Yunjung Kim is a professor in the School of Communication Science and Disorders (SCSD), College of Communication and Information (CCI) and directs the FSU Motor Speech Laboratory. She received her B. A. in Korean Education and M.A. in Korean Linguistics from Korea University, and Ph.D. in Communicative Disorders from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her primary research interests lie in the transformation from a talker’s articulatory behavior (e.g., tongue movement during speech) to listeners’ reaction (e.g., speech intelligibility ratings). Specifically, her work has focused on identifying acoustic and articulatory characteristics of speech produced by people with Parkinson’s disease that negatively impact their speech intelligibility. To this aim, she uses a wide methodological toolkit including acoustic analysis software, electromagnetic articulography (EMA), and ultrasound imaging. Recent work in the lab has focused on developing speech rehabilitation models for people with different language backgrounds (e.g., foreign born immigrants, dialect users) in international, multidisciplinary collaboration with experts in rehabilitation psychology, business, computer engineering, and clinical care. Currently, Yunjung is serving on the ASHA Research and Scientific Affairs Committee (2025-2027).
Our lab is currently accepting PhD students.
Current Student Lab Members:
Haley Willms is a second-year graduate student in FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Central Florida in May 2023. Haley is currently assisting with the lab project which aims to determine the effectiveness of a new digital speech therapy app in improving speech intelligibility of people with dysarthria secondary to a stroke.
Mia Carter is a second-year graduate student in FSU’s School of Communication Science and Disorders. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from FSU in 2021 and a Communication Science and Disorders certificate in 2022. Mia is helping with several on-going projects of the lab, one of which was presented at ASHA 2024 (“Revisit speech intelligibility: Perceptual measures of dysarthria severity”).
Elizabeth Peters is a first-year graduate student at Florida State University, pursuing her master’s degree in Communication Science and Disorders. She is passionate about serving the community as a speech-language pathologist and is especially interested in serving individuals with acquired neurogenic communication disorders. She desires to help all individuals communicate in a way that empowers them to live their lives to the fullest through self-confidence and connection with others. Elizabeth is currently working on a project which examines the effects of deep-brain stimulation on speech production in Parkinson’s disease.
Lia Gonzalez Orta, BA Student, Honor’s Thesis Writer
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We always look for dedicated and motivated students from undergraduate, capstone, and graduate programs! If you are interested in joining the team and gaining experience in speech science with our lab, please fill out a short survey found here.
Collaborators:
Jeffrey Berry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Marquette University
Hyunju Chung, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Christina Kuo, Ph.D., James Madison University
Eun-Jeong Lee, Ph.D., CRC, LCPC, Illinois Institute of Technology
Lifeng, Lin, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Seung Jin Lee, Ph. D., Hallym University, Republic of Korea
Ignatius Nip, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, San Diego State University
Austin Thompson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Lab Alumnus, University of Houston