Publications

See a list of publications from the Speech Kinematics and Acoustics Lab here: US NIH Database List of Our Publications.

Refereed Journal Articles: (*student)

  1. Mefferd, A.S. & Dietrich, M. (2019). Tongue- and jaw-specific articulatory underpinnings of reduced and enhanced acoustic vowel contrast in talkers with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research [epub ahead of print]

  2. Mefferd, A.S. (2019). The effect of speaking rate, loudness, and clarity manipulation on kinematic endpoint variability. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics [epub ahead of print] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02699206.2019.1566401.

  3. Mefferd, A.S., Lai, A., Bagnato, F. (2019). A first investigation of tongue, lip, and jaw movements in persons with dysarthria due to multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 27, 188-194. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2018.10.116.

  4. Mefferd, A.S. (2017). Tongue- and jaw-specific contributions to acoustic vowel contrast changes in the diphthong /ai/ in response to slow, loud, and clear speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60, 3144-3158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-17-0114.

  5. Kuruvilla, M.S. & Mefferd, A.S. (2017). Spatiotemporal movement variability in ALS: Speaking rate effects on tongue, lower lip, and jaw motor control. Journal of Communication Disorders, 67, 22-34. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.05.002.

  6. *VanRavenhorst-Bell, H., Mefferd, A.S., Coufal, K., Scudder, R. & Patterson, J. (2017). Tongue strength and endurance: Comparison in active and non-active young and older adults.  International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 19, 77-86. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2016.1154983.

  7. Mefferd, A.S.  (2016). Associations between tongue movement pattern consistency and formant movement pattern consistency in response to speech behavioral modifications. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol.140, No.5, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4967446.

  8. Mefferd, A.S. (2015). Articulatory-to-Acoustic Relations in Talkers With Dysarthria: A First Analysis. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 58, 576-589. PMID: 25763998. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-14-0188.

  9. Mefferd, A.S., Pattee, G., Green, J.R. (2014). Speaking rate effects on articulatory pattern consistency in talkers with mild ALS. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 28(11), 799-811 PMID: 24724615. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/02699206.2014.908239.

  10. Goldberg, L.R., Heiss, C.J., *Foley, A.S., Parsons, S.D., Mefferd, A.S., Hollinger, D., Parham, D.F., & Patterson, J. (2014). Monitoring hydration in older adults: The contribution of bioelectrical impedance analysis. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 16(3), 273-281.  PMID: 24521507. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2014.882989.

  11. Mefferd, A.S., & *Corder, E.E. (2014). Assessing articulatory speed performance as a potential factor of slowed speech in older adults. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 57(2), 1-16.  PMID: 24686555. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/2014_JSLHR-S-12-0261.

  12. Mefferd, A.S. & Green, J.R., & Pattee, G. (2012). A novel fixed-target task to determine articulatory speed constraints in persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Communication Disorders, 45, 34-45. PMCID: PMC3251716. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcomdis.2011.09.002.

  13. Mefferd, A.S. & Green, J.R. (2010). The articulatory-to-acoustic relationship in response to speaking rate and loudness manipulations. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 53(5), 1206-1219. PMCID: PMC3548454. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0083).

  14. Green, J.R., Nip, I.B.S., Wilson, E.M., Mefferd, A.S., & Yunusova, Y. (2010). Lip movement exaggerations during infant directed speech. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 53, 1529-1542. PMCID: PMC3548446. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0005).

  15. Yunusova, Y., Green, J.R., & Mefferd, A.S. (2009). Accuracy assessment for the AG500, Electromagnetic Articulograph. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 52(2), 547-555. PMCID: PMC2866108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2008/07-0218).