About Us
Research Group
University of Melbourne Research Team
Professor Julia Sarant
Dr Julia Sarant is an audiologist and Professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences at The University of Melbourne. She has been conducting research and working clinically with adults and children with hearing loss for over 30 years, and is an international leader in the field of hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss. Julia leads the Hearing Loss and Cognition research program which is investigating whether treatment of hearing loss with either cochlear implants or hearing aids can delay cognitive decline. The program also includes investigation of other co-morbidities of hearing loss in adults.
Charlotte Gauci
Charlotte is a Research Assistant in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology and a member of the Hearing Loss and Cognition team. Her work supports the exploration of the relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive decline. Charlotte also works clinically as a an adult and paediatric diagnostic Audiologist in The University of Melbourne Audiology clinic.
Jack Hargreaves
Jack is a Research Assistant and PhD candidate in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology. As a Research Assistant he is member of the Hearing Loss and Cognition team where his work supports the exploration of the relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive decline.
Jack also works clinically as a diagnostic Audiologist in The University of Melbourne Audiology clinic.
Hugo Loffhagen
Hugo is a Research Assistant in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology and a member of the Hearing Loss and Cognition team. His work supports the exploration of the relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive decline.
Hugo also works clinically as an adult diagnostic and rehabilitation Audiologist in The University of Melbourne Audiology clinic.
Nikolia Locke
Nikolia is a Research Assistant in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology and a member of the Hearing Loss and Cognition team. Her work supports the exploration of the relationship between hearing aid use and cognitive decline.
Nikolia is currently completing her clinical internship and works as an adult diagnostic and vestibular Audiologist in The University of Melbourne Audiology clinic.
Mater Hospital Cochlear Implant Clinic
Janeen Jardine
Ms Jardine is The Mater Cochlear Implant Clinic Program Manager.
Ms Jardine is an experienced General Nurse with many years of experience within the field of audiology and cochlear implants and graduate studies in Nurse Audiometry. Ms Jardine has previously been one of the lead researchers on the CUSP study, working to establish the benefits of updated cochlear implant technology and lobbying the government for policy change.
Contact us
University of Melbourne Research Team:
Julia - T: +61 3 9035 5325 E: jsarant@unimelb.edu.au
Charlotte - T: +61 3 8344 2928 E: charlotte.anderson1@unimelb.edu.au
Jack - T: +61 3 8344 8399 E: j.hargreaves@unimelb.edu.au
Hugo - T: +61 3 9035 5978 E: H.loffhagen@unimelb.edu.au
Nikolia - T: +61 3 9035 7838 E: locke.n@unimelb.edu.au
We are located in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 550 Swanston St, Carlton
Mater Hospital Cochlear Implant Research Team:
Mater Hospital Cochlear Implant Clinic - T: +61 7 3163 8743 E: cochlear@mater.org.au
Janeen - T: +61 7 31638743 E: janeen.jardine@mater.org.au
We are located on the corner of Raymond Terrace and Stanley Street
South Brisbane, Qld 4101
