Program Overview

Doctoral Study in Speech Science

The University of Auckland's Faculty of Science offers a doctoral program in Speech Science, providing students with the opportunity to work with leading researchers and access high-quality laboratory and field research facilities.

Why Study with Us?

New Zealand's leading and largest Faculty of Science brings together 10 diverse schools and departments to provide outstanding quality teaching and research opportunities. Doctoral students benefit from the faculty's connections with international universities and industry.

Research Opportunities

The program welcomes PhD proposals in areas including:

• Auditory processing disorders
• Speech and language development in monolingual and bilingual children
• Swallowing disorders and acquired communication disorders in adults
• Language processing in people with aphasia after a stroke
• The psychosocial impacts of living with aphasia
• Communication disorders in adults and children
• Electrophysiological assessment of auditory function
• Hearing loss and speech discrimination
• Cochlear implants
• Choral singing therapy for people with neurological disease (aphasia and Parkinsons disease)
• Perception and production of speech prosody
• Sensory processing in mild cognitive impairment

Our People

Many knowledgeable scientists are major contributors in their field. Students can find a supervisor and explore relevant research topics.

Research Topics

A selection of past and present research topics includes:

• Home-based Applied Behaviour Analysis interventions for children who are difficult to transition from tube-feeding
• Language processing in people with aphasia after a stroke
• Telehealth services in the Maldives
• Understanding the effects of ageing on swallowing and function
• Bilingualism in children in Auckland
• Speech profile of school-age children with hearing loss in comparison to children with normal hearing in New Zealand

Scholarships and Awards

The University of Auckland offers doctoral scholarships. Students can search the database for available scholarships.

Doctoral Programmes

The program offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.

Related Information

For more information about PhD theses and topics, or supervisors and their past research, students can use the search function on the Library catalogue.