[1] She went on to complete a Bachelor of Science with Honours at the University of Melbourne followed by a PhD in Physics and Mathematics in 1979.
Her research at this time focussed on psychophysics, speech perception and signal processing in cochlear implants.
[3] She then took up the position of chair in Auditory Science at Aston University in Birmingham, England where she implemented an undergraduate degree in audiology.
[5] McKay's research team have developed a clinical tool called the EarGenie, which uses near-infrared light to measure how the brains of babies respond to sound.
[8] Elected Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America in 2002[3] Thomas Simm Littler prize from the British Society of Audiology in 2009[3] Awarded the 3-year veski innovation fellowship in 2013[5] Elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 2021[8]