Michelle Pokorny

Audiologist, Health NZ

Michelle is a clinical audiologist, clinician researcher, and honorary lecturer at the University of Auckland with a strong interest in public health and service re-design. She completed her PhD through the University of Queensland in 2023 investigating audiology-led models of care in ORL services. She currently works as an Advanced Audiology Practitioner at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau and holds an HRC Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship (2024). Her current research interests include addressing inequities in hearing and ear care in Aotearoa, including the development of innovative services, technologies and tools to provide effective, efficient and sustainable improvements in clinical care.