2022
Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study
Kabakoff H, Gritsyk O, Harel D, Tiede M, Preston J, Whalen D, McAllister T. Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study. Journal Of Communication Disorders 2022, 99: 106230. PMID: 35728449, PMCID: PMC9464712, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentApraxiasChildHumansLanguage Development DisordersPilot ProjectsSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementSpeech Sound DisorderStutteringConceptsAssociated with lower accuracySpeech productionMotor skillsModels of speech productionResidual speech sound disorderSpeech sound disordersPredictor of accuracySomatosensory acuityPost-treatmentSound disordersSpeech errorsSpeech accuracyPilot studySensorimotor profileMotor planningReduced motor skillsProduction accuracySensorimotor measuresPredictive relationshipAuditory acuityStimulation taskSpeechLifelong challengesPre-treatmentSpeech outcomesComparing metrics for quantification of children’s tongue shape complexity using ultrasound imaging
Kabakoff H, Beames S, Tiede M, Whalen D, Preston J, McAllister T. Comparing metrics for quantification of children’s tongue shape complexity using ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2022, 37: 169-195. PMID: 35243947, PMCID: PMC9440959, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2039300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBenchmarkingChildChild, PreschoolHumansPhoneticsSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementTongueUltrasonographyConceptsTongue shapeAdult speakersSample of young childrenSpeech sound disordersVocal tract sizeMotor skillsYoung childrenSound disordersArticulatory complexityDisordered speakersSpeech soundsTongue bodySpeakersSpeech delayAssessment proceduresSpeechTongueDisordersPosterior regionDevelopment of motor skillsChildrenTract sizeSkillsPhonemeInflection
2021
Extending Ultrasound Tongue Shape Complexity Measures to Speech Development and Disorders.
Kabakoff H, Harel D, Tiede M, Whalen D, McAllister T. Extending Ultrasound Tongue Shape Complexity Measures to Speech Development and Disorders. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2021, 64: 2557-2574. PMID: 34232685, PMCID: PMC8632483, DOI: 10.1044/2021_jslhr-20-00537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildChild, PreschoolHumansPhoneticsSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementSpeech Sound DisorderTongueUltrasonographyConceptsSpeech sound disordersSound disordersSkilled motor controlSpeech developmentTongue shapeChild's phonemic inventoryChildren's speech developmentMotor controlPhonological knowledgePhonemic inventoryChildren's speechSpeech structureAdult targetsArticulatory patternsSpeech patternsSpeech soundsChild sampleDiagnostic groupsTongue increaseDiagnostic classificationSpeechPhonemeMotor componentsDisordersTreatment approaches
2020
Vowel Acoustics and Speech Intelligibility in Young Adults With Down Syndrome.
Carl M, Kent R, Levy E, Whalen D. Vowel Acoustics and Speech Intelligibility in Young Adults With Down Syndrome. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2020, 63: 674-687. PMID: 32160481, DOI: 10.1044/2019_jslhr-19-00204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcousticsDown SyndromeHumansPhoneticsSpeech AcousticsSpeech IntelligibilitySpeech PerceptionSpeech Production MeasurementYoung AdultConceptsCorner vowelsVowel productionSingle-word productionSpeech production deficitsAcoustic measurementsIntelligence scoresYoung adultsSpeech intelligibilityDown syndromeLow vowelsVowel centralizationEnglish wordsFormant dataVowel acousticsProduction deficitsVowelsAdult listenersSpeech impairmentSpeech intelligibility scoresAcoustic findingsSpeakersReduced intelligibilitySpeechTD controlsMethod Participants
2018
Treatment for Residual Rhotic Errors With High- and Low-Frequency Ultrasound Visual Feedback: A Single-Case Experimental Design
Preston J, McAllister T, Phillips E, Boyce S, Tiede M, Kim J, Whalen D. Treatment for Residual Rhotic Errors With High- and Low-Frequency Ultrasound Visual Feedback: A Single-Case Experimental Design. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2018, 61: 1-18. PMID: 30073249, PMCID: PMC6198924, DOI: 10.1044/2018_jslhr-s-17-0441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiofeedback, PsychologyChildFeedback, SensoryFemaleHumansLearningMalePhoneticsResearch DesignSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementSpeech Sound DisorderSpeech TherapyUltrasonographyConceptsUltrasound visual feedbackVisual feedbackMultiple-baseline across-subjects designResidual speech errorsSpeech sound learningSpeech therapyTreatment orderAcross-subjects designTreatment conditionsResidual rhotic errorsConsistent with empirical workGroup-level analysisUntreated wordsSpeech errorsSound learningMeasure generalizationRhotic errorsSpeech targetsHF-LFTreatment phaseParticipantsSpeechLF conditionsLF-HFEmpirical work
2017
Ultrasound Images of the Tongue: A Tutorial for Assessment and Remediation of Speech Sound Errors.
Preston J, McAllister Byun T, Boyce S, Hamilton S, Tiede M, Phillips E, Rivera-Campos A, Whalen D. Ultrasound Images of the Tongue: A Tutorial for Assessment and Remediation of Speech Sound Errors. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2017 PMID: 28117824, PMCID: PMC5351819, DOI: 10.3791/55123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMovementSoundSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementTongueUltrasonographyYoung AdultConceptsSpeech sound errorsSpeech soundsSound errorsTongue shapeProduction of speech soundsClinical populationsSpeech-language pathologistsArticulatory natureIncorrect productionsError soundsSpeechSource of feedbackUltrasound feedbackSpeech therapyLingual soundsTongueExtended exampleSoundSpeakersClinical contextVisual feedbackIllustrative modelPathologistsContextClinicians
2016
Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Sentence-Level Speech Kinematics
Jackson E, Tiede M, Riley M, Whalen D. Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Sentence-Level Speech Kinematics. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2016, 59: 1315-1326. PMID: 27824987, PMCID: PMC5399759, DOI: 10.1044/2016_jslhr-s-16-0008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLinguisticsLipMaleSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementComparing measurement errors for formants in synthetic and natural vowelsa)
Shadle C, Nam H, Whalen D. Comparing measurement errors for formants in synthetic and natural vowelsa). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2016, 139: 713-727. PMID: 26936555, PMCID: PMC4752539, DOI: 10.1121/1.4940665.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Methods for quantifying tongue shape and complexity using ultrasound imaging
Dawson K, Tiede M, Whalen D. Methods for quantifying tongue shape and complexity using ultrasound imaging. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2015, 30: 328-344. PMID: 26587871, PMCID: PMC4914365, DOI: 10.3109/02699206.2015.1099164.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Using automatic alignment to analyze endangered language data: Testing the viability of untrained alignment
DiCanio C, Nam H, Whalen D, Bunnell H, Amith J, García R. Using automatic alignment to analyze endangered language data: Testing the viability of untrained alignment. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 2235-2246. PMID: 23967953, PMCID: PMC5392066, DOI: 10.1121/1.4816491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhonetic analysisLanguage dataForced alignmentPhone setDocument endangered languagesSpeech processing toolsEndangered languagesCorpus dataTarget languageTraining languageSmall corpusLanguageCorpusDocument corpusAutomatic alignmentProcess of segmentationSegmentation taskAlignment systemAllophonesEnglishSpeechMixtecData setsProcessing toolsContextualThe coarticulation/invariance scale: Mutual information as a measure of coarticulation resistance, motor synergy, and articulatory invariance
Iskarous K, Mooshammer C, Hoole P, Recasens D, Shadle C, Saltzman E, Whalen D. The coarticulation/invariance scale: Mutual information as a measure of coarticulation resistance, motor synergy, and articulatory invariance. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2013, 134: 1271-1282. PMID: 23927125, PMCID: PMC3745479, DOI: 10.1121/1.4812855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeech productionTheory of speech productionTheories of coarticulationPhysical information flowCoarticulation resistancePhonological unitsSpeech researchArticulatory signalsAmount of physical informationCoarticulationSpeech perceptionSpeechCentral conceptsQuantitative scaleMutual informationEnglishConcept of mutual informationLanguageCatalanMutual information measurePerceptionScaleTheorizingInformation sharing
2003
Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Position in the Production of Speech
Magen H, Kang A, Tiede M, Whalen D. Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Position in the Production of Speech. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2003, 46: 241-251. PMID: 12647902, DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/019).Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeckPharynxPhoneticsSpeechSpeech Production MeasurementConceptsClasses of speech soundsProduction of speechAnterior pharyngeal wallVowel qualityMidsagittal widthVocal cavitySpeech soundsIsolated wordsSpeech variabilitySpeechVowelsUpper oropharynxMidsagittal magnetic resonance imagesConsonantsEnglishSentencesWordsJapanesePosterior pharyngeal wallSoundPharyngeal wall
1995
Intrinsic F0 of vowels in the babbling of 6-, 9-, and 12-month-old French- and English-learning infants.
Whalen D, Levitt A, Hsiao P, Smorodinsky I. Intrinsic F0 of vowels in the babbling of 6-, 9-, and 12-month-old French- and English-learning infants. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1995, 97: 2533-9. PMID: 7714271, DOI: 10.1121/1.411973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChild DevelopmentFranceHumansInfantLearningPhoneticsSpeechSpeech Discrimination TestsSpeech PerceptionSpeech Production MeasurementUnited States