Biographies Of Tinnitus SA Personnel
Judith
Boswell
BAppSci
(Speech Path) DipAud MS PhD MAudSA(CC)
Audiologist
Dr Judith Boswell is an Audiologist and Director of Adelaide Hearing Consultants, in which Tinnitus SA is based. She is a full member of the Audiological Society of Australia and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and holds clinical certificates from both associations.
Judith qualified initially as a Speech Pathologist and practised this profession for a time before pursuing studies in Audiology in Melbourne and in Seattle (Washington).
From 1989-94, Judith was employed as Research Audiologist with the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin, researching middle ear infection and hearing loss in Indigenous Australians. She received her PhD from the University of Sydney in 1994.
Judith first came to Adelaide in 1994. During more than three years with the Flinders University of South Australia, Judith planned and co-ordinated the first Master in Audiology course to be offered in South Australia. During this period she maintained her connections with Indigenous ear health via the Menzies School and Nganampa Health Council, a community controlled Aboriginal medical service in northern South Australia.
In 1999-2000, Indigenous health called again and Judith left Adelaide to manage the Ear, Nose and Throat Outreach Project, based in Cairns. This pilot Project delivered surgical and audiological services and training to remote indigenous communities in Cape York, the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait. Quotes from an independent evaluation of the Project.
In 2000, Judith returned to Adelaide to manage a private audiological consultancy and clinical practice – Adelaide Hearing Consultants (AHC). In 2001, Adelaide Hearing Consultants was awarded a contract by the SA government to provide free information, advice and referral services for people with tinnitus. Tinnitus SA is the first such service in the country and it attracts over 600 client inquiries each year. Judith also provides tinnitus therapy to individuals via AHC, including Tinnitus Retraining Therapy and the Neuromonics Tinnitus Desensitisation Protocol.
Judith continues her involvement in Indigenous ear health issues, primarily by providing regular ear and hearing health training to health staff in remote communities in NSW, the NT and WA. Another area of interest is the assessment and management of (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders in children.
In mid-2007, AHC merged with David May Audiology to provide a ‘bigger, better’ independent audiology service with offices in Adelaide city centre and Glenelg East. David also provides services on behalf of Tinnitus SA (see below).
David May Audiologist/Director
BTeach BSpecEd MAud MAudSA-CCP
David May is an Audiologist, Teacher of the Deaf and Teacher of Aural Rehabilitation. He is a full (certified) member of the Audiological Society of Australia and Australian Association of Teachers of the Deaf.
David has studied a range of other disabilities including the education of people with vision loss and physical and intellectual impairments. His varied educational and professional background gives him excellent knowledge and skills in working with people who have hearing loss and other associated conditions. In 1998 he undertook the Master of Audiology at Flinders University followed by an internship with Australian Hearing Services. Following graduation, he worked with Paul Walsh (Audiologist and Psychologist) and then Adelaide Hearing Consultants, providing tinnitus treatment, (Central) Auditory Processing assessments, hearing diagnosis and rehabilitation services.
In 2002, David commenced a part-time private audiology practice in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. While building his practice, he worked as a senior audiological consultant for the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
David was involved in the establishment of Tinnitus SA, during his early employment with Adelaide Hearing Consultants, and continues to provide tinnitus advice and support via Tinnitus SA. He has completed formal training in Tinnitus Retraining Therapy (TRT) and the Neuromonics Tinnitus Desensitisation Protocol and provides individual tinnitus therapy. He has completed counselling courses at Flinders University and these skills are used daily in his clinical work.
David has worked as a guest lecturer and marker for the School of Special Education and Disability Studies at Flinders University and Department of Health Sciences at University of SA. He has developed and delivered courses in Tinnitus Management, Hearing Rehabilitation, Communication Training, Hearing Instrument usage, (Central) Auditory Processing Assessment and associated therapy.
Anthony Bevan
B.D.S., B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., M.Psych. (Clin.)
Psychologist
Anthony is a psychologist who specialises in clinical and health psychology. His interest in the management of tinnitus began over twenty years ago while he was teaching special relaxation procedures to clients of the South Australian branch of Better Hearing Australia (BHA). Many of his BHA clients reported improvement in their tinnitus when using relaxation procedures.
Subsequently, Anthony was awarded a Churchill Fellowship for1988 to investigate the applications of relaxation procedure to the management of stress-related conditions, including tinnitus. During his Churchill Fellowship, Anthony visited renowned institutions in the USA and UK that were researching and applying psychological strategies in the treatment of tinnitus.
On returning from overseas, Anthony resumed working as a self-employed stress management consultant and relaxation therapist, specialising in the treatment of stress- and anxiety-related conditions and chronic pain. Since 1995 he has been employed as a part-time lecturer at the Dental School of the University of Adelaide.
Currently he works part-time as a psychologist in independent private practice at Payneham where he consults children, adolescents and adults, individuals, couples and families. As a consultant to Tinnitus SA, he conducts comprehensive courses on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the management of chronic tinnitus.