Communication Disorders

Communication Disorders

Prof Michael Robb.

Position

Professor
Head of Department

Qualifications

  • B.S. Western Michigan University, USA (Speech Pathology and Audiology)
  • M.S. Syracuse University, USA (Speech-Language Pathology)
  • Ph.D. Syracuse University, USA (Speech-Language Pathology)

Room

201, Unit 1

Contact Details

Phone: 64 (3) 364-2987 ext 7077
Email: michael.robb@canterbury.ac.nz

Department of Communication Disorders
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, 8140, NEW ZEALAND

CMDS 604 Lecture Notes

  • Course Outline

Research Interests

  • Speech Acquisition
  • Experimental Phonetics 
  • Speech Acoustics
  • Speech Motor Control
  • Stuttering

Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing

Recent Publications (2007-2009)

  • Wermke, K., & Robb, M.P. (in press). Fundamental frequency of neonatal crying: Does body size matter? Journal of Voice.
  • Abdalla, F., Robb, M.P., & Al-Shatti, T. (in press). Stuttering and lexical category in adult Arabic speakers. Accepted with minor revision in Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics.
  • Macrae, T., Robb, M.P., & Gillon, G. (in press). Acoustic analysis of word and segment duration in children with speech sound disorder. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing.
  • Robb, M.P., & Chen, Y. (2009). Is /h/ phonetically neutral? Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 23, 842-855.
  • Dwyer, CH, Robb, MP, O'Beirne, GA, & Gilbert, HR. (2009). The Relationship between speaking rate and measures of nasality in deaf speakers. Journal of Speech-Language, and Hearing Research, 52, 1321-1333.
  • Robb, M., Sargent, A., & O'Beirne, G. (2009). Characteristics of disfluency clusters in adults who stutter. Logopedics, Phoniatrics and Vocology, 34, 36-42.
  • Quick, Z., Robb, M., & Woodward, L. (2008). Acoustic cry characteristics of infants exposed to methadone during pregnancy. Acta Paediatrica, 98, 74-79.
  • Robb, M., & Chen, Y. (2008). Vowel space in Mandarin accented English. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing, 11, 175-188.
  • Robinson, N., & Robb, M. (2008). Early Communication and Language Assessment: A Dynamic Process. In D. Bernstein & E. Tiegerman-Farber (Eds.), Language and Communication Disorders in Children (6th ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
  • Goberman, A., Johnson, S., Cannizzaro, M., & Robb, M. (2008). The effect of positioning on acoustic characteristics of infant pain cries. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 72, 153-165.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Lin, E., Robb, M.P., & Murdoch, B.E. (2008). Influence of a standard electropalatography artificial palate upon articulation: A preliminary study. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 60, 45-53.
  • Sargent, A., Robb, M., & Zebrowski, P. (2007). A Preliminary study of paternal speaking rate and childhood stuttering. New Zealand Speech-Language Therapy Journal, 61, 30-39.
  • Phaal, B. & Robb, M. (2007). A controlled examination of stuttering on content and function words. New Zealand Journal of Speech and Language Therapy, 62, 37-45.
  • McAuliffe, M., Robb, M., & Murdoch, B. (2007). Acoustic and perceptual analysis of speech adaptation to an artificial palate. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 21, 885-894.
  • Robb, M., Crowell, D., Dunn-Rankin, P., & Tinsley, C. (2007). Cry features in siblings of SIDS. Acta Paediatrica. 96, 1404-1408.
  • Robb, M., Crowell, D., & Dunn-Rankin, P. (2007). Cry analysis in infants resuscitated for apnea of infancy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 71, 1117-1123.
  • Robb, M., & Gillon, G. (2007). Speech Rates of American English-Speaking and New Zealand English-Speaking Children . Advances in Speech-Language Pathology, 9. 173-180.

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