Dr Julia Sarant is a Professor in Audiology in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at The University of Melbourne. She has 30+ years of experience in hearing loss related research and leads the Hearing Loss and Cognition Program in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology. 

Julia’s research program includes work on:

·      whether hearing interventions (hearing aids and cochlear implants) can delay cognitive decline/dementia

·      medical comorbidities and markers/predictors of hearing loss

·      barriers to GP referral for hearing care

·      barriers to hearing aid take-up and use

·      developing behavioural interventions to address barriers to hearing care

·      health economics evaluations of the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of interventions