RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Speech Production: The underlying mechanism that controls one's habitual speech rate (searching for the nature of motor speech control). Regional differences in an individual's rate manipulation;

2. Speech Perception: The effect of speech perception on individual's rate of speech

3. Acoustic Phonetics: The relationship between an individual's rate of speech and the size of the acoustic vowel space of his/her

Speech. The effect of acoustic visual feedback on accent reduction

4. Fluency Disorders: Treatment efficacy in fluency disorders. Language interference in the speech of bilingual stutterers. The counseling skills in fluency treatment.

4. Multiculture Issues: Serving the clients from multicultural background.

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

1. 2000 ($3,500), University Jenior/Senior Faculty Grant— led to the completion of a manuscript (in progress of submission)

2. 1999 ($2,000), University Faculty-Student Scholarly Award – led to two poster presentations at 2000 ASHA Convention

3. 1999 ($ 500), University Untenured Track Faculty Grant—led to the completion of a manuscript (in progress of submission)

4. 1998 ($23,000), University Foundation Grant-- furnished Speech Science Laboratory with various clinical instruments

5. 1997 ($5,000), Departmental Fund-- for purchasing a portable mini sound-booth

6. 1997 ($1,800), Summer Research Award-- led to a manuscript currently in progress

7. 1996, Spring, Speech Science Lab Open House-- directed students' instrumentation demonstrations and posters presentations

8. 1996 ($5,875), Summer Research Award- led to a publication in JSLHR, Aug. 1997

9. 1995 ($1,700), Mini-Grant (a Research Services Council Award)- led to a presentation at the ASHA convention, 1996

10. 1995 ($25,000), Start-up fund- for setting up a state-of-art Speech Science Laboratory