Arthur Boothroyd
2550 Brant Street
San Diego, CA 92101
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, City University of
New York
Scholar in Residence, San Diego State University
Visiting Scientist, House Ear Institute
Visiting Researcher, National University
Consultant in the Speech and Hearing Sciences
(619) 231 7948 (Tel. and FAX)
(619) 392 1740 (Mobile)
aboothroyd@cox.net
Born in England, Arthur Boothroyd obtained a degree in
Physics from the University of Kingston on Hull in 1957. After a year in
electronics research and four years as a high school Physics teacher, he became
interested in deafness as a result of having a deaf son. In 1962 he took a
research fellowship in the Department of Audiology and Education of the Deaf at
the University of Manchester. Following two years of research on earmold design
and acoustic feedback in hearing aids, he was hired as an Assistant Professor
of Audiology. In 1969 he was awarded the Ph.D. degree for his research on
speech perception and hearing aid fitting in hearing-impaired children. Soon
after, he moved to the United States and for 13 years, served as Director of
Research and Clinical Services at the Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton
Massachusetts. In 1981, he transferred to the Doctoral Program in Speech and
Hearing Sciences at the City University of New York, eventually attaining the
rank of Distinguished Professor. He left that position in 2000 to move to
California, where he remains active as a teacher, researcher, and consultant.
Dr. Boothroyd has published extensively on the effects of hearing loss on
development, with special emphasis on speech perception, its assessment, and
its enhancement with hearing aids, cochlear implants, and tactile aids. His
current research deals with remote and directional microphones as accessories
to hearing aids for hard-of-hearing and late-deafened adults. He is also part
of a team studying auditory, speech and language development in
early-identified hearing-impaired children.