Dr Andrew Kolarik

Andrew gained a BA in Psychology at Cardiff University in 2003. His PhD, ‘Binaural Resolution,’ was awarded in 2006 and involved measuring and modelling binaural temporal window durations and auditory filter widths.

Andrew’s first postdoctoral position investigated research in the field of vision science, also at Cardiff University. The post assessed accuracy and precision of eye movements in the ageing population. He then worked as a Research Fellow at the Vision and Eye Research Unit (VERU) at Anglia Ruskin University. The project involved investigating how blind and low vision listeners made use of two acoustic distance cues (level and reverberation) to improve their spatial awareness, and how use of acoustic cues was enhanced among blind listeners.

Andrew is now a Research Associate at University of Cambridge in Professor Brian Moore’s research group. His work looks at auditory distance perception among hearing impaired and blind listeners.

Andrew is a member of the British Society of Audiology.

 

Journal Papers

 

Kolarik, A. J., & Culling, J. F. (2010). “Measurement of the binaural auditory filter using a detection task,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 127, 3009–3017.

 

Kolarik, A. J., Margrain, T. H., & Freeman, T. C. A. (2010). “Precision and accuracy of ocular following: influence of age and type of eye movement,” Exp. Brain Res., 201, 271-282.

Kolarik, A. J., & Culling, J. F. (2009). “Measurement of the binaural temporal window using a lateralisation task,” Hear. Res., 248, 60-68.

Kolarik, A. J., & Culling, J. F. (2009). “The masking of interaural delays,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 125, 2162-2171.

 

Kolarik, A. J., Cirstea, S., & Pardhan, S. “Distance discrimination using auditory level and direct-to-reverberant energy ratio cues in normal young adults,” submitted.