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Elaine Kearney

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Speech Neuroscience Lab, Boston University

Biography

Elaine Kearney is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Boston University (BU). Her research investigates the sensorimotor control of speech in acquired motor speech disorders with a view to expanding the evidence-based treatment options available to these populations.

At the Speech Neuroscience Laboratory at BU, Elaine investigates the neural correlates of auditory and somatosensory feedback control in speech production in individuals with Parkinson’s Disease using functional brain-imaging methods. This line of research has implications for our understanding of both normal and disordered speech motor control, and has the potential to guide future directions of speech rehabilitation research in Parkinson’s Disease.

Interests

  • Speech motor control
  • Motor speech disorders
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Speech kinematics
  • Neuroimaging

Education

  • PhD in Speech-Language Pathology, 2017

    University of Toronto

  • BSc in Speech and Language Therapy, 2011

    University College Cork

Recent Publications

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Electromagnetic articulography (EMA) for real-time feedback application: Computational techniques

The application of state-of-the-art signal processing often differs between offline and online real-time application domains. Offline …

Towards movement-based outcome measures for apraxia of speech: A systematic review

Background: Apraxia of speech (AOS) is defined as a disorder of articulatory movements, yet a cohesive account of the movement deficit …

Augmented visual feedback-aided interventions for motor rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review

Purpose: A systematic review was performed to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of augmented visual feedback-based treatments for motor …

Treating speech movement hypokinesia in Parkinson's disease: Does movement size matter?

Purpose: This study evaluates the effects of a novel speech therapy program that uses a verbal cue and gamified augmented visual …

Sentence-level movements in Parkinson's disease: Loud, clear, and slow speech

Purpose: To further understand the effect of Parkinson’s disease (PD) on articulatory movements in speech and to expand our …

Recent & Upcoming Talks

SimpleDIVA: A 3-parameter model for examining adaptation in speech and voice production

Investigating the neural mechanisms of speech rate, clarity, and emphasis

Teaching

Dr. Kearney has been a course instructor (CI) or guest lecturer (GL) for the following courses at Boston University and the University of Toronto:

  • Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (CI)
  • Principles of Clinical Practice (CI)
  • Motor Speech Disorders (GL)
  • Articulation and Related Disorders (GL)
  • Research in Speech-Language Pathology (GL)
  • Advanced Principles of Clinical Practice (GL)
  • Linguistics in the Workforce: Clinical Practice and Research (GL)
  • Adult Language Disorders (GL)

Contact

  • Boston, MA, United States