Research Projects for Pay

Ø Rough Voice Quality Matching

Ø Standardization of 2 Prosody Measures; Part 1

Ø Perception training study of non-native speech contrasts by bilinguals and monolinguals

Rough Voice Quality Matching

Researchers: Cummings/Shrivastav                                  

UF-IRB 2007-U-0450

This study investigates how people perceive rough voice quality.  Two vowel sounds will be presented to you through ear inserts.  You will be able to vary the ROUGHNESS of the second sound using a computer in order to make it equivalent with the first sound.  You will do this task for a number of pairs of sounds.  You may participate even if you have already participated in a similar study for us. 

You will be paid for completing the experiment! ($5/hr and $10 for completion)

To participate in this experiment you must be a native-speaker of American English, have taken at least one class on voice disorders (undergrads who majored in CSD or LIN are eligible), and have normal hearing. If you have not taken a voice disorders course, but are still interested in participating, please email me for participation in a separate but similar study.

Estimated duration of experiment: 3   1-1.5 hour visits required

Location of Experiment: Dauer Hall, Room 49 (in the basement)

Subjects needed: 20

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

Stacie  (scpana@ufl.edu)

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Perception training study of non-native speech contrasts by bilinguals and monolinguals

Researchers: Cummings/Shrivastav                                  

UF-IRB 2008-U-0789

This study examines the learning of non-native speech sounds by bilingual and monolingual learners through perception training. You will have to attend up to 7 hours total across a total of 8 sessions (from either 35 min. to approximately 1.5 hours long). During each session, you will listen to a single word from another language and be asked to correctly label a particular consonant within the word (ID task).

You will be paid $7.50/hr. A total of $55 for completing the study.

In order to participate, you must belong to one of the three groups below:

Ø Native speakers of American English (monolingual)

Ø Spanish-English bilingual speakers (near native fluency in both languages preferred)

Ø Bengali-English bilingual speakers (near native fluency in both languages)

You must be between 18-35 years of age. You must have no history of reading or learning disabilities.

Estimated duration of experiment: 8 sessions, 7 hours total  required

Location of Experiment: Dauer Hall, Room 68 (in the basement)

Subjects needed: 60 (20 per group)

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

Divya  (divyav@ufl.edu)

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COMPLETED:

Accent and Intelligibility in Cross-Cultural Communication

Researchers: Chappell/Wiltshire $4.00

UF-IRB: 2007-U-1084

This experiment is designed to help develop stimuli for a later study. You will be rating English sentences for plausibility in a paper and pencil, questionnaire task. The purpost of this study is to examine adult second-language learners’ speech characteristics and to describe specific phonetic properties that may influence cross-cultural intelligibility. Participants will take place in various listening activities.

In order to participate, you must be a native speaker of American English, a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese, or a native speaker of Spanish. There are no age limitations. You must be have no history of reading or learning disabilities. You cannot get both course credit and paid for this experiment.

Estimated duration of experiment: 30 minutes. Subjects needed: 20

Location of experiment: Turlington B-122

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

Milla (millac@ufl.edu)

COMPLETED:

Language Use in Adults with Dyslexia

Researchers: Altmann/Lombardino

$15 + $20 to qualified subjects

UF-IRB: 2005-U-0969

This experiment examines language use in individuals with reading disability. This is a two-step study. First, you will complete a 2 hour evaluation and if dyslexia is confirmed, you will come back for the 2 hour experimental portion of the study. In the experimental portion, you will be asked to complete several memory and vocabulary tasks, make up sentences, and understand sentences. This study will help us understand how dyslexia continues to affect language use in adults.

Estimated duration of Experiment: 2 2-hour sessions Subjects needed: 15

Location of experiment: Speech & Hearing Clinic (4^th floor of Dauer) and Dauer 50

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

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COMPLETED:

Language Use in Adults with Dyslexia

Researchers: Altmann/Lombardino

$15 + $20 to qualified subjects

UF-IRB: 2005-U-0969

This experiment examines language use in individuals with reading disability. This is a two-step study. First, you will complete a 2 hour evaluation and if dyslexia is confirmed, you will come back for the 2 hour experimental portion of the study. In the experimental portion, you will be asked to complete several memory and vocabulary tasks, make up sentences, and understand sentences. This study will help us understand how dyslexia continues to affect language use in adults.

Estimated duration of Experiment: 2 2-hour sessions Subjects needed: 15

Location of experiment: Speech & Hearing Clinic (4^th floor of Dauer) and Dauer 50

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

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Language Use in Spanish/English Bilingual Individuals

Researchers: Edmonds

$40 to qualified subjects

UF-IRB: 2006-U-0459

The overall goal of this experiment is to design a treatment for Spanish/English bilingual individuals who have had a stroke which causes language difficulties in both languages.

In order to develop this treatment, non-neurologically damaged Spanish/English bilinguals are needed to perform a number of language tasks such as naming pictures and producing sentences so that we have a better idea of the range of bilingual abilities. As long as you are functional in English and Spanish is most situations, then you may qualify. Tasks are primarily speaking and listening. No writing is required.

Qualifications for participants: Age 18+, right-handed, bilingual in Spanish/English (‘functional’ in English and Spanish in most cases). No history of neurological diagnosis or injury. Must have lived in the U.S. for at least last 2 years.

Estimated duration of Experiment: 2 2-hour sessions Subjects needed: 50

Location of experiment: Dauer 56

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

Dr. Edmonds (edmonds@csd.ufl.edu)

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Comprehension of English Sentences by Native Speakers of Korean

Researchers: Dallas/Kaan 2 Research Hours

UF-IRB: 2006-U-0282

The purpose of this experiment is to examine language processing in non-native speakers of English. Korean speakers of English will be asked to do the same, but will first be given a standardized proficiency test to determine if their proficiency level falls within one of the proficiency groups under examination.

Two groups of subjects are needed, all between ages 18 and 35:

1) Native Korean speakers with an Advanced Level of Proficiency in reading English,

2) Native Korean speakers with an Intermediate level of proficiency in reading English.

(A standardized proficiency test will be used to determine proficiency level.)

You will be paid $20 for this study!

Estimated duration of Experiment: 2 hours Subjects needed: 60

Location of experiment: Turlington B-122

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

Andrea (acdallas@ufl.edu)

Or call: (352) 392-0639 x 240

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COMPLETED!

Emotion Detection

Researchers: Patel/Shrivastav 6 sessions, about 2 hours each

UF-IRB: 2006-U-1147

The goal of this study is to determine the emotions perceivable in speech. You will be presented a pair of emotional sentences through headphones, and you will be asked to judge whether the pair of sentences is conveying the same or different emotions. You may be asked to rate the degree of similarity or confidence on a scale of 1 to 7. I can test 2 people at a time, so bring a friend!

Elligibility:

Ø You must be a native-speaker of American English

Ø You must be between 18-35 years of age

Ø You must have normal hearing

Ø You must be of normal emotional/mental health (not depressed, stressed, suicidal, or have anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc)

Compensation: $5/hr x 12 hours =$60!

YOU WILL BE PAID $60 FOR COMPLETING THE EXPERIMENT!

Estimated duration of experiment: 6 session, 2 hours each

Subjects needed: 20

Location of experiment: Dauer 49 (in the basement)

Reference “Experiment” in the subject line of your email to set up an appointment with:

Sona (sona09@ufl.edu)

392-2113 x231

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