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MAJOR NEWS OUTLETS

  • HUFFINGTON POST:                                                                                                                                        Interviewed on “So THAT’S why your accent gets stronger when you’re drinking”. April 18, 2018https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-your-accent-gets-stronger-when-youre-drinking_us_5ad4a745e4b077c89ceaef9e
  • ASHA LEADER:                                                                                                                                                           Interviewed and featured on the cover story of the Speech and hearing profession’s premier newsmagazine read by 200,000 professionals. Story is title “Message not received: When women’s voices go unheard”. February, 2019. https://leader.pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/leader.FTR1.24022019.44
  • AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA PODCAST, BRAINS ON!
    • An NSF-Funded Science show for children and adults. I was featured on the episode, “Voices: Why they change, why they all sound different, and how we develop our voices?” October 16, 2018.  https://www.brainson.org/pages/listen.
    • Also invited to be a live guest on the show—the production is in process.
  •  SNJTODAY.COM & CHANNEL 4 TV:
    • Interviewed and appeared on Channel 4 TV and SNJTODAY.COM to provide speech science expertise to explain a viral phenomenon. May 17, 2018. http://www.snjtoday.com/story/38216749/yanny-or-laurel-a-stockton-university-professor-has-the-answer
  •  SCROLL.IN:                                                                                                                                                                 Interview on Indian Accents in live show, broadcast from India, July 8, 2020
  •  LUMINA INCUBATOR PODCAST:                                                                                                                                 Interview on Creative Blocks for the feature podcast, Artists for Joy. 
  • SLATE.COM
    • Interviewed on “I can’t stop conspiracy theorizing about Jennifer Aniston’s Voice in this Smartwater commercial”. Aug 17, 2017 
    • http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/08/17/why_does_jennifer_aniston_sound_weird_in_this_smartwater_ad.html
  • NEWSTALK 1010 (Canada’s largest Talk Radio):
    • Interviewed on “Is Drunk Accents a Thing”. Live interview on the show, The Rush, aired on September 27, 2016.
    • Original archived article not available, here’s a related story
    •  http://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/audio
  • THE ATLANTIC
    • “Would you really like Hillary more if she sounded different? How biases shape our perceptions of a powerful woman’s voice.
    • Interview story published Aug 1, 2016
    • Article present
    • Video interview
    • https://youtu.be/5Z7_AKoezCA
    • Interview story published: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/08/hillarys-voice/493565/
  • PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
    • Story featured titled, “Stockton Professor Bridges Communication Gaps in Universities”, May 7, 2016.
    • Article Present
    • http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/stockton-professor-bridging-communication-gaps-in-universities/article_d5fc3706-13d6-11e6-8cea-9bfb3e01fcb3.html
  •  REDDIT.COM
    • “Here’s why a young person’s voice sounds different than an old person’s voice”. Interview published December 2015 Upvoted.com (The Science & Tech Journal of Reddit.com),
      • Online publication: https://upvoted.com/2015/12/09/heres-why-a-young-persons-voice-sounds-different-than-an-old-persons-voice/
      • Article Present
  • TODAY’S SHOW
    • So here’s why it’s OK to start a sentence with ‘So’. May 15, 2014.
    • Article Present
    • http://www.today.com/health/so-heres-why-its-ok-start-sentence-so-2D79669285
  •  FOX NEWS 
    • Do the 'ayes' really have it? Researchers show that voice votes are invalid. Feb 7, 2014: Foxnews.com 
    • Article Present
    • http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/02/07/do-ayes-really-have-it/
  •  MSNBC.COM & NBC NEWS
    • Various interviews published on topics of accents, speech, and voice:
      • Aug 15, 2011: Teen has tongue surgery to speak Korean http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/15/7356316-teen-has-tongue-surgery-to-speak-korean-huh
        • ​Article not present
        • Original archived article not available, here’s a related article
      •  Aug 19, 2011: The Body Odd - 'Allo, guvnah! Mimicking accents may be innate talent http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/08/18/7408676-allo-guvnah-mimicking-accents-may-be-innate-talent
        • Article not present
        • Original archived article not available, here’s a related article
      •  Sep 9, 2011: Pahking the car: Regional accents getting stronger http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/09/7544176-pahking-the-cah-regional-accents-getting-stronger
        • Article not present
        • Original archived article not available, here’s a related article
      •  Mar 14, 2012: Loud Talkers: Why do some voices seem to be set at top volume? http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/03/14/10673717-loud-talkers-why-do-some-voices-seem-to-be-set-at-top-volume?lite​
        • Article not present
        • Original archived article not available, here’s a related article
      •  Jan 25, 2013: The wavery, shaky “old person’s voice” explainedhttp://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/25/16684174-the-wavery-shaky-old-persons-voice-explained?lite​
        • Article present
      •  June 8, 2013: Hey y’all, why yous accents come back when you’re drinking?http://bodyodd.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/07/18827543-hey-yall-why-yous-guys-accents-come-back-when-youre-drinking?lite​
        • Article present
  • National Public Radio (NPR), WCPN 90.3 FM, Sound of Ideas
    • ​Live 1-hour long three-panel expert discussion recorded and aired from the studio with audience calling in with questions and comments. Topic: “Can we talk” “(A discussion about the many contemporary words or phrases that are grammatically or syntactically incorrect, but flourish in the popular culture. Who decides proper usage --- especially when it crosses boundaries of race and identity?) http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/42557
  •  Video Featured on Local TV, Ohio Channel
    • http://www.ohiochannel.org/MediaLibrary/Media.aspx?fileId=132817​
      • Video present
  • NPR (WCPN 90.3)
    • ​​Interview, “Sounding American: Foreign Accent Modification” featured on The Morning Edition, July 4th, 2011: http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/41156

Honorary Mentions & News Stories

  • Stockton University news media story on August 29, 2019 about “Integrative Faculty Training Focuses on Student Success  https://stockton.edu/news/2019/faculty-training-focuses-on-student-success.html
  • Stockton University news media story on May 10, 2018 about students presenting at the Yale Bouchet Conference https://stockton.edu/news/2018/yale-bouchet-conference.html. A briefer version of the article also made it on the Home page of Stockton University website as  “Featured News” story.  
  • Stockton University Annual Scholarly Activities Report, pages 28-29 http://online.fliphtml5.com/ivrx/bnmp/#p=30
  • The ASHA Leader, August 2018, Vol. 23, 22-24: Recognized for the media interview on the Yanni-Laurel controversy https://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2695385  
  • Stockton University news media story on April 19, 2018 about Student Presentations at the School of Health Sciences Student Research Showcase: https://stockton.edu/news/2018/student-research-shah.html
  • Stockton Times Interview featured on page 2 in the DECEMBER 21, 2017 VOLUME 7 ISSUE NO. 6. https://stockton.edu/relations/documents/stockton-times/StocktonTimes_Dec_21_2017.pdf
  • Stockton University: The Community Engagement annual report page 9 featured my contribution on the partnership of the Office of Community Engagement with the Municipal Planning Board of Atlantic City and Pleasantville in the facilitated workshop: Tools for Community Policing and the value it provided to the attending police and First Responders   https://stockton.edu/community-engagement/documents/FINALAnnualRptFY17.pdf
  • Stockton Now E-Zine, Summer 2017, featured story, “CSI of Speech” under the section “e-steamed Leaders”
            https://stockton.edu/stocktonnow/summer2017/e-steam-leaders.html
  • The American Speech, Language, Hearing Association’s “Value of the CCC-campaign” recognized me as a “Trailblazer”, and featured my story and picture throughout the Annual 2015 ASHA convention in Denver, CO. Link to the ASHA gallery archive featuring the promotional photo: http://ashacertified.org/photo-gallery/
  • 2016 The President’s Annual Report, Stockton University, mentioned on page 8, http://online.fliphtml5.com/ivrx/pgsw/#p=7  “The 2016 President's Annual Report from Stockton University highlights our extraordinary growth, academic achievement and anticipation for the future.”
  • Stockton Now E-Zine, Summer 2016, page 32, featured on column, “In the News “http://online.fliphtml5.com/ivrx/uxhg/#p=32
  • Stockton Times, May 12, 2016 Volume 5 Issue no. 29, http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/extaffairs/content/docs/stocktimes/StocktonTimes_May122016.pdf
  • The ASHA Leader, Dec. 2016, Vol. 21, Issue 12, featured on the “Members making news” page for the media story on Newstalk 1010. http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2589137
  • The ASHA Leader, October 2016, Vol. 21, Issue 10: Recognized for the interview featured in The Atlantic http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2557720
  • The ASHA Leader, March 2016, Vol. 21, Issue 3, Recognized for the interview featured on Reddit http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2498627
  • The ASHA Leader, Sep. 2013, Vol. 8, Issue 9, Featured on the Column, “People on the Move”,  for interview on NBC News. http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=1785073
  • The ASHA Leader, May 2012, Vol. 17, Featured on the column, “In the News” for interview on MSNBC http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2280512&resultClick=3
  • The ASHA Leader, August 2011, Vol. 16, 44-45, Featured on the “People” column, for interview on NPR. http://leader.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2279158&resultClick=3
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