25th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

Stepp lab undergraduate Courtney Dunsmuir ’24 recently presented her summer research conducted through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at BU’s 25th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, held at Boston University on October 21, 2022.

Courtney’s research explored the differential contributions of auditory and somatosensory feedback control mechanisms of laryngeal and articulatory speech subsystems in persons with Parkinson’s disease.

We would like to congratulate Courtney for her wonderful presentation and continued contribution to research conducted under Stepp Lab! She is also a recipient of Fall UROP 2022 funding.

 

Courtney Dunsmuir and her poster titled “Investigation of Auditory and Somatosensory Feedback in Vocal and Articulatory Motor Control Function for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease”.

Defne Abur selected to receive Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) Student Fellowship!

By rsegina July 23rd, 2019 in News

Congratulations to Defne Abur for receiving a 2019 ANCDS Student Fellowship!

The ANCDS conference theme for this year is Functional Treatment of Neurogenic Communication Disorders – Fueling the Future with the goal to promote ongoing discussions and evidence‐based practice to improve the care and quality of life of patients with neurogenic disorders.

Lab members present at AQL in Montreal earlier this week!

By rsegina June 6th, 2019 in News

Lab doctoral students Jenny Vojtech, Matti Groll, Kimberly Dahl, and Dr. Elizabeth Heller Murray presented their research at the 13th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research in Montreal this week. Nice work!

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  • Jenny Vojtech

    "Optimization of Relative Fundamental Frequency Estimation Algorithms: Accounting for Sample Characteristics & Fundamental Frequency Estimation Method"

  • Matti Groll

    "The Effects of Laryngeal Massage and Nebulized Saline on High-Voice Users"

  • Kimberly Dahl

    "Effects of voice changes under testosterone therapy on listener perception of gender: A transgender case study"

  • Dr. Elizabeth Heller Murray

    "Auditory acuity to fundamental frequency in children with and without vocal fold nodules"

Submission Open for 2019 Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium

By Cara Stepp January 5th, 2019 in News

We are now accepting submissions for travel fellowships (for undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral trainees) and abstracts (oral and poster presentations) for the 2019 Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium. The symposium will be held on on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering located on the Boston University Charles River Campus at 610 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. An (optional) pre-conference tutorial aimed at trainee participants will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, June 20, 2019. Pending official approval, we plan to offer up to 0.55 ASHA CEUs for symposium participation.

The conference website has information about our phenomenal line-up of invited speakers, conference logistics, and our conference sponsors (NIDCD, Delsys, and BU's Sargent College).

Please consider contributing to and attending this event! Our goal is to provide an inclusive event, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, or physical ability, to foster new science and training in speech motor control. We are particularly interested in reaching trainees who are underrepresented in the field of speech motor control.

By Katharine Kolin October 19th, 2018 in News

Congratulations to Stepp Lab undergraduate students Austeja Subaciute, Kat Kolin, Roxanne Segina, and Dante Cilento, who gave excellent poster presentations at the 2018 UROP symposium today!