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Ms Annalise Rebecca Fletcher

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Department: New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour

Email: annalise.fletcher@canterbury.ac.nz

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Language: English

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Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

  • Motor Speech Disorders
  • Speech Acoustics
  • Speech Perception

Researcher Summary

I am interested in changes to the speech signal that occur in neurological speech disorders, collectively known as dysarthria. Dysarthria affects the control and execution of muscle movements required for speech production and can significantly reduce a speaker’s intelligibility. Broadly speaking, I am interested in the way clinicians assess and classify dysarthria, and the effects of different behavioural modifications used in speech therapy.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Health and Health Sciences: Speech & Language Therapy
  • Languages & Linguistics: Linguistics

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Fletcher AR. and McAuliffe MJ. (2017) Examining Variation in Treatment Outcomes among Speakers with Dysarthria. Seminars in Speech and Language 38(3): 191-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1602838.
  • Fletcher AR., McAuliffe MJ., Lansford KL. and Liss JM. (2017) Assessing vowel centralization in dysarthria: A comparison of methods. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research 60: 341-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2016_JSLHR-S-15-0355.
  • Fletcher AR., McAuliffe MJ., Lansford KL., Sinex DG. and Liss JM. (2017) Predicting Intelligibility Gains in Individuals with Dysarthria from Baseline Speech Features. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 60: 3043-3057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2016_JSLHR-S-16-0218.
  • McAuliffe MJ., Fletcher AR., Kerr SE., O'Beirne GA. and Anderson T. (2017) Effect of Dysarthria Type, Speaking Condition, and Listener Age on Speech Intelligibility. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 26(1): 113-123. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2016_AJSLP-15-0182.
  • Fletcher AR., McAuliffe MJ., Lansford KL. and Liss JM. (2015) The relationship between speech segment duration and vowel centralization in a group of older speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 138(4): 2132-2139. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4930563.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Fletcher AR., McAuliffe MJ., Lansford KM. and Liss JM. (2014) Distinguishing dysarthric speech: Vowel acoustics and measurement. In.
Conference Contributions - Other
  • Fletcher AR. and McAuliffe M. (2016) Evaluating behavioural speech modification strategies in dysarthria therapy. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association Conference, 7-9 Sep 2016.
  • Fletcher AR., McAuliffe M., Lansford K., Sinex D. and Liss J. (2016) Comparing treatment strategies: Rate control and increased loudness. Newport Beach, CA, USA: Conference on Motor Speech, 3-6 Mar 2016.
  • McAuliffe MJ., Fletcher A. and Theys C. (2016) A glimpse into the future of assessment and treatment of acquired speech disorders. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-language Therapists’ Association Conference, 7-9 Sep 2016.
  • Fletcher A., McAuliffe M., Lansford K., Sinex D. and Liss J. (2015) Predictors of intelligibility improvement in dysarthria: A treatment simulation study. Denver, CO, USA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Convention, 12-14 Nov 2015.
  • Fletcher AR., McAuliffe MJ., Lansford K. and Liss J. (2015) Assessing vowel centralization in dysarthria: A comparison of methods. Jacksonville, FL, USA: 170th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2-6 Nov 2015.
  • Fletcher A., McAuliffe MJ. and Lansford K. (2014) Changes in vowel articulation across older speakers: The interaction of speech rate and precision. Orlando, FL, USA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention (2014 ASHA), 20-22 Nov 2014.
Theses / Dissertations
  • Fletcher AR. (2016) Predicting treatment outcomes in dysarthria through speech feature analysis. Christchurch. University of Canterbury.
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