Staff profile

Dr Chyrisse Heine

Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Human Communication Sciences

HS1-341, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BA (Sp & H Therapy), MA (Audiol.), PhD (Public Health)

Area of study

Speech Pathology

Brief profile

Chyrisse is a dually qualified Speech Pathologist and Audiologist. Chyrisse has worked in a wide range of clinical and academic settings as a Speech Pathologist, Audiologist and Researcher. In these positions she gained extensive experience working with both children and adults with a range of speech, language, literacy and hearing impairments. Chyrisse’s recent work and research interests are in Central Auditory Processing Disorder, age-related dual sensory loss and its effect on communication and quality of life and speech processing in cochlear implant recipients.

Recent publications

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/communication-clinic/resources/capd/

Books and Book Chapters

Heine, C. & Brown, L. (2006). Frontiers. Proceedings of the 2006 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference. Fremantle, 2006. Melbourne, Victoria: Speech Pathology Australia.

Heine, C. & Brown, L. (2005). Practicality and Impact: Making a difference in the real world: Proceedings of the 2005 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference. Canberra, 2005. Melbourne, Victoria : Speech Pathology Australia.

Heine, C. (2004). Listening now: A programme for children with Auditory Processing Disorder. Perth: Unicom Education.

Heine, C. (2004). Speech therapy recipes for success. Perth: Unicom Education.

Heine, C. & Panayiotou, V. (2004). The CAPEL programme: A language-learning-auditory processing training programme for Teachers. Perth: Unicom Education.

Refereed Journal Articles

Heine, C & Slone, M. (2008). The impact of mild central auditory processing disorder on school performance during adolescence. Journal of School Health, 78,7,405-407.

Wilson, W.J., Heine, C., Jackson, A., Pender, A., Rose, R., & Wilson, J. (2008). Correlations between screening questionnaires and diagnostic tests of (central) auditory processing disorder. Abstracts of the 28th National Conference of the Audiological Society of Australia. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26 (Supplement), 20.

Wilson, W.J., Heine, C., Luu, L., Peters, J., Van der Meer, J., & Wong, A. (2008). Factor analysis of (central) auditory processing test results. Abstracts of the 28th National Conference of the Audiological Society of Australia. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26 (Supplement), 20.

Wilson, W.J., Heine, C. & Harvey, L.A. (2004). Central Auditory Processing and Central Auditory Processing Disorder: Fundamental Questions and Considerations from the Clinical Perspective. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26, 2, 80-93.

Heine, C., Wilson, W. & Marinac, J. (2004). Case Studies in Auditory Processing Disorder. Abstracts of the XVI National Conference of the Audiological Society of Australia. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26 (Supplement), 20.

Heine, C. & Wilson, W. (2004). Auditory Processing Disorder in Australia –It's time we caught up! Abstracts of the XVI National Conference of the Audiological Society of Australia. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26 (Supplement), 49.

Heine, C. & Browning, C. (2004). Sensory loss in older adults: Communication and psychosocial implications. Abstracts of the XVI National Conference of the Audiological Society of Australia. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Audiology, 26 (Supplement), 20.

Heine, C. & Browning, C. (2004). Communication and psychosocial profiles of older adults with sensory loss - a focus group study. Aging and Society, 24, 1, 113-130.

Heine, C., Osborn, R. & Browning, C. (2003). Vision and hearing loss in older adults: The issue of communication. In C. Williams & Leitao, S. (Eds.), Nature Nurture Knowledge: Proceedings of the 2003 Speech Pathology Australia national conference (pp.99-104). Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.

Heine, C., Joffe, B. & Greaves, E. (2003). The dilemma of APD: Clinical decision-making. In C. Williams & Leitao, S. (Eds.), Nature Nurture Knowledge: Proceedings of the 2003 Speech Pathology Australia national conference (pp.105-108). Melbourne: Speech Pathology Australia.

Heine, C. & Browning, C. (2002). Communication and psychosocial consequences of sensory loss in older adults: Overview and recommendations for rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24 (15), 763-773.

Heine, C., Erber, N.E.P., Osborn, R. & Browning, C. (2002). Communication self-perceptions of older adults with sensory loss and their frequent communication partners. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24 (7), 356-363.

Research projects

 

  • Investigating the sensory, health and psychosocial status of older adults living in Victoria, Australia.
  • Cochlear Implants and speech perception: Joint study with Professor Graeme Clark investigating the effect of visual cues on speech perception in noise in cochlear implant recipients.
  • CAPD, referral considerations and risk factors
  • CAPD and diagnostic considerations
  • CAPD intervention techniques
  • Classroom acoustics