal 5000-participant study of ageing that includes measures of cognition, mental health and hearing.
He has published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers and 10 book chapters. He collaborates actively with researchers in Singapore, The Netherlands, South Africa, China, the UK, and Denmark.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Busselton Heath Study, and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Audiology.
As the Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Ear and Hearing Health he is involved in hearing health initiatives in the Western Pacific Region, particularly in China.
His training as an electronic engineer has enabled him to contribute valuable perspectives to multidisciplinary research projects.
He has published over 160 peer-reviewed research papers and 10 book chapters. He collaborates actively with researchers in Singapore, The Netherlands, South Africa, China, the UK, and Denmark.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Busselton Heath Study, and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Audiology.
As the Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Ear and Hearing Health he is involved in hearing health initiatives in the Western Pacific Region, particularly in China.
His training as an electronic engineer has enabled him to contribute valuable perspectives to multidisciplinary research projects.
