Dr. Chi Yhun Lo

Dr Chi Yhun Lo is a research associate in the SMART Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University, an honorary research fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and an adjunct fellow at Macquarie University. Chi explores the intersection between music, hearing, deafness and health. Current projects include: (1) exploring the benefits of choir for older adults with hearing aids, (2) investigating how trust and personality may impact outcomes between audiologists’ and clients, (3) the development of effective hearing health messaging and (4) exploring the impact of cannabis on the auditory system. Chi is also the vice-president of the Parents of Deaf Children, a not-for-profit advocacy organisation that support deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children and their families, and the founder of the Hearing Hub Junior Science Academy for DHH Children.