UTA Speech Sounds Lab

About the lab

The UTA Speech Sounds Lab is directed by Dr. Ivy Hauser and Dr. Cynthia Kilpatrick. The lab houses equipment for perception and production studies, including a sound-attenuated booth. We have regular lab meetings which are open to all members of the Department of Linguistics & TESOL.

We are happy to provide undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to work in the lab. Students should contact Dr. Hauser if they are interested in conducting independent research or working as a research assistant.

Participate in an experiment!

Click here to sign up to participate in an experiment. Depending on what we are currently running, there may be opportunities to participate for cash payment (open to the public), and/or opportunities to participate for course credit (open to UTA students enrolled in select courses, contact your instructor for more info).

Current projects

• Imitation of phonetic variability in native and non-native speech (PI: Dr. Ivy Hauser)
  • Currently recruiting native English speakers
• Acoustic realization of clearly spoken Mandarin fricatives (PI: Dr. Ivy Hauser)
  • Currently recruiting native Mandarin speakers
• Phonetic drift of emphatic stops in L1 Arabic L2 English speakers (PI: Dema Smadi, Advisor: Dr. Ivy Hauser)
  • Currently recruiting Arabic speakers
• Imitation of vowel spectral quality in English non-words (PI: Kaelie McKnight, Advisor: Dr. Ivy Hauser)
  • Currently recruiting English speakers