Kathryn studied psychology at Nottingham Trent University and then completed her PhD in tinnitus outcome measurement at the University of Nottingham in 2015. Kathryn currently works part-time at the University of Nottingham, leading research on hyperacusis, involving the development and evaluation of hyperacusis and tinnitus questionnaires and, in particular, developing a digital self-help intervention for hyperacusis through an NIHR Post-Doctoral Fellowship. Kathryn initiated and coordinated the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership for hyperacusis and is on the steering group of the British Society of Audiology Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Special Interest Group.
Latest Contribution
Collaborating with patients on research priorities in hyperacusis: the James Lind Alliance project
An innovative and inclusive approach to the identification and prioritisation of research questions is to place the views of patients at the heart of the process, and in partnership with clinicians. The application of this to hyperacusis is described by...
Questionnaires to measure tinnitus severity
The handicap associated with tinnitus can arise from any combination of stress, anxiety, depression, emotional distress, insomnia, difficulties concentrating, or impairments in quality of life or everyday functioning. Measuring such handicap and determining clinical need is therefore far from trivial....
