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.