CO-DIRECTORS
Robert Allen Fox, Ph.D.
Dr. Fox is a Professor in and Chair of the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University and an adjunct Professor in the Department of Linguistics. He is best known for his contributions to speech perception, especially for his work on the perceptual structure of vowels and diphthongs. He has also studied behavioral aspects of speech perception such as changes in listener response as a function of human aging and second language learning, dialectal variation in both the acoustic and perceptual structure of vowels in American English, temporal aspects of speech and cognitive processes associated with speech-language disorders. He works with private companies developing standardizations for speech-language assessment tests and with law enforcement as a forensic phonetician. He has chaired the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Ohio State since 1995. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Personal website: http://sphs.osu.edu/people/fox.2
Ewa Jacewicz, Ph.D.
Dr. Jacewicz is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on basic aspects of speech acoustics and perception with applications to sociophonetics, speech-language impairment and second language acquisition. Since her appointment at Ohio State, Dr. Jacewicz’s research has examined intensity variation in vowels, auditory spectral integration in speech signals, regional variation and sound change in American English in several generations of adults and in older children, temporal organization in American English, acoustic characteristics of spontaneous speech, and phonological processing in dyslexia. Her work has been supported by several research grants from NIH. She has served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (2012-2016).
Personal website: http://sphs.osu.edu/people/jacewicz.1
LAB MEMBERS
Ph.D. student: Florence L Hardjono, ABD, CCC-SLP
Education: B.A. and M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from The Ohio State University.
Research interests: second language acquisition; bilingual literacy; developmental disorders in clinically and linguistically diverse populations.
Ph.D. student: Lian J. Arzbecker
Education: B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders (minor in Psychology) from University Wisconsin – Eau Claire
Research interests: Speech perception (geographical, generational, and social factors); auditory neuroscience; dyslexia.
Ph.D. student: Geoff D. Green II
Education: B.S. in Neuroscience (minor in Engineering Sciences) from The Ohio State University Specialization: Cognitive and Brain Sciences with expertise in neuroimaging via the fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy) device
Research interests: speech rhythm; neural underpinnings of human-to-human communication; brain-to-brain synchronization (using hyperscanning); intersection between mindfulness and speech disorder interventions.
Ph.D. student: Christopher E. Holt
Education: B.A. in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Research interests: speech perception; singer’s health; variations of geographic, socioethnic and gender varieties of African-American vocal resonance.
M.A. student: Sophia Wiedmann
Education: B.A. in Speech and Hearing Science (minor in French) from the Ohio State University
Research interests: multilingualism and second-language acquisition; language development and clinical implications.
Postgraduate research associate: Quingchan (Hazel) Zhou
Education: B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature from Nanjing University, China; M.A. in Language Sciences from University College London, UK
Specialization: Neuroscience and Communication with expertise in fNIRS, EEG, and tACS systems
Research interests: neural basis of language disorders.
Undergraduate student: Maddy Wright
Education: B. A. (expected) in Speech and Hearing Science (minor in Disability Studies and Design Foundations) from The Ohio State University
Research interests: dialect and ethnic variation in American English speech with special interest in Southern American English; speech production and perception.
LAB ASSOCIATES/COLLABORATORS
Yolanda Feimster Holt, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Allied Health at East Carolina University. Dr. Holt received her B.S. in Political Science from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC and her M.Ed. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. She completed her Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. Prior to joining the faculty at ECU, Dr. Holt served as an adjunct faculty member at North Carolina Central University (Durham, NC). For the past 19 years she has served as a practicing Speech-Language Pathologist in North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. Dr. Holt has served children and adults in both educational and clinical settings. Her research interests focus on dialect variation in African American English and Southern American English.
Jing Yang, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She earned her B. A. degree from Xiangtan Normal University and her M.A. degree in Linguistics from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. She then completed her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Central Arkansas. Her research interests focus on three areas: 1) speech development in typically developing bilingual and monolingual children; 2) speech development in children with cochlear implants; and 3) speech perception of L2 learners.
LAB ALUMNI
Erica Huston (AuD, 2019), Graduate Research Assistant
Gayle Beam Long (PhD, 2019), PhD Dissertation research
Keebbum (Joy) Lee (MA-SLP, 2019), MA Thesis research
Maggie McClurk (BA, 2018), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Maryam Kamal-Khaldeli (PhD, 2018), Graduate Research Assistant, PhD Dissertation research
Sasha Kim (MA-SLP, 2018), MA Thesis research
Zane Smith, (MA-SLP, 2018), MA Thesis research; Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Jill Deatherage (MA-SLP, 2018), Undergraduate BA Honors thesis research
Jessica Hart (MA-SLP, 2015), Graduate Research Assistant; Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Makenzie Laase (MA-SLP, 2015), Graduate Research Assistant; Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Hannah Ortega (MA-SLP, 2015), Graduate Research Assistant; Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Leigh Smitley (ABD, CCC-SLP, 2015), Graduate Research Assistant
Robin Jones, PhD, Post-doctoral researcher (2014), MA Thesis research (2005-2006)
Katie Kubitskey (MA-SLP, 2014), Graduate Research Associate
Donna Moore (AuD, 2014), Graduate Research Assistant
Jing Yang (PhD, 2014), Graduate Research Assistant; PhD Dissertation research
Alison Davis (MA-SLP, 2013), Graduate Research Assistant
Caroline Chang (BA, 2012), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Katarzyna Lozanska (BA, 2012), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research; Undergraduate Research Associate
Anne Hoffmann (PhD, CCC-SLP, 2011), Graduate Research Assistant; PhD Dissertation research
Josie Krinke (MA-SLP, 2011), Graduate Research Assistant
Emily Barker (BA, 2010), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Chiung-Yun Chang (PhD, 2010), Graduate Research Assistant; PhD Dissertation research
Mahnaz Ahmadi (PhD, 2010), Graduate Research Assistant
Yolanda Holt (PhD, 2010), Graduate Research Assistant; PhD Dissertation research
Ting-fen Lin (MA-SLP, 2010), Graduate Research Assistant
Amy Loscko (MA-SLP, 2010), Graduate Research Assistant; Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Lisa Wackler Wolfe (AuD, 2010), Graduate Research Assistant; Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Victoria Cook (BA, 2009), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Lauren Garea (BA, 2009), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Julia Sammet (MA-SLP, 2009), Graduate Research Assistant
Samantha Lyle (BA, 2008), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research; Undergraduate Research Associate
Caitlin O’Neill (BA, 2008), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research; Undergraduate Research Associate
Kristi Poole (AuD, 2008), Graduate Research Assistant; Data Manager
Katie Lamoreau (AuD, 2008), Graduate Research AssistantErin Saylor (BA, 2007), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Sarah Hines (MA-SLP, 2007), Graduate Research Assistant
Jeff Murray, MA, Graduate Research Assistant (2007)
Jason Fox, MA, Graduate Research Assistant (2007)
Laura Winder (Aud, 2006), Graduate Research Assistant; Data Manager
Heather Hunyady (BA, 2006), Undergraduate BA Honors Thesis research
Kristin Hatcher (MA-SLP, 2006), Graduate Research Assistant
Miriam Tumeo (MA-SLP, 2006), Graduate Research Associate