The Speech Research Laboratory
The Speech Research Laboratory investigates speech perception
and aims to improve speech recognition for adults with hearing
loss. One line of research is focused on improving sentence-level
speechreading abilities via computer-based training programs
(funded by Butler University Holcomb Faculty Research Grant
#027096). A secondary line of research is focused on the relative
contribution of vowels and consonants to auditory-visual speech
perception, for adults with normal hearing and adults with hearing
loss (funded by an American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation
Research Grant for New Investigators).
All persons affiliated with this lab work to create an
atmosphere of respect for persons, and work to protect the rights
and welfare of people who work as research participants in the
Speech Research Laboratory.
Research participants are always needed!
We are always looking for adult listeners (18-70 years of age)
with normal hearing or with hearing loss, to take part in our paid
studies. Participants must have normal or corrected-to-normal
vision, and be speakers of American English. The Speech Research
Laboratory is located in Jordan Hall, room 248A. Free visitor
parking is also available on campus, for study participants. In
order to learn more about our ongoing work, please email Dr. Carrie Richie or call (317)
940-9493.
Current laboratory members
Carolyn Richie, PhD Director
crichie@butler.edu
Representative publications and presentations
Richie, C. (2007). The effects of visual-only speechreading
training on speech recognition for adults with hearing loss.
Presented at the 153rd meeting of the Acoustical Society of
America, Salt Lake City, UT, June.
Richie, C. (2005). The effects of speechreading training on
viseme categories for vowels. Journal of the Acoustical Society of
America, 118, 1963. Presented at the 150th meeting of the ASA,
Minneapolis, MN, October.
Richie, C., and Kewley-Port, D. (2005). The effects of
auditory-visual vowel and consonant training on speechreading
performance, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117,
2570. Presented at the 149th meeting of the ASA, Vancouver, BC,
May.
Richie, C., and Kewley-Port, D. (2005). Vowel perception by
noise masked normal-hearing young adults. Journal of the Acoustical
Society of America, 118, 1101-1110.
Richie, C., and Kewley-Port, D. (2003). The effects of auditory
and visual vowel training on speechreading performance, Journal of
the Acoustical Society of America, 114, 2337. Presented at the
146th meeting of the ASA, Nashville, TN, November.
Richie, C., Kewley-Port, D., and Coughlin, M. (2003).
Discrimination and identification of vowels by young,
hearing-impaired adults. Journal of the Acoustical Society of
America, 114, 2923 - 2933.
Davis, C., and Kewley-Port, D., and Coughlin, M. (2002). The
time course of learning during a vowel discrimination task by
hearing-impaired and masked normal-hearing listeners. Journal of
the Acoustical Society of America, 111, 2426. Presented at the
143rd meeting of the ASA, Pittsburgh, PA, June.