Mary Flaherty, Ph.D.
SHS Associate Professor Mary Flaherty Discusses Speech Perception on Podcast
Speech and Hearing Science associate professor Mary Flaherty appeared on the Made in the Middle podcast episode titled, “That Sounds Good,” discussing her research on how our experiences shape our perception of speech and voice.
Flaherty’s recent research has looked at the way age and listening experience influence our perception of voice pitch, voice intonation patterns and vocal tract length when perceiving speech in complex acoustic environments.
Flaherty comes on in the podcast at the 34:25 mark. Have a listen.
Project REACH-SLP
Project REACH-SLP (Recruitment, Education, and Advancement of Clinical Scholars) is a federally funded program in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Led by Dr. Mary Flaherty and Dr. Wesley Wilson, the program prepares graduate students from diverse backgrounds to serve children with high-intensity speech-language needs in schools and clinical settings.
Project REACH-SLP aligns with our lab’s mission to promote equitable access to communication services by supporting future clinicians dedicated to serving culturally and linguistically diverse populations.
More learn at Project REACH-SLP.
Lab Members Participate in Walk4Hearing
We successfully participated in and raised $515 for the Chicago Walk4Hearing. 60% of the funds go to the Hearing Loss Assoc of American (HLAA) and 40% of those funds go to our very own Audiology Clinic here at the U of I!
