Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Adj Prof Rob Eikelboom trained as an electronic engineer, and has been involved in medical research for over 30 years. Since 2001 he has focused on ear and hearing research, especially in telehealth and epidemiology.
He holds the position Research Development and Grants Manager at the Ear Science Institute Australia, and also as an Extra-ordinary Professor at the Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed papers and 5 book chapters.
Roles and responsibilities
BE (Electronics), Western Australian Institute of Technology
BApplSc (Biomedical Engineering), Curtin University
PhD (Medical image analysis), The University of Western Australia
BApplSc (Biomedical Engineering), Curtin University
PhD (Medical image analysis), The University of Western Australia
Funding overview
- Med-el, Austria (industry funding)
- Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
- Lions Hearing Foundation
- Raine Foundation
- SHRAC, WA Department of Health
- MHRIF, WA Department of Health
- Commonwealth Department of Health, Hearing Loss Prevention Programme
- Commonwealth Department of Health, RHSET
- Ear Science Institute Australia
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Clive and Vera Racaciotti
- Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation
- Lions Hearing Foundation
- Raine Foundation
- SHRAC, WA Department of Health
- MHRIF, WA Department of Health
- Commonwealth Department of Health, Hearing Loss Prevention Programme
- Commonwealth Department of Health, RHSET
- Ear Science Institute Australia
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Clive and Vera Racaciotti
Research
telehealth and telemedicine
epidemiology
public health
service delivery
epidemiology
public health
service delivery
Languages
English and Dutch
External positions
Extraordinary Professor, University of Pretoria
1 Oct 2012 → …Keywords
- Health
- Bioinformatics
- Not for Profit
- Medicine and Pharma
- Telemedicine
- Telehealth
- Computer-aided diagnosis
- Hearing loss prevention education
- Epidemiology of hearing loss and ear disease
- Audiological research
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Research Output 1999 2019
A Qualitative Exploration of the Role and Needs of Classroom Teachers in Supporting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
Furness, E., Li, I. W., Patterson, L., Brennan-Jones, C. G., Eikelboom, R. H., Cross, D. & Fisher, C., Jul 2019, In : Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. 50, 3, p. 399-415 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Hearing
Mental Health
well-being
mental health
classroom
Extended high-frequency smartphone audiometry: Validity and reliability
Bornman, M., Swanepoel, D. W., De Jager, L. B. & Eikelboom, R. H., 1 Mar 2019, In : Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. 30, 3, p. 217-226 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Audiometry
Reproducibility of Results
Ear
Smartphone
High-Frequency Hearing Loss
How do Hearing Aid Owners Acquire Hearing Aid Management Skills?
Bennett, R. J., Meyer, C. J. & Eikelboom, R. H., Jun 2019, In : Journal of the American Academy of Audiology. 30, 6, p. 516-532 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
How Do Hearing Aid Owners Respond to Hearing Aid Problems?
Bennett, R. J., Laplante-Levesque, A. & Eikelboom, R. H., 2019, In : Ear and Hearing. 40, 1, p. 77-87 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A comparison of the Arizona Biomedical Institute (AzBio) and City University of New York (CUNY) sentence recognition tests: A study on English speaking postlingually deafened cochlear implant recipients in Australia
Ebrahimi Madiseh, A., Jayakody, D., Eikelboom, R. & Atlas, M., 20 May 2018, (In preparation) A comparison of the Arizona Biomedical Institute (AzBio) and City University of New York (CUNY) sentence recognition tests: .Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
Cochlear Implants
Speech Perception
Hearing
Recognition (Psychology)
Language
Projects 2005 2018
- 9 Finished
Project Grant - Enhancing the mental health and wellbeing of children with impaired hearing.
Cross, D., Atlas, M., Shaw, T., Eikelboom, R., Runions, K., Li, I., Coffin, J. & Kickett-Tucker, C.
WA Health Promotion Foundation Healthway
1/01/16 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
Medical & Health Research Infrastructure Fund - Round 13 - Eikelboom
1/01/10 → 31/12/10
Project: Research
Strategies & Tools to Prevent Hearing Loss of Users of Personal Music Players
1/07/09 → 30/06/12
Project: Research
RTP 2008/09 - A Study of the Cost & Benefits of the Introduction of Ear Telehealth in the Pilbara
Eikelboom, R., Ellis, I., Larson, A. & Atlas, M.
WA State Health Research Advisory Council (SHRAC)
15/08/08 → 30/06/09
Project: Research