2024
The effect of native language and bilingualism on multimodal perception in speech: A study of audio-aerotactile integrationa)
Saito H, Tiede M, Whalen D, Ménard L. The effect of native language and bilingualism on multimodal perception in speech: A study of audio-aerotactile integrationa). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 155: 2209-2220. PMID: 38526052, PMCID: PMC10965246, DOI: 10.1121/10.0025381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrench listenersNative languageEffect of native languageVoice onset time continuumStudy of speech perceptionPerception of stop consonantsFrench monolingualsBilingual speakersNative language(sBilingual listenersLinguistic experienceSyllable onsetsPhoneme perceptionSpeech perceptionListenersAir puffEnglishLanguageBilingualsMonolingualsIdentification taskSpeechTime continuumMultisensory integrationLanguage(sAssessing accuracy of resonances obtained with reassigned spectrograms from the “ground truth” of physical vocal tract models
Shadle C, Fulop S, Chen W, Whalen D. Assessing accuracy of resonances obtained with reassigned spectrograms from the “ground truth” of physical vocal tract models. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2024, 155: 1253-1263. PMID: 38341748, PMCID: PMC10858790, DOI: 10.1121/10.0024548.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy.
Spencer C, Vannest J, Preston J, Maas E, Sizemore E, McAllister T, Whalen D, Maloney T, Boyce S. Neural Changes in Children With Residual Speech Sound Disorder After Ultrasound Biofeedback Speech Therapy. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2023, 66: 3223-3241. PMID: 37524116, PMCID: PMC10558148, DOI: 10.1044/2023_jslhr-22-00430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual speech sound disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSpeech sound disordersUltrasound visual feedbackSpeech therapy programSound disordersTD groupSpeech productionFunctional connectivityLeft visual association cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging experimentSeed-to-voxel approachRegion-of-interest approachSpeech therapySyllable repetition taskVisual association cortexTherapy programLongitudinal changesPatterns of activitySpeech motorWord probesNeural differencesLeft insulaNeural changesConnectivity differences
2022
Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review
Whalen D, Lewis M, Gillson S, McBeath B, Alexander B, Nyhan K. Health effects of Indigenous language use and revitalization: a realist review. International Journal For Equity In Health 2022, 21: 169. PMID: 36437457, PMCID: PMC9703682, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-022-01782-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBaseline Stimulability Predicts Patterns of Response to Traditional and Ultrasound Biofeedback Treatment for Residual Speech Sound Disorder.
McAllister T, Eads A, Kabakoff H, Scott M, Boyce S, Whalen D, Preston J. Baseline Stimulability Predicts Patterns of Response to Traditional and Ultrasound Biofeedback Treatment for Residual Speech Sound Disorder. Journal Of Speech Language And Hearing Research 2022, 65: 2860-2880. PMID: 35944047, PMCID: PMC9911120, DOI: 10.1044/2022_jslhr-22-00161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual speech sound disorderSpeech sound disordersCourse of treatmentSound disordersUltrasound biofeedbackPredictors of response to treatmentResponse to traditional treatmentClinically significant responseBiofeedback treatmentTraditional treatmentResponse to treatmentSensory acuityModel-based cluster analysisAcoustic measurementsPhase of treatmentIndividuals aged 9Individual interventionsBiofeedback phasesTraditional interventionsBaseline stimulationAcuityTreatment phaseSomatosensory domainAged 9Clinical intuitionFormants are easy to measure; resonances, not so much: Lessons from Klatt (1986)a)
Whalen D, Chen W, Shadle C, Fulop S. Formants are easy to measure; resonances, not so much: Lessons from Klatt (1986)a). The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2022, 152: 933-941. PMID: 36050157, PMCID: PMC9374483, DOI: 10.1121/10.0013410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterizing 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 ResearchConceptsAssociated 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 ResearchConceptsTongue shapeAdult speakersSample of young childrenSpeech sound disordersVocal tract sizeMotor skillsYoung childrenSound disordersArticulatory complexityDisordered speakersSpeech soundsTongue bodySpeakersSpeech delayAssessment proceduresSpeechTongueDisordersPosterior regionDevelopment of motor skillsChildrenTract sizeSkillsPhonemeInflectionThe effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech
Warner H, Whalen D, Harel D, Jackson E. The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2022, 71: 105896. PMID: 35032922, PMCID: PMC8925352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2022.105896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of auto-contouring and hand-contouring of ultrasound images of the tongue surface
Roon K, Chen W, Iwasaki R, Kang J, Kim B, Shejaeya G, Tiede M, Whalen D. Comparison of auto-contouring and hand-contouring of ultrasound images of the tongue surface. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2022, 36: 1112-1131. PMID: 34974782, PMCID: PMC9250540, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2021.1998633.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsSpeech 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
Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response
Cialdella L, Kabakoff H, Preston J, Dugan S, Spencer C, Boyce S, Tiede M, Whalen D, McAllister T. Auditory-perceptual acuity in rhotic misarticulation: baseline characteristics and treatment response. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2020, 35: 19-42. PMID: 32242467, PMCID: PMC7541403, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2020.1739749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual speech errorsSpeech errorsAssociated with greater treatment responseTreatment responseProduction accuracyAssessed prior to treatmentAbilities of childrenAuditory-perceptual tasksRhotic soundsChildren aged 9Identification of itemsBiofeedback efficacyComparison groupAged 9Accurate productionCompleted treatmentPeriod of treatmentChildrenBiofeedbackVisual biofeedbackBaseline characteristicsAcuityBaselineMisarticulationsAcute perceptionVowel 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 ResearchConceptsCorner vowelsVowel productionSingle-word productionSpeech production deficitsAcoustic measurementsIntelligence scoresYoung adultsSpeech intelligibilityDown syndromeLow vowelsVowel centralizationEnglish wordsFormant dataVowel acousticsProduction deficitsVowelsAdult listenersSpeech impairmentSpeech intelligibility scoresAcoustic findingsSpeakersReduced intelligibilitySpeechTD controlsMethod ParticipantsEffects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts
Roon K, Kang J, Whalen D. Effects of Ultrasound Familiarization on Production and Perception of Nonnative Contrasts. Phonetica 2020, 77: 350-393. PMID: 32008006, PMCID: PMC9188028, DOI: 10.1159/000505298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound familiarityNonnative speech soundsPresence of palatalizationClasses of soundsPalatal consonantsWord-finalNonnative contrastsRussian consonantsFamiliarizing learnersLearner groupsSpeech soundsNaive learnersLearnersUltrasound learnersNovel contextsConsonantsFamiliarityContextSoundPostfamiliarizationDiscrimination taskDiscrimination trainingTongueTaskPerception
2019
Remediating Residual Rhotic Errors With Traditional and Ultrasound-Enhanced Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Study.
Preston J, McAllister T, Phillips E, Boyce S, Tiede M, Kim J, Whalen D. Remediating Residual Rhotic Errors With Traditional and Ultrasound-Enhanced Treatment: A Single-Case Experimental Study. American Journal Of Speech-Language Pathology 2019, 28: 1167-1183. PMID: 31170355, PMCID: PMC6802922, DOI: 10.1044/2019_ajslp-18-0261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound visual feedbackSingle-case experimental studySpeech sound learningTreatment orderResidual rhotic errorsGroup-level studiesUntreated wordsStages of learningGroup-level comparisonsSound learningRhotic errorsNaive listenersTraditional treatmentTreatment conditionsTreatment responseAged 9SessionsVocalizationsIndividual variationMonitor progressVisual feedbackChildrenReverse treatment orderParticipantsF0-induced formant measurement errors result in biased variabilities
Chen WR, Whalen DH, Shadle CH. F0-induced formant measurement errors result in biased variabilities. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 2019, 145: el360-el366. PMID: 31153348, PMCID: PMC6909981, DOI: 10.1121/1.5103195.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Tongue shapes for rhotics in school-age children with and without residual speech errors
Preston J, McCabe P, Tiede M, Whalen D. Tongue shapes for rhotics in school-age children with and without residual speech errors. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 2018, 33: 334-348. PMID: 30199271, PMCID: PMC6409154, DOI: 10.1080/02699206.2018.1517190.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment 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 ResearchConceptsUltrasound 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 ResearchConceptsSpeech 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 Research