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Biography
Cathy currently works as a Senior Implant Audiologist and CI Research Lead at the Ear Science Institute Australia and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. She has over 20 years’ of international and national experience working in paediatric and adult rehabilitative audiology with both hearing aid and hearing implant experience and audiology-related research. Cathy is very passionate about combining her clinical experience with innovative translational clinical research at the Ear Science Institute Australia with the aim to improve the hearing outcomes and quality of life of people with hearing impairment.
Education/Academic qualification
Audiology, Clinical Doctorate of Audiology, University of Florida
Award Date: 5 May 2015
Audiology, Masters of Audiology (Research), Music Perception of Child CI Users, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 29 Mar 2008
Audiology, Graduate Dipolma of Audiology, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 16 Sept 1998
Science, Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 7 Sept 1996
External positions
Senior Implant Audiologist and CI Research Lead, Ear Science Institute Australia
1 May 2015 → …
Industry keywords
- Medical Devices
Research expertise keywords
- Hearing and deafness
- Hearing implant devices
- Hearing loss
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Development of a self-report measure of living with cochlear implants (LivCI): a content evaluation
Laird, E., Sucher, C. & Ferguson, M., 2026, In: International Journal of Audiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cochlear Implantation in Australia: A Retrospective Analysis of 23 Years of Activity
Eikelboom, R. H., Sucher, C. M., Bellekom, S. R. & Atlas, M. D., Sept 2025, In: Clinical Otolaryngology. 50, 5, p. 871-877 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patient preferences for Remote cochlear implant management: A discrete choice experiment
Sucher, C., Norman, R., Chaffey, E., Bennett, R. & Ferguson, M., 3 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PLoS One. 20, 6 June, 18 p., e0320421.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Severe-to-Profound Hearing Loss and Mental Health: Initial Evidence That Cochlear Implantation Helps Alleviate Symptoms of Anxiety and Stress
McIlhiney, P., Almeida, O. P., Sucher, C. M., Eikelboom, R. H. & Jayakody, D. M. P., Sept 2025, In: Clinical Otolaryngology. 50, 5, p. 848-855 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Effect of Cochlear Implant Electrode Array Type on Hearing Preservation
Zimmermann, M. & Sucher, C., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 54, p. 19160216251316217 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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