Professor Scott Adams is the director of the Speech Movement Disorders Lab. The lab is focused on the study of speech impairments associated with neurological movement disorders with a major emphasis on speech in Parkinson's disease.
Areas of Research Interest Related to Parkinson's Disease
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Effectiveness of a novel Speech-in-Noise Treatment program for Hypophonia in Parkinson’s disease
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Use of a new portable Speech-to-Noise Feedback device for conversational hypophonia in Parkinson’s disease
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Comparison of Speech Amplifiers and Personal Communication Devices in Parkinson’s disease
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Studies of self-loudness perception in Parkinson’s disease
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Altered auditory feedback effects on speech in Parkinson’s disease
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Effects of medications and surgical procedures on speech in Parkinson’s disease
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Concurrent manual and gait tasks on speech intensity
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New measures of speech loudness and hypophonia severity
For more details: research/current_areas_2/index