Head of Audiology
The University of Auckland
The University of Auckland
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Grant D. Searchfield is an audiologist and neuroscientist based in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the Academic Head of Audiology at the University of Auckland. He began his audiology career in 1994 after completing a Master of Audiology degree and in 2004 earned his PhD from the University of Auckland. In 2001, he became the inaugural director of the university's Hearing and Tinnitus Clinic. Prof. Searchfield is also the founder of a university spinout company, TrueSilence Therapeutics Inc. Beyond his clinical and entrepreneurial endeavours, Prof. Searchfield holds academic positions as a co-director of the Eisdell Moore Centre for Hearing Research, deputy Head of the School of Population Health and a member of Te Tītoki Mataora the MedTech Research Translator. Grant is tinnitus section editor for Frontiers in Audiology and Otology. He is a past member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the American Tinnitus Association and Tinnitus Research Initiative.
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STUDENT: Global Perspectives in Audiology: Clinical Practice, Education, and Innovation
Friday, April 24, 2026
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM CST
Saturday, April 25, 2026
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CST