RESEARCH INTERESTS
Perception of Talkers with Accents. I will focus my dissertation work on the role and availability of talker characteristics during the perception of accented speech. This interest stems from my involvement of foreign languages and the questions that arise while learning new languages, as well as, recent research our lab has completed on speech perception.
Language Alignment (Convergence). (1) I am presently working in a laboratory conducting research on phonetic alignment to visual and auditory speech cues. (2) For my master’s project, I focused on whether generalization of alignment occurs to new words after becoming familiar with a speaker’s articulatory style. (3) I hope to apply research in this area to gain better understanding of the mechanisms underlying gestural drift and to improve foreign language learning.
Cross-Modal Speech Perception. Research we have completed in the area of cross-modal speech perception shows evidence that individuals who lipread a speaker are better able to hear the speech of that speaker in a later auditory speech-in-noise task. (1) Based on this evidence, I will perform research to see if these “speaker familiarity effects” translate to phonetic alignment and if the visual speech cues can be used as predictors of the performance of foreign language learners.
EDUCATION
University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
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Masters of Arts in Psychology
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PhD candidate, ABD status.
Purdue University, Hammond, IN.
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, conferred May 2005.
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Second major in French.
AWARDS & HONORS
2009 Best Student Paper Award: Speech Communications, Second Place – Acoustical Society of
America Research Conference, Portland, OR.
2007 Best Presentation – GSA Research Conference, University of California- Riverside,
Riverside, CA.
2005, 2006Dean’s Distinguished Fellowship Award, University of California- Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2004, 2005 Ed & Marie Plucinski Memorial Scholarship, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2003, 2004,Indiana Merit Award Scholarships, Purdue University Calumet,
2005 Hammond, IN.
1996, 1997Dean’s List & Semesters Honors, Purdue University Calumet,
1998, 1999Hammond, IN.
2001, 2002
2003, 2004
2004 Outstanding Student in Behavioral Sciences, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2004 Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.
2003 Member, Psi Chi National Honor Society.
1999 The Sigrid Starke Writing Contest Awards: Academic Essay Undergraduate; Writing for
Children, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
1997 The Sigrid Starke Writing Contest Awards: Undergraduate Personal Essay; Undergraduate
Short Story, First Year Term Paper, Undergraduate; Writing for Children, Purdue University
Calumet, Hammond, IN.
GRANTS RECEIVED
VariableCreator and Editor-in-Chief, Purdue Calumet’s Lingua-Franca, multi-lingual literary magazine, October 2004-May 2006, funded LASS Dean Special Project fund.
$100 Student Researcher (faculty mentor: Dr. David Nalbone), College alcohol consumption and perceived behavioral control, January 2005–May 2005, funded by Purdue University Calumet’s Undergraduate Research Program.
$2210Student Researcher (faculty mentor: Dr. David Nalbone), Mortality salience and creativity, August 2004-December 2004, funded by LASS Dean’s Faculty-Student Special Project fund.
$310 Student Researcher (faculty mentor: Dr. David Nalbone), Mortality salience and creativity, August 2004-December 2004, funded by Purdue University Calumet’s Undergraduate Research Program.
$310 Student Researcher (faculty mentor: Dr. David Nalbone), Development and Testing of an Alcohol Self-Efficacy Scale, February 2005-May 2005, funded by Purdue University Calumet’s Undergraduate Research Program.
PUBLICATIONS
Rosenblum, L.D., Miller, R.M. & Sanchez, K. (2007). Lipread me now, hear me better later: Crossmodal transfer of talker familiarity effects. Psychological Science, 18(5), 392-396.
Sanchez, K., Miller, R.M., & Rosenblum, L.D. (in press). Visual Influences on Alignment to Voice Onset Time. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing.
MANUSCRIPTS
Miller, R.M., Sanchez, K., & Rosenblum, L.D. (submitted). Alignment to Visual Speech. Manuscript submitted for publication.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Miller, R.M., Sanchez, K., & Rosenblum, L.D. (2009, May). Investigating perceptual measures of speech alignment: Do matching tasks make the grade? Poster presented at Acoustical Society of America, Portland, Oregon.
Sanchez, K., Miller, R.M., & Rosenblum, L.D. (2009, May). Effects of audio-visual speech information on recognition memory of spoken words. Poster presented at Acoustical Society of America, Portland, Oregon.
Miller, R.M., Sanchez, K., & Rosenblum, L.D. (2008, July). Increasing speech alignment through crossmodal speaker familiarity. Poster presented at Acoustical Society of America, Paris, France.
Sanchez, K., Miller, R.M., & Rosenblum, L.D. (2008, July). Visual influences on alignment to voice onset time. Poster presented at Acoustical Society of America, Paris, France.
Miller, R.M., Sanchez, K., & Rosenblum, L.D. (2007, November). Perception of Cross-Modal Speech Alignment. Poster presented at Psychonomics, Long Beach, CA.
Sanchez, K., Miller, R.M., & Rosenblum, L.D. (2007, November). Speeded Choice Responses to Audiovisual Speech. Poster presented at Psychonomics, Long Beach, CA.
Miller, R.M., Rosenblum, L.D., & Sanchez, K. (2006, December). Phonetic Alignment to Visual Speech. Poster presented at the Acoustical Society of America, Honolulu, HI.
Sanchez, K., Rosenblum, L.D., & Miller, R.M. (2006, December). Lipread Me Now, Hear Me Better Later: Crossmodal Transfer of Talker Familiarity Effects. Poster presented at the Acoustic Society of America Conference, Honolulu, HI.
Nalbone, D.P., & Miller, R.M. (2006, January). Mortality Salience and Personal Relevance as Predictors of Achievement and Life Satisfaction. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Miller, R.M., & Nalbone, D.P. (2006, January). Development and Testing of an Alcohol Self-Efficacy Scale. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Nalbone, D.P., & Miller, R.M. (2005, January). Predicting alcohol consumption on college campuses. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Miller, R.M., Swinehart, J.S., & Scartozzi, A. (2004, April). Masculinity-femininity and married couple attitudes toward gender roles. Paper presented at the Mid-American Undergraduate Psychological Research Conference, Evansville, IN.
INVITED TALKS
Miller, R.M., Rosenblum, L.D., & Sanchez, K. (2008, June). Increasing speech alignment through crossmodal speaker familiarity. Invited talk at the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Conference, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
Miller, R.M., Rosenblum, L.D., & Sanchez, K. (2007, February). Phonetic Alignment to Visual Speech. Invited talk at the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Conference, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
Miller, R.M., & Nalbone, D.P. (2004, December). Mortality salience, personal relevance, and achievement motivation. Invited talk at the LASS Spotlight on Scholarships, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
Miller, R.M., & Medley, R. (2004, December). Purdue Calumet’s Lingua-Franca. Invited talk at the LASS Spotlight on Scholarships, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
Miller, R.M. (2004, April). Presentation of French-language poetry. Invited talk at Todos Somas Poetas, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
Miller, R.M., Swinehart, J.R., & Scartozzi, A.M. (2004). Masculinity-femininity and married couple attitudes toward gender roles. Invited talk at the LASS Spotlight on Scholarships, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
Miller, R.M., & Medley, R. (2004, April). Sabbatical Report: Presented for French Professor Arlene J. Russell. Invited talk at the LASS Spotlight on Scholarships, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
Miller, R.M. (2003, April). Presentation of French-language poetry. Invited talk at Todos Somas Poetas, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
2004-2005Editor-in-Chief, Purdue Calumet’s Lingua-Franca, Purdue University Calumet.
2004Participant, Brainstorm 2004, Purdue University Calumet.
2003-2005President, Psi Chi, Purdue University Calumet.
2003Performer, NAP!, Purdue University Calumet.
1999Performer, A Christmas Carol, Purdue University Calumet.
AREAS OF TEACHING INTEREST
Sense and PerceptionIntroductory (General) Psychology
LearningPsycholinguistics
Introductory StatisticsResearch Methods
Social PsychologyCognitive Psychology
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2008Associate Instructor, Research Methods in Psychology, Summer Session II, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2007 Teaching Assisant for Psychology, Perception, Fall Quarter, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2007 Associate Instructor, Introductory Psychology I, Summer Session I, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2007 Teaching Assistant for Psychology, Personality Development, Spring Quarter, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2007 Teaching Assistant for Psychology, Cognitive Processes, Winter Quarter, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2006 Teaching Assistant for Introductory Psychology II, Fall Quarter, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2005 Supplemental Instruction Leader for Introductory Statistics, Skills Assessment and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2005 Supplemental Instruction Leader for Introductory Psychology, Skills Assessment and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2005 Supplemental Instruction Leader for Psychology, Sense and Perception, Skills Assessment and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2004 French Teacher, Summer Enrichment Academy, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2003–2005 Supplemental Instruction Leader for French beginning to advanced levels, Skills Assessment and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
1997-1999 Substitute Teacher, K-12, Merrillville Community Schools, Merrillville, IN.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-present Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2008 Associate Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2006-2007 Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2007Associate Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA.
2004-2005 Supplemental Instruction Supervisor, Skills Assessment and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2004-2005 Data Entry Person, Northwest Indiana Writing Project, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN. Supervisor: Dr. David Nalbone, Purdue University Calumet.
2003-2004 Client Specialist/Supervisor, Boating, Aquatics, Marine Sciences (BAMS), Workforce Development Services, East Chicago, IN. Supervisor: Dr. Vytenis Damusis, Purdue University Calumet.
2003-2004 Data Entry Person, 21st Century Scholars Tutoring Program, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN. Supervisor: Dr. Vytenis Damusis, Purdue University Calumet.
2003-2004 Transcriber, Chicago Wilderness study, Illinois Conservation Foundation, Chicago, IL.
Supervisor: Dr. David Nalbone, Purdue University Calumet.
2003-2004 LASS Dean’s Mentor, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2003-2005 Private Community Tutor, K-12, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
2003 Perkins Mentor, Skills Assessment and Development Center, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Acoustical Society of America
