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CURRICULUM VITAE

Julie M. Liss, Ph.D.

Department of Speech & Hearing Science

Box 870102

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ 85287

(480) 965-9136

[email protected]

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

EDUCATION

University of Wisconsin- Madison B.A 1984 Psychology/ Communication Disorders

University of Denver M.A 1986 Speech Pathology

University of Wisconsin- Madison Ph.D. 1989 Normal Aspects of Speech and Hearing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Dean, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 2013- Present

Professor, Arizona State University, 2012- Present.

Interim Chair, Dept. of Speech and Hearing Science, Arizona State University, 12/2006-8/2007

Associate Professor, Arizona State University, 1997- 2012.

Assistant Professor, Arizona State University, 1994- 1997.

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, 1990- 1994.

Speech- Language Pathologist, Dean Clinic, Madison, WI, 1990.

Project Assistant, Apraxia of Speech Project, UW- Madison, 1987- 1989.

Speech- Language Pathologist, VA Hospital, Madison, WI, 1986- 1987.

Teaching Assistant, University of Denver, 1986.

Speech- Language Pathologist, Darrell Teter and Associates, Denver, CO, 1986.

HONORS

Awarded: Arizona State University Leadership Academy, 2015-2016

Awarded: JSLHR-Speech Editor’s award: “Rhythm as a coordinating device: Entrainment with

disordered speech”, 2014

Awarded: Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2011

Nominated: ASU Graduate College Outstanding Doctoral Mentor, 2011.

Awarded: JSLHR-Speech Editor’s award: “Quantifying Rhythm Deficits in the Dysarthrias”, 2009.

RESEARCH CONSULTANTSHIPS

1. Research Associate, University of Arizona Center on Aging, 2015-present

mailto:[email protected]


2. Research Consultant: (McAuliffe, M.J., & Anderson, T.) “Factors influencing older

listeners' comprehension of dysarthric speech.” Health Research Council of New Zealand

Emerging Research Grant, Amount: $149, 924. 10/ 2009 – 2012.

3. Research Associate Professor, Barrow Neurological Institute of St. Joseph’s Hospital and

Medical Center: July 2008- present.

4. Senior Adjunct Researcher, Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale, 2004- present.

5. Special Project Associate, Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale, 1995- 2004.

6. Project Affiliate, “Brain Imaging and the Behavioral Neurosciences,” Good Samaritan

Hospital, 1997- 1998.

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

Certified (Certificate of Clinical Competence, Speech- Language Pathology), American Speech-

Language Hearing Association.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2011

Member, American Speech- Language- Hearing Association, 1986- present.

Member, Acoustical Society of America, 1988- present.

Member, International Clinical Phonetics & Linguistic Association, 1994- 1997.

Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1990- 1997.

Member, Sigma Delta Epsilon—Graduate Women in Science, 1990- 1995.

Member, Board of Directors, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Xi Chapter, 1991- 1994.

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

GRANTS

CURRENT RESEARCH AWARDS:

1. Liss, J.M., (Co-PIs, Berisha, V. and McAuliffe, M.) “A web-based platform for cross-

linguistic research in dysarthric speech.” National Institutes of Health, National Institute on

Deafness & Other Communication Disorders 1R21DC013812-01A1, $359,176, 01/01/2015

– 12/31/2016.

2. Liss, J.M. (MPI, A. Lotto). “Perception of dysarthric speech (renewal).” National Institutes

of Health, National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders 2R01

DC006859, $1.5 million, 7/1/2010-6/30/2015 (NCE).

3. Liss, J.M. (Co-PI, D. Dodick). “Frontal-Temporal Activation Patterns as a Biomarker for

Concussion and Surrogate for Recovery: Development of an EEG Metric." Mayo-ASU Seed

Grant. $38,555. 1/1/2012-12/31/2013.

4. Liss, J.M. (Co-PI, V. Berisha). “Quantitative Measures of Intelligibility of Dysarthric

Speech.” National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness & Other

Communication Disorders 1R21DC012558-01, $275,000, 08/01/2012 – 07/31/2014.

5. Liss,J.M. (Consultant, PI: Yunjung Kim). “The same dysarthria in different languages”

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication

Disorders R03DC012401, $426,999, 09/01/2012-08/30/2015.


TRAINING AND TRAINING-RELATED AWARDS:

1. Liss, JM & Slovarp, L. Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award Program to attend the

23rd Annual Research Symposium, co-sponsored by ASHA and the NIDCD (Topic: The

Genetic Basis of Speech, Language, Reading, Learning, and Memory.), Fall 2013.

2. Liss, JM (Sponsor). Neurological Foundation of New Zealand, Philip Wrightson

Postdoctoral Fellowship: S. Borrie (2012-2014).

3. Liss, JM & Utianski, R.L. Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award Program to attend

the 21st Annual Research Symposium, co-sponsored by ASHA and the NIDCD (Topic:

Neurological Bases of Auditory and Speech Perception), Fall 2011.

4. Liss, JM (Associate Investigator with PI Megan McAuliffe, AI Greg O’Beirne)

“Sensorimotor adaptation to feedback perturbations in dysarthria.” NZILBB & Dept. of

Communication Disorders, Internal Award. 2010.

5. Liss, JM (Sponsor) NIH Predoctoral Traineeship (NIH, F31): Kaitlin Lansford, 2010.

6. Liss, J.M. (Principal Investigator). “Perception of dysarthric speech.” National Institutes of

Health, National Institute on Deafness & other Communication Disorders R01 DC006859,

$1.5 million, 7/1/2004- 6/30/2010.

7. Liss, J.M. (Principal Investigator). “Perceptual Segmentation of Connected Dysarthric

Speech.” National Institute of Health, National Institute of Deafness & other

Communication Disorders, FIRST Award. Project duration: 9/1994- 8/1999. Direct costs:

$349, 098.

PRIOR MAYO FOUNDATION AWARDS:

1. Liss, J.M. (Collaborator). “High- density electroencephalographic (EEG) event- related

bandpower as a biomarker for disordered speech perception.” CR5 awarded to Dr. John

Caviness (PI), Mayo Clinic Arizona Research Committee, Amount: $70,000. 4/2007-

12/2009.

2. Evidente, V. & Liss, J.M. (Co-Principal Investigators). “Correlative Study of the Phenotype,

Genotype, Electrophysiology, and Speech of Patients with ‘Lubag’ and their Asymptomatic

At- Risk Relatives.” Awarded 01/2003. IRB 1169-02.

3. Caviness, J.N. & Liss, J.M. (Co-Principal Investigators). “Analysis of EEG- EMG

Coherence in Speech.” (#873- 02), Mayo Clinic- Scottsdale, Amount: $250,000. Awarded

03/2002. IRB 630- 99.

4. Caviness, J.N., Liss, J.M., & Wszolek, Z. (Co-Principal Investigators). “Electrophysiologic

and acoustical evaluation of pallido- ponto- nigral degeneration.” Mayo Clinic Scottsdale,

Amount: $10,300 for patient care costs. Awarded 03/2000. IRB 873- 02.

PRIOR INTRAMURAL AWARDS:

1. Dorman, M & Liss, J.M. (Co- Investigators). “Computer enhanced learning in speech and

hearing science.” College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University. Project

duration: 1996-1997. Amount: $6600.

2. Dorman, M & Liss, J.M. (Co- Investigators). “Computer enhanced learning in speech and

hearing science.” College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University. Project

duration: 1995-1996. Amount: $6195.


3. Liss, J.M. (Principal Investigator). “Acoustic determinants of prosodic disturbance in motor

speech disorders.” Grant- in- Aid, Universtiy of Minnesota. Awarded 12/1991. Amount:

$11,000.

4. Liss, J.M. (Principal Investigator). “Writing-to-Learn in Anatomy and Physiology of the

Speech and Hearing Mechanisms.” Center for Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing,

University of Minnesota. Project duration: 09/1991-07/1992. Amount: $9,082.

5. Liss, J.M. (Principal Investigator). “Acoustic/ perceptual effects of slowing and stress on

speech production.” Graduate School Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of

Minnesota. Awarded Summer 1991. Amount: $4,500.

6. Liss, J.M. (Principal Investigator). “Acoustic/ perceptual characterization of select motor

speech disorders.” Grant- in- Aid, University of Minnesota, Project duration: 12/1990-

06/1991. Amount: $10,544.

PUBLICATIONS

REFEREED:

*Articles marked with an asterisk are based on research conducted by graduate students under my

sole or joint supervision.

1. LaCross, A., Liss, J., Barragan, B., Adams, A., & Berisha, V. (2016). The role of stress and

word size in Spanish speech segmentation. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Express Letters. Vol 40, Issue 6.

2. *Jiao, Y., *Tu, M., Berisha, V., Liss, J. (2016) Accent Identification by Combining Deep

Neural Networks and Recurrent Neural Networks Trained on Long and Short Term Features.

Proc. Interspeech 2016, 2388-2392.

3. *Fletcher, A. R., McAuliffe, M. J., Lansford, K., & Liss, J. M. (under review). Assessing articulatory impairment in dysarthria: An analysis of methods. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.

4. *Tu, M., Wisler, A., Berisha, V., & Liss, J.M. (2016). The relationship between perceptual

disturbances in dysarthric speech and automatic speech recognition performance. J. Acoust.

Soc. Am. 140, EL416.

5. *Fletcher, A., McAuliffe, M., Lansford, K., and Liss, J. (2015). The relationship between

speech segment duration and vowel centralization in a group of older speakers. The Journal

of the Acoustical Society of America,138(4), 2132-2139.

6. Berisha, V., Sandoval, S., Utianski, R.L., Wisler, A., Liss, J., and Spanias, A. (under review-

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)). Minimizing the Effects of

Idiosyncratic Features in Pathological Speech Analysis.

7. *Jiao, Y., Berisha, V., Tu, M., and Liss, J. (2015). Convex weighting criteria for speaking

rate estimation, IEEE transactions on audio, speech, and language processing. IEEE/ACM

Trans Audio Speech Lang Process, 23(9), 1421-1430.

8. Berisha, V., Wang, S., LaCross, A., Liss, J.M. (2015). Tracking discourse complexity

preceding Alzheimer's diagnosis: A case study comparing the press conferences of Presidents

Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 45(3),

959-963.


9. *Utianski, R.L., Caviness, J.N., and Liss, J.M. (2015). Cortical characterization of the

perception of intelligible and unintelligible speech measured via high-density

electroencephalography. Brain and Language, 140, 49-54. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2014.10.008

10. *Fletcher, A.R., McAuliffe, M.J., Lansford, K.M., and Liss, J.M. (2014). Distinguishing

dysarthric speech: Vowel acoustics and measurement. Proceedings of the 15th International

Australasian Conference on Speech Science and Technology. 239.

11. Berisha, V., Liss, J.M., Sandoval, S., Utianski, R.L., Spanias, A. (2014) Modeling

pathological speech perception from data with similarity. Proceedings of IEEE International

Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing. 915-919.

12. *Lansford, K.L., Liss, J.M., & Norton, R.E. (2014). Free-classification of perceptually

similar speakers with dysarthria. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. doi:

10.1044/2014_JSLHR-S-13-0177

13. Borrie, S.A. & Liss, J.M. (2014). Rhythm as a coordinating device: Entrainment with

disordered speech. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 57(3), 815-824. doi: 10.1044/2014_JSLHR-S-13-0149

14. Berisha, V., Sandoval, S., Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., and Spanias, A. (2014). Characterizing

the distribution of the quadrilateral vowel space area. Journal of the Acoustical Society of

America. 135(1), 421-427. doi: 10.1121/1.4829528

15. *Lansford, K. and Liss, J.M. (2014). Vowel acoustics in dysarthria: speech disorder

diagnosis and classification. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 57, 57-67.

DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2013/12-0262)

16. *Lansford, K. and Liss, J.M. (2014). Vowel acoustics in dysarthria: mapping to perception.

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 57, 68-80. DOI: 10.1044/1092-

4388(2013/12-0263)

17. *Sandoval, S., Berisha, V., Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., and Spanias, A. (2013). Automatic

Assessment of Vowel Space Area. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134(5),

EL477-483.

18. Berisha, V., Sandoval, S., Utianski, R., Liss, J. & Spanias, A. (2013). Selecting disorder-

specific features for speech pathology fingerprinting. ICASSP (p./pp. 7562-7566), : IEEE.

19. Berisha, V., Utianski, R. and Liss, J. (2013). Towards a clinical tool for automatic

intelligibility assessment.. ICASSP (p./pp. 2825-2828), : IEEE.

20. Liss, J.M, Utianski, R.L., and Lansford, K.L. (2013). Cross-Linguistic Application of

English-Centric Rhythm Descriptors in Motor Speech Disorders. Folia Phoniatrica et

Logopaedica. 65, 3-19. DOI: 10.1159/000350030

21. *Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O’Beirne, G.A., & Anderson, T. (2013). The role

of linguistic and indexical information in improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Journal

of Acoustical Society of America, 133(1), 474-82. DOI: 10.1121/1.4770239.

22. *Choe, Y-k., Liss, J.M., Azuma, T.A., & Mathy, P. (2012). Evidence of cue use and

performance differences in deciphering dysarthric speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society

of America- Express Letters, 131(2), EL112-EL118. PMCID: PMC3267784

23. *Borrie, S. A., McAuliffe, M. J., & Liss, J. M. (2012). Perceptual learning of dysarthric

speech: A review of experimental studies. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing

Research, 55, 290-305. DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0349

24. *Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O'Beirne, G.A., and Anderson, T. (2012). A

follow-up investigation into the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of dysarthric

speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 132, EL102-EL108.


25. *Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., Kirk, C., O'Beirne, G.A., & Anderson, T. (2012).

Familiarisation conditions and the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of

dysarthic speech. Language & Cognitive Processes, 27, 1039-1055.

DOI:10.1080/01690965.2011.610596

26. *Lansford, K.L., Liss, J.M., Caviness, J.N., & Utianski, R.L. (2011). A cognitive-perceptual

approach to conceptualizing speech intelligibility deficits and remediation practice in

hypokinetic dysarthria. Parkinson’s Disease, 2011, Article ID 150962, 9 pages, doi:10.4061/

2011/150962. PMCID: PMC3171761

27. *Utianski, R.L., Lansford, K., Liss, J.M., Azuma, T. (2011). The effects of topic knowledge

on intelligibility and lexical segmentation in hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria. Journal of

Medical Speech Language Pathology, 19(4), 25-36.

28. Liss, J.M., Legendre, S., & Lotto, A.J. (2010). Discriminating dysarthria type from envelope

modulation spectra. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 53, 1246-1255.

29. Liss, J.M., White, L, Mattys, S.L., Lansford, K., Spitzer, S, Lotto, A.J., & Caviness, J.N.

(2009). Quantifying speech rhythm deficits in the dysarthrias. Journal of Speech, Language,

and Hearing Research, 52(5), 1334- 1352.

30. *Spitzer, S., Liss, J.M., Dorman, M., Spahr, A., & Lansford, K. (2009). The use of

fundamental frequency for lexical segmentation in cochlear implants. Journal of the

Acoustical Society of America- Express Letters, 125(6), 236- 241. PMC2806437

31. Mattys, S., & Liss, J.M. (2008). On building models of spoken-word recognition: When there

is as much to learn from natural “oddities” as artificial normality. Journal of Experimental

Psychology: Perception and Psychophysics, 70(7), 1235- 1242.

32. Weismer, G., Barlow, S., Smith, A., Caviness, J.N., Liss, J.M.,& Finan, D. (2008). Driving

critical initiatives in motor speech. Journal of Medical Speech- Language Pathology, 16(4),

283- 295.

33. *Spitzer, S., Liss, J.M.,Mattys, S.L. (2007). Acoustic cues to lexical segmentation: A study

of resynthesized speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 122(6), 3678- 3687.

34. Choe, Y., Azuma, T., Mathy, P., Liss, J.M., & Edgar, J. (2007). The effect of home computer

practice on naming in individuals with non-fluent aphasia and verbal apraxia. Journal of

Medical Speech- Language Pathology, 15(4), 407-422.

35. Arvanitakis, Z., Witte, R.J., Dickson, D.W., Tsuboi, Y., Uitti, R., Slowinski, J., Hutton, M.,

Lin, S., Boeve, B., Cheshire, W., Pooley, R., Liss, J.M., Caviness, J.N., Strongosky, A. &

Wszolek, Z. (2007). Clinical-pathologic studies of biomarkers in FTDP-17 (PPND family

with N279K tau mutation). Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders, 13(4), 230-239.

36. Liss, J.M., Krein-Jones, K., Wzolek, Z., & Caviness, J.N. (2006). Speech characteristics of

patients with pallido-ponto-nigral degenerations (PPND) and their application to pre-

symptomatic detection in at-risk relatives. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology,

15, 226-253.

37. McHenry, M. & Liss, J.M. (2006). The impact of stimulated vocal loudness on nasalance in

dysarthria. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 14(3),197-206.

38. Caviness, J.N., Liss, J.M., Adler, C. & Evidente, V. (2006). Analysis of high-frequency

electroencephalographic-electromyographic coherence elicited by speech and oral nonspeech

tasks in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 49(2), 492-

499.

39. Jones, W, Mathy, P., Azuma, T., & Liss, J.M. (2004). The effect of aging and topic cues on the

intelligibility of dysarthric speech. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 20(2), 22-29.


40. *Sciortino, K., Liss, J.M., Case, J.L., Gerritsen, K. & Katz, R.C. (2003). Effects of mechanical,

cold, gustatory, and combined stimulation to the human anterior faucial pillars.

Dysphagia,18(1), 16-26.

41. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S.M., Caviness, J.N, & Adler, C (2002). The effects of familiarization on

intelligibility and lexical segmentation in hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria. Journal of the

Acoustical Society of America, 112(6), 3022-3030.

42. *Spitzer, S.M., Liss, J.M., Caviness, J.N., & Adler, C. (2000). An exploration of familiarization

effects in the perception of hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthric speech. Journal of Medical

Speech-Language Pathology, 8(4), 285-294.

43. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S.M., Caviness, J.N, Adler, C., & Edwards, B. (2000). Lexical boundary

error analysis in hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America,

107(6), 3415-3424.

44. *Zraick, R., Liss, J.M., Dorman, M., Case, J., & LaPointe, L. (2000). Multidimensional scaling

of nasal voice quality. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 43, 989-996.

45. *Zraick R. & Liss, J.M. (2000). A Comparison of Equal-Appearing Interval Scaling and

Direct Magnitude Estimation of Nasal Voice Quality. Journal of Speech, Language and

Hearing Research, 43, 979-988.

46. Liss, J.M. (1998). Error revision in the spontaneous speech of apraxic speakers. Brain and

Language, 62, 342-360.

47. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S., Caviness, J.N., Adler, C., & Edwards, B. (1998). Syllabic strength and

lexical boundary decisions in the perception of hypokinetic dysarthric speech. Journal of the

Acoustical Society of America, 104(4), 2457-2466.

48. *Avery, J.D. & Liss, J.M. (1996). Perceptual and acoustic analysis of less-masculine-sounding

male speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 99, 3738-3748.

49. *Wilcox, F., Liss, J.M., & Siegel, G. (1996). Interobserver agreement in videofluoroscopic

swallowing examinations. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 39, 144-152.

50. *Tjaden, K.K. & Liss, J.M. (1995). Listener familiarity in the perception of dysarthric

speech. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 9, 139-154.

51. *Tjaden, K.K. & Liss, J.M. (1995). The influence of familiarity on judgments of treated

dysarthric speech. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 4, 39-48.

52. Liss, J.M., Kuehn D.P., & Hinkle, K.P. (1994). Direct training of velopharyngeal

musculature. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 2, 243-249.

53. Liss, J.M. & Weismer, G. (1994). Acoustic characteristics of contrastive stress production in

the speech of normal geriatric, apraxic and dysarthric speakers. Clinical Linguistics and

Phonetics, 8, 45-66.

54. Liss, J.M. & Hanson, S.D. (1993). Writing-to-learn in science: The variables that influence

success. Journal of College Science Teaching, 22, 342–345.

55. Liss, J.M. & Weismer, G. (1992). Qualitative acoustic analysis in the study of motor speech

disorders. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 92, 2984-2987.

56. Liss, J.M. (1990). Muscle spindles in the human levator veli palatini and palatoglossus

muscles. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 33, 736-746.

57. Liss, J.M., Weismer, G., & Rosenbek, J.C. (1990). Selected acoustic characteristics of the

speech production in very old males. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 45,

35-45.


58. McNeil, M.R., Liss, J.M., Tseng, C., & Kent, R.D. (1990). Effects of speech rate on the

absolute and relative timing of apraxic and conduction aphasic sentence production. Brain

and Language, 38, 122-134.

BOOKS:

1. Corbin-Lewis , K. & Liss, J.M. (2014). Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Swallow

Mechanism, 2nd Edition. Cengage.

2. Corbin-Lewis, K., Liss, J.M. & Sciortino, K. (2004). Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of

the Swallow Mechanism. Thomson Delmar Learning, Clifton Park NY. (Translated into

Japanese and Portuguese)

INVITED CHAPTERS:

1. White, L., Liss, J.M., & Dellwo, V. (2011). Assessment of rhythm. In A. Lowit & R.D.

Kent (Eds.), Assessment of Motor Speech Disorders. Pp. 213-252. San Diego: Plural

Publishing.

2. Liss, J.M., Lansford, K., Caviness, J.N. (2009). Lewy Body Dementia. In J. Rosenbek (Ed.)

The Encyclopedia of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Rare Conditions, pp. 171-178. San

Diego: Plural Publishing.

3. Liss, J.M. (2007). Perception of dysarthric speech. In G. Weismer (Ed.). Motor Speech

Disorders: Essays for Ray Kent, pp. 187-219. San Diego: Plural Publishing.

4. Weismer, G. & Liss, J.M. (1991). Speech motor control and aging. In D. Ripich (Ed.),

Handbook of Geriatric Communication Disorders, pp. 205-225. Austin: Pro-Ed.

5. Kent, R.D., Liss, J.M., & Philips, B.J. (1989). Acoustic analysis of velopharyngeal

dysfunction in speech. In K. Bzoch (Ed.), Communicative Disorders Related to Cleft Lip

and Palate (Revised Edition), pp. 258-270. Boston: Little-Brown.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

1. Liss, J.M., Dromey, C., & Yorkston, K. (2008). Preface to Special Edition (Conference on

Motor Speech). Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology.

2. Weismer, G. & Liss, J.M. (1991). Acoustic/perceptual taxonomies of disordered speech. In

C. Moore, K.Yorkston and D. Beukelman (Eds.), Dysarthria and apraxia of speech:

Perspectives and management. pp. 245-270, London: Brookes.

3. Weismer, G. & Liss, J.M. (1991). Reductionism is a dead end in speech research:

Perspectives on a new direction. In C. Moore, K. Yorkston and D. Beukelman (Eds.),

Dysarthria and apraxia of speech: Perspectives and management. pp. 15-27, London:

Brookes.

PRESENTATIONS

INVITED SPEAKER AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., Starling, A., Halker, R., Vargas, B., Caviness, J.N., and Dodick,

D. (March 2015). Network analysis of resting state EEG recordings: detecting acute and

residual effects of concussion. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting.

2. Liss, J.M., Utianski, R.L., Lansford, K., and McAuliffe M. (February 2014). “Cross-

Linguistic Application of English-Centric Rhythm Descriptors in Motor Speech Disorder.”

Conference on Motor Speech, Sarasota, FL.


3. Liss, J.M. (January 2012). “The use of rhythm metrics in the cross-linguistic perception of

speech.” Sixth Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson AZ.

4. Liss, J.M. (January 2011). “The Underutilization of Theory in Clinical Decision-Making”

Fifth Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson AZ.

5. Liss, J.M. (October 2010). “Theory-Driven Practice in Intelligibility Deficits in Dysarthria”

NSSHLA Crossroads, Purdue University.

6. Liss, J.M. (January 2010). “Using Natural Degradation to Test Theories of Speech

Perception.” Presentation, Fourth Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference,

Tucson, AZ.

7. Liss, J.M., Lotto, A.J., Lansford, K. (October 2009). “Disordered Speech as a Testing

Ground for Listener Learning and Adaptation.” Special session on Perceptual Learning and

Adaptation, Acoustical Society of America, San Antonio, TX.

8. Liss, J.M. (January 2009). “Perceptual-Cognitive Flexibility in Communication.”

Presentation, Third Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson, AZ.

9. Liss, J.M. (January 2008). “The Perception of Degraded Speech.” Second Annual Meeting

of the Auditory Cognitive Science Society, Tucson, AZ.

10. Lotto, A.J. & Liss, J.M. (November 2007). “Applications and implications of basic research

into the processing of complex sound perception.” NSSHLA Educational Forum, University

of Arizona.

11. Liss, J.M. (January 2007). “Predicting Intelligibility from Auditory Cognitive Models.”

First Annual Meeting of the Auditory Cognitive Science Society, Tucson, AZ.

12. Liss, J.M., & Caviness, J.N. (1997). "Understanding neurogenic speech and movement

disorders: A clinical approach. Arizona Speech-Language and Hearing Association

Convention, Phoenix, AZ.

13. Liss, J.M. (1995). "Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Motor Speech Disorders." 18th

Annual Summer Institute for the Management of Communicative Disorders, Utah State

University.

14. Liss, J.M. (1994). "Differential Diagnosis of Motor Speech Disorders." Western Kentucky

Conference on Communication Disorders, Murray State University, Murray, KY.

15. Liss, J.M. (1993). "Error-repair in Apraxia of Speech." National Center for Neurogenic

Communication Disorders, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

16. Liss, J.M. (1993). "Treatment of Motor Speech Disorders." Seventh National Conference

on Stroke, North Memorial Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.

17. Weismer, G., & Liss, J.M. (1992). "A second look at reductionism in speech research."

Sixth Biennial Conference on Motor Speech, Boulder, CO.

18. Liss, J.M. (1991). "Our Changing Role in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Motor Speech

Disorders." Spring Convention of the Minnesota Speech- Language-Hearing Association,

Bloomington, MN.

REFEREED SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS *Presentations marked with an asterisk are based on research conducted by graduate students

under my supervision.

1. LaCross, A., McAuliffe, M., Liss, J.M., Barragan, B., Adams, Berisha, V. (June 2016). The

roles of stress and syllable number as a cue for Spanish speech segmentation. 2016

International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association Conference (Halifax, Canada).


2. *Fletcher, A., McAuliffe, M., Wisler, A., Lansford, K., Sinex, D., Liss, J. (March 2016).

Comparing treatment strategies: Rate control and increased loudness. Poster Presentation.

Madonna Motor Speech Conference (Newport Beach, CA).

3. Berisha, V., Liss, J.M., Wisler, A., Tu, M. (March 2016). Objective evaluation of perceptual

quality in the dysarthrias: an engineering perspective. Madonna Motor Speech Conference

(Newport Beach, CA).

4. *Sandoval, S, De Leon, P.L., Liss, J.M. (December 2015). Hilbert Spectral Analysis of

Vowels using Intrinsic Mode Functions. Poster Presentation. 2015 IEEE Automatic Speech

Recognition and Understanding Workshop (Scottsdale, AZ).

5. *Fletcher, A., McAuliffe, M., Lansford, K., Sinex, D., & Liss, J. (November 2015).

Predictors of intelligibility improvement in dysarthria: A treatment simulation study. Oral

presentation given. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention,

(Denver, CO).

6. *Fletcher, A., McAuliffe, M., Lansford, K., & Liss, J. (November 2015). Assessing vowel

centralization in dysarthria: A comparison of methods. Poster Presentation. 170th Meeting of

the Acoustical Society of America. (Jacksonville, MS).

7. *Wisler, A., Berisha, V., Ramamurthy, K., Spanias, A., Liss, J.M. (April 2015). Removing

Data with Noisy Responses in Regression Analysis. 40th IEEE International Conference on

Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (Brisbane, Queensland).

8. *Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., Starling, A., Singh, R.H., Vargas, B., Dodick, D., Caviness, J.

(March 2015). Network analysis of resting state electroencephalographic recordings:

detecting acute and residual effects of concussion. Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual

Meeting (San Francisco, CA).

9. *Fletcher, A., McAuliffe, M., Lansford, K., Liss, J., (December 2014). Distinguishing

dysarthric speech: Vowel acoustics and measurement. Poster presentation. Australasian

International Speech Science and Technology Conference. (Christchurch, New Zealand).

10. Borrie, S.A., Berisha, V., and Liss, J.M. (June 2014). Disorders of Conversation: Modeling

Entrainment in Communication Disorders. Finding Common Ground: Social, Ecological, and

Cognitive Perspectives on Language Use (Hartford, CT).

11. Lansford, K., Berisha, V., Liss, J.M., Utianski, R.L., and Sandoval, S. (February 2014).

Effect of clinical experience on perceptions of speaker similarity in dysarthria. Conference

on Motor Speech (Sarasota, FL).

12. *Wang, S., Zhong, X., Dorman, M.F., Yost, W.A., Liss, J.M. (December 2013). Using tactile

aids to provide low frequency information for cochlear implant users. 166th Meeting of the

Acoustical Society of America (San Francisco, CA).

13. *Sandoval, S., Utianski, R.L., Berisha, V., Liss, J.M., and Spanias, A. (December 2013).

Feature divergence of pathological speech. 166th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America (San Francisco, CA).

14. *Helms-Tillery, K., Cook, S.J., Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., Dorman, M. (December 2013). A

word to the eyes: Visual cues benefit lexical segmentation in noise. 166th Meeting of the

Acoustical Society of America (San Francisco, CA).

15. *Utianski, R.L., Sandoval, S., Lehrer, N. Berisha, V., and Liss, J.M. (December 2013).

Speech assist: An augmentative tool for practice in speech-language pathology. 166th

Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (San Francisco, CA).


16. *Utianski, R.L., Sandoval, S., Berisha, V., and Liss, J.M. (December 2013). The effects of

speech compression algorithms on the intelligibility of dysarthric speech. 166th Meeting of

the Acoustical Society of America (San Francisco, CA).

17. Berisha, V., Sandoval, S., Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., and Spanias, A. (May 2013). Selecting

disorder-specific features for speech pathology fingerprinting. 38th International Conference

on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP).

18. Berisha, V., Utianski, R.L., and Liss, J.M. (May 2013). Toward a clinical tool for automatic

intelligibility assessment. 38th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal

Processing (ICASSP).

19. Utianski, R.L. and Liss, J.M. (February 2013). Using a neurophysiological and theoretical

framework to guide the remediation of intelligibility disorders. 43rd Annual Mid-South

Conference on Communicative Disorders (Memphis, TN).

20. Tahmina, Q., Bhandary, M., Azimi, B., Hu, Y., Utianski, R.L., and Liss, J.M. (October

2012). The effect of visual information on speech perception in noise by electroacoustic

hearing. 164th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Kansas, Missouri.

21. *Utianski, R.L., Caviness, J.N., Liss, J.M., Lotto, A.J., and Lansford, K.L. (May 2012).

Cortical activation during the perception of intelligible and unintelligible speech as measured

via high- density electroencephalography. 163rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, Hong Kong.

22. *Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., Lotto, A.J., and Lansford, K.L. (February 2012). The use of long-

term average spectra (LTAS) in discriminating dysarthria types. Conference on Motor

Speech, Santa Rosa, California.

23. *Lansford, K., Norton, R., Liss, J.M., Utianski, R.L. (February 2012). Perceptual similarity

of dysarthric speech. Conference on Motor Speech, Santa Rosa, California.

24. *Utianski, R., Berisha, V., Liss, J.M., and Lansford, K. (November 2011). Automated

rhythmic discrimination of dysarthria types. 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, San Diego, CA.

25. *Lansford, K.L., Norton, R., Liss, J.M. and Utianski, R.L. (November 2011). Free

classification of dysarthric speech. 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America,

San Diego, CA.

26. *Carbonell, K., Lansford, K.L., Utianski, R.L., Liss, J.M., and Lotto, A. (November 2011).

Discriminating language and talker using non-linguistic measures of rhythm, spectral energy

and f0. 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, San Diego, CA.

27. Hu, Y., Runge, C., Friedland, D. and Liss, JM (2011). The contributions of non-integer

multiples of F0 to the benefites of electric-acoustic stimulation. CIAP

28. Schafer, MCM, McAuliffe, MJ, Liss, JM, O’Beirne, and Cai, S. Responses of older

individuals to manipulations in auditory feedback: Preliminary findings (January 2011) Asia

Pacific Conference.

29. *Utianski, R., Lansford, K., Liss, J.M., and Lotto, A. (May 2011). Envelope modulation

spectrum: exploring the challenges to intelligibility of dysarthric speech. 161st Meeting of the

Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA.

30. *Lansford, K., Liss, J.M., Utianski, R., Azuma, T., Dorman, M., and Lotto, A. (May 2011).

Contribution of vowel distinctiveness to intelligibility and vowel identification accuracy of

dysarthric speech. 161st Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA.


31. *Carbonell, K., Lansford, K., Utianski, R., Liss, J.M., Sullivan, S., and Lotto, A.J. (May

2011). Stable production rhythms across languages for bilingual speakers. 161st Meeting of

the Acoustical Society of America, Seattle, WA.

32. *Borrie, S. A., McAuliffe, M. J., Liss, J. M., O’Beirne, G. A., & Anderson, T. (2011).

Perceptual learning of hypokinetic dysarthria: A follow-up investigation into the mechanisms

that underlie passive and explicit learning of dysarthric speech. Asia Pacific Conference on

Speech, Language, and Hearing, Christchurch, New Zealand: 11-14 January 2011.

33. *Borrie, S., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., Kirk, C., O'Beirne, G.A., & Anderson, T. (March

2010). Familiarization conditions and the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of

dysarthric speech. Language & Cognitive Processes. Christchurch New Zealand

34. *Utianski, R., Lansford, K., & Liss, J.M. (March 2010). “The effects of topic knowledge on

intelligibility and lexical segmentation of hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria.” Conference on

Motor Speech, Savannah, GA.

35. *Choe, Y-k., Liss, J.M., Azuma, T., Lotto, A.J., & Mathy, P. (March 2010). “ Individual

Differences in Perceptual Strategies.” Conference on Motor Speech, Savannah, GA.

36. *Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., Kirk, C., O’Beirne, G., & Anderson, T. (March

2010). “A comparison of familiarisation modes on perceptual learning and speech

intelligibility of hypokinetic dysarthria.” Conference on Motor Speech, Savannah, GA.

37. *Utianski, R., Lansford, K., & Liss, J.M. (January 2010). “The effects of topic knowledge on

intelligibility and lexical segmentation of hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria.” Fourth Annual

Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson, AZ

38. *Lansford, K., Caviness, J.N., Utianski, R., Liss, J.M., & Lotto, A.J. (January 2010). “Effects

of speech intelligibility on the P1-N1-P2 complex: A preliminary analysis.” Fourth Annual

Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson, AZ

39. *Choe, Y-k., Liss, J.M., Lotto, A.J., Azuma, T. & Mathy, P. (November 2009). “Individual

differences in speech perception.” American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association

Convention, New Orleans, LA.

40. Liss, J.M., Lotto, A.J., & Lansford, K. (October 2009). “Disordered speech as a testing

ground for listener learning and adaptation.”158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, San Antonio, TX.

41. *Lansford, K. & Liss, J.M. (October 2009). “Predicting perceptual outcomes from acoustic

measures of vowels in dysarthria: A classification analysis.” Poster presentation, 158th

Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, San Antonio, TX.

42. LeGendre, S., Lotto, A.J., Liss, J.M. & Utianski, R. (October 2009). “Talker recognition

using envelope modulation spectra.” 158th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, San

Antonio, TX.

43. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S., Lansford, K., & Caviness, J.N. (May 2009). “The differential effects

of dysarthria type on lexical segmentation.” 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, Portland, OR.

44. LeGendre, S., Liss, J.M., & Lotto, A.J. (May 2009). “Discriminating dysarthria type and

predicting intelligibility from envelope modulation spectra.” 157th Meeting of the Acoustical

Society of America, Portland, OR.

45. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S., Dorman, M., Spahr, T., & Lansford, K. (January 2009). “The Role of

F0 in Lexical Segmentation by Listeners with Cochlear Implants and in Simulations.” Third

Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson, AZ.


46. Liss, J.M., White, L, Mattys, S.L, Spitzer, S.M., Lansford, K., Lotto, A. & Caviness, J.N.

(January 2009).“Classifying dysarthrias by speech rhythm metrics.” Third Auditory

Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Tucson, AZ.

47. LeGendre, S., Liss, J.M. & Lotto, A.J. (January 2009) “Envelope Modulation Spectra in the

Classification of Dysarthric Speech.” Third Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience Society

Conference, Tucson, AZ.

48. Caviness, J.N., Lotto, A.J., Liss, J.M., Lansford, K., Spitzer, S., Kittleson, M., & Caselli, R.

(January 2009).“High Density Electroencephalographic Event Related Bandpower as a

Biomarker for Disordered Speech Perception.” Third Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience

Society Conference, Tucson, AZ.

49. White, L., Liss, J.M., Mattys, S.L, Lansford, K., Lotto, A.J., Spitzer, S., & Caviness, J.N.

(December 2008). “Distinguishing dysarthrias using rhythm metrics.” Oral presentation at

The British Association of Clinical Linguistics, University of Reading, Reading, UK.

50. Spitzer, S.M., Liss, J.M., & Mattys, S.L. (March 2008). “Acoustic Cues to Lexical

Segmentation: A Study of Resynthesized Speech.” Conference on Motor Speech, Monterey,

CA.

51. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S.M, Lansford, K., Choe, Y-k., Kennerley, K. & Caviness, J.N. (March

2008). “Examining intelligibility deficits in ALS and Huntington’s disease.” Conference on

Motor Speech, Monterey CA.

52. *Herf, S., Liss, J.M., Spahr, A. & Dorman, M. (July 2008). “The use of fundamental

frequency information by cochlear implant patients with residual low-frequency hearing.”

Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Paris, France.

53. Mattys, S. L., Spitzer, S. M., & Liss, J. M. (July 2007). “Acoustic cues to lexical

segmentation: A study of resynthesized speech.” Joint meeting of the Psychonomics Society

and the Experimental Psychology Society, Edinburgh, Scotland.

54. Liss, J.M., White, L. Spitzer, S., Mattys, S., Lansford, K., Choe, Y-k., Kennerley, K.,

Caviness, J.N. (June 2007). “Quantifying speech rhythm deficits in dysarthria.” 147th

Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT

55. *Lansford, K., Mattys, S., & Liss, J.M. (June 2007). “Word recognition in dysarthric speech:

Evidence for the time-course hypothesis.” 147th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, Salt Lake City, UT.

56. Liss, J.M., White, L., Spitzer, SM, Mattys, SL, Lansford, K., Choe, Y-k., Kennerley, K. &

Caviness J. (April 2007). “Speech rhythm deficits in dysarthria.” Poster presented (by

L.White) at the Speech Prosody in Atypical Populations Conference, University of Reading,

UK.

57. Caviness, J.N., Liss, J.M., and Parsons, L., Adler, C., Evidente, V. (March 2004). “Analysis

of high-frequency EEG-EMG Coherence in mouth movements and speech in PD.”

Conference on Motor Speech, Albuquerque, NM.

58. Liss, J.M., Krein-Jones, K., Lamoureux, A.K., Wszolek, Z., and Caviness, J.N. (March

2004). “Voice characteristics of patients with PPND and their application to presymptomatic

detection in at-risk relatives.” Conference on Motor Speech, Albuquerque, NM.

59. Liss, J.M., Josephs, J., Parsons, L, Adler, C., Caviness, J.N. (March 2004). “A prediction-

based analysis of Hypokinetic dysarthria in an off versus on medication state.” Conference

on Motor Speech, Albuquerque, NM.

60. Caviness, J.N. & Liss, J.M. (March 2002). “Analysis of EEG-EMG Coherence in Speech,”

Board of Governors Proceedings,.


61. Liss, J.M. (November 2002). “Listener’s role in the intelligibility of dysarthric speech,”

American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Convention Short Course, Atlanta,

GA.

62. Zraick, R. & Liss, J.M. (November 2002) “Individual listener differences in the perception of

nasality” American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Convention, Atlanta, GA.

63. Corbin-Lewis, K. & Liss, J.M. (December 2000). “Vowel space in 10 Utah families.” 140th

Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Newport Beach, CA.

64. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S.M., Caviness, J.N. & Adler, C. (December 2000). “Perceptual

segmentation of connected dysarthric speech: The final report.” 10th Biennial Conference on

Motor Speech, San Antonio, TX.

65. *Spitzer, S., Liss, J.M., Caviness, J.N., Adler, C., & Edwards, B. (February 2000). “An

exploration of familiarization effects in the perception of hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthric

speech.”10th Biennial Conference on Motor Speech, San Antonio, TX.

66. *Zraick, R., Liss, J.M., et al. (November 1998). “Perceptual scaling of synthesized nasal

vowels.” American Speech- Language and Hearing Association Convention, San Antonio,

TX.

67. Liss, J.M., Spitzer, S., Caviness, J.N., Adler, C., & Edwards, B. (July 1998). "Lexical

boundary errors in the perception of hypokinetic and ataxic speech." 9th Biennial Conference

on Motor Speech, Tucson, AZ.

68. Liss, J.M., von Berger, S., Caviness, J.N., Adler, C., & Edwards, B. (November 1996).

"Exploration of listener strategies in the perception of hypokinetic dysarthric speech." Third

Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan,

Honolulu, Hawaii.

69. Caviness, J.N. & Liss, J.M. (June 1996). "Methodological analysis of different triggering

events and artifact contribution in Bereitschaftpotentials before speech." Fourth International

Congress of Movement Disorders, Vienna, Austria.

70. Liss, J.M., von Berger, S.M., Caviness, J.N., Adler, C., Muenter, M. & Edwards, B.

(February 1996). "Syllabic stress and lexical boundary decisions in hypokinetic dysarthria."

Eighth Biennial Conference on Motor Speech, Amelia Island, FL.

71. *Connaghan, K., Liss, J.M, & Sidtis, J.J. (March 1994). "Relational timing in ataxic

dysarthria." Seventh Biennial Conference on Motor Speech, Sedona, AZ.

72. *Avery, J. & Liss, J.M. (November 1993). "Perceptual/acoustic analysis of less-masculine-

sounding male speech.” American Speech- Language Hearing Association Convention,

Anaheim, CA.

73. *Sorensen, F., Liss, J.M., & Siegel, J. (November 1993). "Videofluoroscopic studies of

swallowing disturbances." American Speech- Language Hearing Association Convention,

Anaheim, CA.

74. Liss, J.M. (November 1992). "Prosodic marking in the error-revision of apraxic speakers."

Poster presentation. 124th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

75. *Tjaden, K. & Liss, J.M. (November 1992). "An acoustic/perceptual investigation of a

prosody-based treatment strategy." American Speech- Language Hearing Association

Convention, San Antonio, TX.

76. *Little, K. & Liss, J.M. (April 1992). "The role of listener familiarity in perception of

severely dysarthric speech: A perceptual/acoustic investigation." Sixth Biennial Conference

on Motor Speech Disorders, Boulder, CO.


77. *Brundage, S.B. & Liss, J.M. (November 1991). "Acoustic analysis of vowels produced by

young and elderly women in spontaneous speech." 122nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of

America, Houston, TX.

78. Liss, J.M. & Kuehn, D.P. (November 1990). "Sensorimotor control of the velopharyngeal

mechanism." Miniseminar. American Speech- Language Hearing Association Convention,

Seattle, WA.

79. Weismer, G. & Liss, J.M. (March 1990). "Acoustic/perceptual taxonomies of speech

production deficits in motor speech disorders." Fifth Biennial Clinical Dysarthria

Conference, San Antonio, TX.

80. Liss, J.M. and Weismer, G. (May 1989). "Acoustic characteristics of contrastive stress

production in normal geriatric and apraxic speakers.” 117th Meeting of the Acoustical Society

of America, Syracuse, NY.

81. McNeil, M., Tseng, C., Adams, S., Hunter, L., Liss, J.M., Odell, K., Rosenbek, J., &

Weismer, G. (October 1989). "Perceptual, acoustic, and physiologic analyses of normal,

apraxic, conduction aphasic and ataxic dysarthric speech production: Evidence for multilevel

impairments within pathologic groups." Academy of Aphasia, Santa Fe, NM.

TEACHING ACTIVITY

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (1994-Present)

SHS 310: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism

SHS 512: Medical Aspects of Speech-Language Pathology

SHS 567: Neural Bases of Communication Disorders

SHS 576: Motor Speech Disorders and Dysphagia

SHS 576: Neuromotor Speech Disorders

SHS 582: Diagnostics in Communication Disorders

SHS 591: Pharmacological and Surgical Intervention

SHS 591: Normal and Disordered Aspects of Swallowing in Pediatric and Adult Populations

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (1990-1994)

Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism

Motor Speech Disorders

Seminar: Instrumental Study of the Nature and Treatment of Motor Speech Disorders

Seminar: Neural Plasticity: Brain Imaging and Recovery of Function

Seminar: Neurogenic Speech/ Feeding Problems in Children

ADVISING-MENTORING

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (1994-Present)

DOCTORAL THESIS DIRECTION (*INDICATES DATA PUBLISHED)

CURRENT STUDENTS


ASU Yishan Jiao In progress 2nd year doctoral

student

ASU Ming Tu In progress 2nd year doctoral

student

ASU Beatriz

Barragan

In progress 3rd year doctoral student

ASU Ariana

LaCroix

In Progress 2nd year doctoral student

ASU Karen

Gallagher

In Progress 3rd year doctoral student

ASU Julia Cai In Progress 1st year doctoral student

FORMER STUDENTS

2016, ASU Alan Wisler “Graph-based Estimation of

Information Divergence

Functions”

Post-Doc, ASU

2016, University of

Montana

L. Slovarp “Contrasting Two

Prophylactic Dysphagia

Interventions for Patients with

Head and Neck Cancer

Treated with Radiotherpy

with or without Adjunctive

Chemotherapy”

Assistant Professor,

University of Montana

2016, ASU J. A. Lima “Towards a sensorimotor

approach to adult L2

acquisition"

Instructor, Arizona State

University

2016, ASU S. Sandoval “Model-driven Time-varying

Signal Analysis and its

Application to Speech

Processing”

Affiliate faculty, New

Mexico State University

2016, Christchurch

NZ, supervisor Dr.

Megan McAuliffe

A. Fletcher “Predictors of Treatment

Outcome in Dysarthria”

Post-doctoral Fellow, New Zealand Institute of

Language Brain and

Behaviour

2015, ASU A.K.

Helms-

Tillery

“Individual Differences in the

Perceptual Learning of

Degraded Speech:

Implications for Cochlear

Implant Aural Rehabilitation”

2015 Clinical Assistant

Professor, Arizona State

University

2014, Christchurch

NZ, supervisor Dr.

Megan McAuliffe

Martina

Schaefer

“The interaction between

speech perception and speech

production: implications for

speakers with dysarthria”

2015 Adjunct Lecturer,

University of

Canterbury


2014 Rene

Utianski

“Understanding the

Processing of Degraded

Speech:

Electroencephalographic

“Measures as a Surrogate For

Recovery From Concussion”

Post-doctoral fellow,

2014 Mayo Clinic

Arizona;

2015 Mayo Clinic

Rochester

2011, Christchurch

NZ, supervisor Dr.

Megan McAuliffe

Stephanie

Borrie

**“Perceptual Learning of

Dysarthric Speech”

2011 Post-doctoral

fellow: Arizona State

University;

2014, Assistant

Professor, Utah State

University

2008 Co-Supervisor

with Dr. Tamiko

Azuma.

Yu-kyong

Choe

“Individual differences in

understanding speech”

2008 Assistant

Professor, University of

Massachusett Amherst

2014 Associate

Professor with tenure,

University of

Massachusett Amherst

2002 S. Spitzer. *“Contributions of prosodic

variation to lexical

segmentation in resynthesized

speech”

2003 Postdoc: Medical

College of Wisconsin

2004-2008 Research

Assistant Professor

1999 K. Filter *“Effects of mechanical, cold,

gustatory, and combined

stimulation to the human

anterior faucial pillars”

Private Practice

1998 R. Zraick *“Perceptual scaling of

synthesized nasal vowels”

2014 Department Chair

and Professor,

University of Central

Florida

2011 Professor,

University of Arkansas

for Medical Sciences

2004 Associate


Arkansas for Medical

Sciences

1997 Assistant


Arkansas for Medical

Sciences

MASTER’S THESIS DIRECTION (* INDICATES DATA PUBLISHED)


ASU H. Torres In progress

2015 C. Delfino “Glottal Fry in College Aged Females: An Entrainment

Phenomenon?”

2015 C. Ludwig “The Impact of Visual Input on the Ability of Bilateral and

Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users to Accurately Perceive Words

and Phonemes in Experimental Phrases”

2014 E. Fall “Audiovisual Perception of Dysarthric Speech in Older Adults

Compared to Younger Adults”

2013 D. Berg “Perception of degraded speech following concussion”

2013 C. Hensley “Effects of mimicry on perceptual learning of dysarthric speech”

2011 R. Norton *“Perceptual clustering of dysarthric speech”

2010 R. Utianski *“The effects of topic knowledge on intelligibility and lexical

segmentation of hypokinetic and ataxic dysarthria”

2002 J. Josephs “Apomorphine and speech change in Parkinson’s disease

2001 W. Jones *“Topic cuing and intelligibility in dysarthric speech.”

1996 M. Marshall “The effect of rate on measures of coarticulation in dysarthria”

1996 S. Von Berger *“Word-boundary errors in listeners' perception of Parkinson's

speech"

Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Direction and Committee Member

Sara Gronewold Spring 2017 Committee member

Shivani Palakodaty Spring 2017 Committee chair

Jones, H. Fall 2011 Committee chair

Padilla, E. Spring 2011 Committee member

Hsiung, E. Spring 2011 Committee member

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (1990-1994)

DOCTORAL THESIS DIRECTION

1994 (Co-

Supervisor with Dr.

Robert Brookshire)

J. Edgar “Meal-related patterns of respiration and

deglutition in patients with chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease"

Research Scientist/

Assistant Professor

Truman State University

MASTER’S THESIS DIRECTION (DEGREE AWARDED)

1994 T. Fukuda. “Task type and word-retrieval performance in the healthy elderly."

S. Stranberg. “Intelligibility and rate modification in hypokinetic dysarthria."

F. Wilson “Childhood dysarthria and DVD: A case study."


L. Brennom “Developmental verbal dyspraxia."

1993 K. Connaghan “Relational timing in ataxic dysarthria."

J. Avery *“Perceptual-acoustic analysis of less-masculine-sounding male

speech."

1992 K. Little (Tjaden) *“Listener familiarity in the perception of dysarthric speech."

1991 L. van Druten “The role of the school SLP in treating childhood dysphagia."

SERVICE

DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

University

Committees

Member, Neuroscience Planning Group (2011- Present)

Member, Executive Committee for College of Health Solutions (2012-

present)

Member, Search Committee: University Research Physician (2007)

Member, Council for Research and Creative Activities (1998-2002)

College of Liberal

Arts and Sciences

Chair, Search Committee for Chair of SHS (2012-2013)

Mentor, Mentor Program for Junior Faculty (2005-2008)

Director, Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program (2002-2004)

Representative for Dissertation Defenses, Graduate College (2000-

2004)

Member, Neuroscience Ph.D. Curriculum Development Committee

(2005-2007)

Department of Speech and Hearing Science

Interim

Department Chair Department of Speech and Hearing Science

12/2006-

8/2007

Committee

Chair

Search Committee

2013-2014

2012-2013

2010-2011

2007-2008

2005-2006

1997-1998

1996-1997

Ph.D. Admissions and Program Committee

2004-2006


Masters Admissions and Program Committee

2012-2014

2010-2011

2003-2004

Curriculum Committee

2012-2014

2010-2011

2006-2007

Personnel & Policy Committee

2012-2014

1996-1997

Ad Hoc Standards 1996-2000

Affirmative Action Committee 1996-1997

Committee

Member Personnel & Budget Committee

2006-2008

2004-2006

1998-2002

Tenure & Promotion Committee

2011-2014

2010-2011

1998-2008

Public Relations Committee 2004-2006

Ph.D. Admissions and Program Committee 2006-2008

Masters Admissions and Program Committee

2011-2012

2004

1998-2001

Interdisciplinary Doctorate Program 1994-2005

College Senate Alternate 1996-1998

Fund Raising Committee 1995-2000

Representative College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Departmental Chairs

Conference

1995

Council for Graduate Programs in Communication

Sciences and Disorders

April 1995

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Action

Representative

1994-1995

Affirmative Action Representative 2001

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

EDITORSHIPS

Editor-in-Chief Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

2016-

present

Associate Editor American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 2007-2010

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

2000-2002

2011-2015


Volume Editor Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology 2008

Guest Associate Editor Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 2006-2011

American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 2005-2006

2011-

2014

Language, Speech and Hearing Services in the Schools 2006

GRANT REVIEWER

National Institutes of Health

NIH NIDCD

Ad hoc reviewer

R01; K- and F-series; R21/R31

ZDC1 SRB; R03; Center Grant

2002-present

National Science Foundation STTR 2015

FAS Marie Curie International

Postdoctoral Programme

Reviewer Postdoctoral Program 2010

ASHA Advancing Academic Research

Career Award

2010, 2011,

2013

VA Rehabilitation Research and

Development

SPIRE Pilot Awards 2014

Natural Sciences and Engineering

Research Council of Canada

Various 2002

SCHOLARLY REVIEWER

Editorial Consultant/Reviewer

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 1994-present

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 1990-present

American Journal of Speech Language Pathology 1993-present

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 1994-present

Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology 1998-present

Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 1995-present

Language and Linguistics 2009-present

Journal of Communication Disorders 2006-present

Ear & Hearing 2010-present

Neuropsychologia 2010-present

International Congress of Phonetic Sciences 2015-present

International Journals

EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing 2011-present

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 2010-present

Journal of International Neuroscience 2010-present


Speech Communication 2010-present

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 1996-present

Aphasiology 2011- Present

Book Reviews

(2008) Liss, J. Review of Hixon, T. J, Weismer, G. & Hoit, J.D. (2008) Preclinical Speech

Science: Anatomy, Physiology, Acoustics, Perception. San Diego: Plural Publishing.

(1997) Liss, J. Review of Kent, R.D. (1997) The Speech Sciences. San Diego: Singular

Publishing.

(1993) Liss, J. Review of Duffy, J. (1995). Motor Speech Disorders. St. Louis: Mosby.

PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES

New Zealand Institute of Language,

Brain, and Behavior

Advisory Board Member (2014-present)

Speech Liaison Group for the

Communication Sciences and

Disorders Research Group (CSDRG)

Original member (re-formed 2008)

American Speech-Language-

Hearing Association

Fellow 2011-

Member (1987-present)

Program Committee Speech Science (2011, 1992)

Motor Speech (2007, 2004, 2000,

1998, 1997, 1995)

Invited Speaker ASHA Convention (2005, 2002)

Special Session Chair ASHA Convention (1992)

Acoustical Society of America

Member (1987-present)

Invited Speaker, “Disordered speech as a

testing ground for listener

learning and adaptation.”

2009 San Antonio

Session Chair 2009 San Antonio

2007 SLC, UT

Student Paper Judge 2009 San Antonio

2007 Spring SLC,

UT

Conference on Motor Speech

Conference Chair 2008 Monterey, CA

Program Committee 2004 Albuquerque,

2000 San Antonio

Documents

CURRICULUM VITAE Julie M. Liss, Ph.D. - ASU · CURRICULUM VITAE Julie M. Liss, ... the 21st Annual Research Symposium, ... “Writing-to-Learn in Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech