Dr Jo White (formerly Jo Edwards) received her M.A. (Hons) in Psychology from St.Andrews University in 1991 and her M.Sc. in Audiology from Manchester University in 1992. After qualifying as an audiologist, Jo went on to work as a Clinical Scientist at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, a Teaching and Research Assistant at McGill University in Montreal and a Clinical Scientist and Aural Habilitationist with the Adult and Paediatric Cochlear Implant Programmes in Manchester. In 2000, Jo established the High Hopes Foundation, a registered charity, based in Perth which provides services for children who are hearing impaired, their families and the professionals who work with them.
In 2004, Jo received her Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Manchester, where she conducted research into the early language development of young children using cochlear implants. Her current research interests include early language learning and literacy in children who are hearing impaired and the influence of various kinds of habilitation, in particular Auditory Verbal Therapy, on spoken language outcomes.
Jo became a Lecturer in Audiology at Queen Margaret University in June 2006 and has particular responsibility for teaching modules related to paediatric audiology, paediatric aural habilitation and cochlear implants. Jo is also responsible for supervising students undertaking the Professional Doctorate in Audiology.
Professional Memberships & Registration
British Academy of Audiology – Full member
British Society of Audiology – Full member
British Cochlear Implant Group – Full member
Health Professions Council (UK) – Registered Clinical Scientist
Publications
Willis, S. and Edwards, J. (1996) A prelingually deaf child’s acquisition of spoken vocabulary in the first year of multichannel cochlear implant use. Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 12 (3), 272-287
(Presented at International Conference on Paediatric Cochlear Implants, Miami, Florida, 1996)
Edwards, J. and Tyszkiewicz, E. (1999) Cochlear Implants. Chapter in J.Stokes (Ed) Hearing Impaired Infants: Support in the First Eighteen Months, Whurr Publishers, 1999
Sutton, N., Watson, J. and Edwards, J. (2007) A systematic literature review (2000-2006) of the impact of paediatric cochlear implantation on receptive and expressive language development in children who have been implanted before 5 years of age. QMU Speech Science Research Centre Working Papers, WP-14.
Conferences
Edwards, J. and Lieven, E. (2006) Early Language Development in Children with Cochlear Implants. Presented at British Academy of Audiology Conference, Telford, UK, November 2006
Edwards, J. (2006) ‘Diagnostic Habilitation’. Invited speaker/facilitator at Habilitation Masterclass. Cochlear Training & Education Centre, Mechelen, Belgium, October 2006
Edwards, J (2006) ‘Expectations and Habilitation for Children with Cochlear Implants’. Keynote speaker at Paediatric Cochlear Implant Conference. D ecibel (Danish Parents’ Association for Children with Cochlear Implants), Denmark, 9-10 November 2006
Edwards, J (2006). ‘Diagnosis of APD following Cochlear Implantation’. Invited speaker at conference on ‘Disordered Auditory Processing in the Child: Nature, Assessment & Intervention: A Multidisciplinary Approach’, The Castang Foundation, London, 4-5 December 2006
Other
External Examiner – P.G.Cert in Hearing & Development and P.G.Dip in Auditory Verbal Therapy, Aston University, Birmingham.
Assistant Editor – Journal of the American Academy of Audiology
Reviewer – Language, Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
Reviewer – British Society of Audiology News
Member of ASAG (Scottish Government Audiology Services Advisory Group)
Member of AQIG (Scottish Government Audiology Quality Improvement Group)
Member of Scottish Early Years Group, developing quality standards, protocols and training for professionals working with deaf children in the pre-school years
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