Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests Human sound localization, including effects of hearing loss and hearing devices Spatial auditory attention and the “cocktail party” problem Development of realistic tests of listening ability and hearing-device benefit Signal-processing algorithms for enhancing speech perception in real-world listening situations Recent Publications Lists of published works: Google Scholar Best V and […]
Dr. Moore is currently Professor in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences and Dean Emeritus of Sargent College. Dr. Moore served as dean of Sargent from 2014 to 2023 where he oversaw the growth of the college’s research and education activities. Dr. Moore’s research focuses on the physiologic foundations of speech production, very […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Developmental disorders of language and reading Human voice recognition and social auditory perception Mechanisms of plasticity in human auditory cortex Brain bases of complex auditory processing (including speech and voice perception) Courses Taught KHC NE 102 Reading, Language, and the Brain SAR SH 221 Phonetics SAR SH 325 Speech Science […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Language comprehension in aging and after neurological disorders Neural localization of language functions Development of psycholinguistically oriented assessment tools of language comprehension and production Structure and role of working memory in language comprehension Development of reading and spelling skills in normal and disordered populations Courses Taught Psychology of Reading Adult […]
Scholarly Interests Speech neuroscience Neuroimaging Neuroanatomy Recent Presentations Tourville, J.A., and Worth, A.J. Interactive digital atlas of the human cerebral sulci. 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Washington, D.C., November, 2011. Beal, D., Tourville, J.A., Segawa, J.A., Cai, S. and Guenther, F.G. An fMRI study of speech-sequence learning in people who stutter. Annual […]
Awards and Honors Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, 2019 Named Fellow of the American American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2018 Early Faculty Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation, 2015 Early Career Contributions in Research Award, American American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2012 Peter Paul Career Development Professorship, 2012 Publications Lists of published works: […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Fluency disorders Counseling Clinical education and training Events and Presentations As part of her commitment to individuals who stutter, Constantino hosts the Stuttering Foundation’s Eastern Workshop and the National Stuttering Association’s Boston Family Fun Day annually at BU. Diane Constantino presents Did you know? Facts and Fiction about Stuttering. Hosted by Sargent […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Pediatric language disorders with special interests in language analysis and preschool language intervention. Courses Taught Language Sampling Analysis Preschool Language Disorders Clinical Reasoning: Case Studies Clinical Reasoning: Advanced Case Studies Selected Publications and Presentations Howland, K., Mentis, M. & Graham, M. (2018). Strategies to Improve Expressive Language Skills in Preschool […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Bilingual aphasia Aphasia rehabilitation Functional neuroimaging Language recovery Impairments in naming, reading, writing Kiran is the co-founder of Constant Therapy Health. Courses Taught SAR 756 Aphasia Selected Grant Activity Pending NIH/NIDCD 1R01DC015961-01A1 Functional reorganization of the language and domain-general multiple demand systems in aphasia. MPI: Swathi Kiran ($3,594,247). 2018-2020 NIH/ […]
Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests Psychoacoustics Speech Perception and Intelligibility Cognitive Factors in Hearing Courses Taught Acoustics, Physiology and Perception of Speech, Boston University Hearing and Speech Science I, Boston University Hearing and Speech Science II, Boston University Journal Review Seminar, Boston University Speech Perception and Intelligibility, Boston University Computer Methods in Speech and Hearing […]