Donald Robertson

Donald Robertson completed his undergraduate honours degree in physiology at The University of Western Australia under the supervision of one of the great names in modern auditory physiology, Brian Johnstone. He undertook postgraduate research on the efferent control system in hearing at The Brain Research Institute of The University of Brussels and continued his research in Canada, where he obtained a PhD on the mechanisms of sharp tuning in the cochlea. His postdoctoral work considered cognitive components of evoked cerebral potentials. Professor Robertson returned to Perth as a Queen Elizabeth II Fellow and subsequently undertook a lecturing position in physiology at The University of Western Australia, which he continues today. He has a longstanding interest in research in the basic science of normal hearing and deafness. For many years he pursued this research driven by curiosity and a love of the process of scientific research. In the past decade, he developed an interest in applying his knowledge to the understanding and treatment of hearing problems.