Maria Kondaurova, PhD
Contact Information 301 Life Sciences Building tel: (502) 852-6129 maria.kondaurova@louisville.edu The goal of our research is to better understand the mechanisms underlying both normal and disordered speech perception and production in first- and second-language learners. Specifically, we examine the characteristics of vocal communication (e.g. the amount of turn-taking and its structure) between caregivers and their children who are typically developing and those with hearing loss. We strive to predict how the bidirectional nature of these characteristics affect both child language outcomes and caregiver's behavior. Our most recent studies examine the effect of modern technology, such as telepractice, on pediatric patient-provider interactions. Parent-Child Interaction and Language Learning LabClick here for our Facebook page. |
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Education
Ph.D. in Linguistics, Purdue University, 2008
M.A. in Linguistics, Purdue University, 2004
B.A. in Linguistics, English, and French, Moscow State Linguistic University, Russia, 1995
Research Interests
Experimental Phonetics/Phonology
Acoustic-phonetic characteristics of infant-directed speech and language development of infants/children with hearing loss
Mechanisms of perceptual learning/auditory categorization of speech sounds in second language acquisition
Representative Publications
Kondaurova, M.V., Fagan, M., & Zheng, Q. (in press). Vocal imitation between mothers and their children with cochlear implants. Infancy.
Dilley, L.C., Lehet, M., Wieland, E.A., Arjmandi, M.K., Kondaurova, M., Wang, Y., Reed, J., Svirsky, M., Bergeson, T., Houston, D. (in press). Quality and quantity of maternal speech predicts speech-language outcomes in deaf infants receiving cochlear implants. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research.
Kondaurova, M.V., Smith, N.A., Zheng, Q., Reed, J., & Fagan, M. (2020). Temporal coordination between mothers and their children with hearing loss. Ear and Hearing, 41 (2), 362-373.
Abu-Zhaya, R., Kondaurova, M.V., Houston, D., & Seidl, A. (2019). Vocal and tactile input to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 62 (7), 2372-2385.
Kondaurova, M.V., Bergeson, T.R., Xu, H, & Kitamura, C. (2015). Affective properties of mothers’ speech to infants with hearing impairment and cochlear implants. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 58(3), 590-600.
Wieland, E.A., Burnham, E.B., Kondaurova, M.V., Bergeson, T.R., & Dilley, L.C., (2015). Vowel space characteristics of speech directed to children with and without hearing loss. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 58(2), 254-267.
Burnham, E. B., Wieland, E. A., Kondaurova, M. V., McAuley, J. D., Bergeson, T. R., & Dilley, L. C. (2015). Phonetic modification of vowel space in storybook speech to infants up to 2 years of age. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 58(2), 241-253.
Kondaurova, M.V., Bergeson, T.R., & Xu, H. (2013). Age-related changes in prosodic features of maternal speech to prelingually deaf infants with cochlear implants. Infancy, 18(5), 825-848.
Courses Often Taught
Undergraduate:
PSYC 301: Quantitative Methods in Psychology
PSYC 571: Speech Science
PSYC 524: Psycholinguistics
Graduate:
PSYC 611: Advanced Statistics II
PSYC 609: Speech Science