Research

Labs

Aging and Adult Language Disorders Lab
Cleft Palate Speech Imaging and Visualization Lab
Production and Perception of Speech Sounds Research Lab
Social Communication and Neuroscience Lab (SCONE Lab)
Complexities of Stuttering Research Lab
Language, Memory and Brain Lab
Equity and Accessibility Lab for Swallowing (EquALS)

Other Labs

Speech Perception Lab

2310H Health Sciences Building
Lab Director: Andrew J. Vermiglio, AuD

The goal of the Speech Perception Laboratory is to investigate the effect of participant and test factors on the ability to recognize speech in quiet and in noisy environments.  Speech recognition in quiet testing has been commonly used in the audiology clinic.  However, speech in noise testing has not seen widespread clinical use.  Research has shown that speech recognition in noise testing may reveal aspects of audition, which are not revealed by standard audiological testing.  Factors that may affect the ability to recognize speech in noise include audibility, outer hair cell function, auditory brainstem function, auditory cortex function, language or dialect experience, musical experience and working memory.