Michael Stern
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
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Postdoctoral Associate
Biography
Michael Stern is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Child Study Center. In David Ostry's lab, he studies speech motor learning and retention using kinematic and neural measures. In particular, he uses adaptation to altered auditory feedback to investigate the mechanisms underlying the sequencing and coordination of speech movements.
Last Updated on June 07, 2026.
Appointments
Child Study Center
Postdoctoral AssociatePrimary
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Education & Training
- PhD
- Yale University, Linguistics (2026)
- MA
- CUNY Graduate Center, Linguistics (2020)
Research
Publications
2025
Interaction Between Speech Planning and Articulation
Shaw J, Stern M. Interaction Between Speech Planning and Articulation. 2025 DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780199384655.013.1090.BooksContextual modulation of language comprehension in a dynamic neural model of lexical meaning
Stern M, Piñango M. Contextual modulation of language comprehension in a dynamic neural model of lexical meaning. Cognition 2025, 266: 106336. PMID: 41076958, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonlinear second-order dynamics describe labial constriction trajectories across languages and contexts
Stern M, Shaw J. Nonlinear second-order dynamics describe labial constriction trajectories across languages and contexts. Journal Of Phonetics 2025, 111: 101427. DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2025.101427.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Speaker-independent speech inversion for recovery of velopharyngeal port constriction degreea)
Siriwardena Y, Boyce S, Tiede M, Oren L, Fletcher B, Stern M, Espy-Wilson C. Speaker-independent speech inversion for recovery of velopharyngeal port constriction degreea). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 156: 1380-1390. PMID: 39196104, DOI: 10.1121/10.0028124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing ultrasound probe stabilization for quantifying speech production contrasts using the Adjustable Laboratory Probe Holder for UltraSound (ALPHUS)
Chen W, Stern M, Whalen D, Derrick D, Carignan C, Best C, Tiede M. Assessing ultrasound probe stabilization for quantifying speech production contrasts using the Adjustable Laboratory Probe Holder for UltraSound (ALPHUS). Journal Of Phonetics 2024, 105: 101339. PMID: 39071095, PMCID: PMC11280337, DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2024.101339.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Neural inhibition during speech planning contributes to contrastive hyperarticulation
Stern M, Shaw J. Neural inhibition during speech planning contributes to contrastive hyperarticulation. Journal Of Memory And Language 2023, 132: 104443. DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2023.104443.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Definiteness and argument position in the interpretation of bare nouns
Stern M, Dayal V, Martohardjono G, Chen M, Madsen II C. Definiteness and argument position in the interpretation of bare nouns. Language Acquisition And Language Disorders 2022, 67: 67-92. DOI: 10.1075/lald.67.03ste.Chapters
2021
Syntactic and Semantic Influences on the Time Course of Relative Clause Processing: The Role of Language Dominance
Stern M, Stover L, Guerra E, Martohardjono G. Syntactic and Semantic Influences on the Time Course of Relative Clause Processing: The Role of Language Dominance. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 989. PMID: 34439608, PMCID: PMC8391599, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11080989.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Language history attenuates syntactic prediction in L1 processing
Stern M, Madsen C, Stover L, Lowry C, Martohardjono G. Language history attenuates syntactic prediction in L1 processing. Journal Of Cultural Cognitive Science 2019, 3: 235-255. DOI: 10.1007/s41809-019-00048-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Toward Verified Biological Models
Sadot A, Fisher J, Barak D, Admanit Y, Stern M, Hubbard E, Harel D. Toward Verified Biological Models. IEEE Transactions On Computational Biology And Bioinformatics 2007, 5: 223-234. PMID: 18451431, DOI: 10.1109/tcbb.2007.1076.Peer-Reviewed Original Research