Richard Dowell

Richard Charles Dowell
Born (1957-08-31) August 31, 1957
Australia
OccupationsAudiologist, academic and researcher
TitleGraeme Clark Chair in Audiology and Speech Science
AwardsFellow of Audiology Australia
Academic background
EducationBachelor of Science, physics and pure mathematics
Master of Science, Audiology
Doctor of Philosophy
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
ThesisSpeech perception in noise for multichannel cochlear implant users (1991)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Melbourne

Richard Charles Dowell is an Australian audiologist, academic and researcher. He holds the Graeme Clark Chair in Audiology and Speech Science at University of Melbourne. He is a former director of Audiological Services at Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.

Dowell's research is centered on hearing loss; he has been involved in clinical work and research in cochlear implants, along with developing signal processing improvements for cochlear implants.

Dowell is a Fellow of Audiology Australia. He is a former Chair of the Victorian Infant Hearing Screening Program Audiological committee and a former Chair of the Taralye Early Intervention center for hearing impaired children in Melbourne.