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Associate Professor Megan Jane McAuliffe

Communication Disorders; New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain & Behaviour

Fields of Research

  • Motor Speech Disorders
  • Speech Perception
  • Perceptual Analysis

Researcher Summary

Dr McAuliffe's research focuses on listener comprehension in dysarthria, mechanisms of perceptual learning, and the assessment and treatment of dysarthria. Overall, the research aims to be of scientific and theoretical significance with clear application to the clinical practice of speech-language therapy in neurological disorders.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Research Groups

Key Methodologies

  • Perceptual Analysis
  • Acoustic Analysis

Affiliations

Publications


Journal Article
  • Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O'Beirne, G.A. and Anderson, T. (2013) The role of linguistic and indexical information in improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 133(1): 474-482. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4770239.
  • Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O'Beirne, G.A. and Anderson, T. (2012) A follow-up investigation into the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132(2): EL102-EL108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4736952.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Wilding, P.J., Rickard, N.A. and O'Beirne, G.A. (2012) Effect of speaker age on speech recognition and perceived listening effort in older adults with hearing loss. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 55: 838-847. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0101).
  • Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., Kirk, C., O'Beirne, G.A. and Anderson, T. (2012) Familiarisation conditions and the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of dysarthric speech. Language and Cognitive Processes 27(7-8): 1039-1055. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01690965.2011.610596.
  • Huckabee, M-L., Low, I.S. and McAuliffe, M.J. (2012) Variability in clinical surface electromyography recording of submental muscle activity in swallowing of healthy participants. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing 15(3): 175-186.
  • Mathis, H., Sutherland, D. and McAuliffe, M. (2011) The effect of pause time upon the communicative interactions of young people who use augmentative and alternative communication. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 13(5): 411-421. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17549507.2011.524709.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Borrie, S.A., Good, P.V. and Hughes, L.E. (2010) Consideration of the listener in the assessment and treatment of dysarthria. ACQuiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing 12(1): 16-19.
  • McAuliffe, M.J. (2010) Dopaminergic medications result in variable effects on speech for individuals with Parkinson's disease. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention 4(3): 124-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17489539.2010.510649.
  • McAuliffe, M., Carpenter, S. and Moran, C. (2010) Speech intelligibility and perceptions of communication effectiveness by speakers with dysarthria following traumatic brain injury and their communication partners. Brain Injury 24(12): 1408-1415. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2010.511590.
  • McAuliffe, M.J. (2008) Extended version of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) results in changes to vocal sound pressure level comparable to those resulting from traditional LSVT in a group of 12 participants. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention 2(1): 11-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17489530801902966.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Lin, E., Robb, M.P. and Murdoch, B.E. (2008) Influence of a standard electropalatography artificial palate upon articulation: A preliminary study. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 60(1): 45-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000112216.
  • McAuliffe, M.J. and Cornwell, P.L. (2008) Intervention for lateral /s/ using electropalatography (EPG) biofeedback and an intensive motor learning approach: a case report. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders 43(2): 219-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13682820701344078.
  • Marchant, J., McAuliffe, M.J. and Huckabee, M-L. (2008) Treatment of articulatory impairment in a child with spastic dysarthria associated with cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 11(1): 81-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17518420701622697.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Robb, M.P. and Murdoch, B.E. (2007) Acoustic and perceptual analysis of speech adaptation to an artificial palate. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 21(11-12): 885-894. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200701576827.
  • Borrie, S., McAuliffe, M., Tillard, G., Ormond, T., Anderson, T. and Hornibrook, J. (2007) Effect of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT®) on Articulation in Speakers with Parkinson's disease. New Zealand Journal of Speech-Language Therapy 62: 29-36.
  • McAuliffe, M.J. and Bernstein Ratner, N. (2007) In-the-canal auditory feedback device results in reduced stuttering 12-months post-fitting in a group of nine participants. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention 1(1): 27-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17489530701207326.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C. and Murdoch, B.E. (2007) Intra-participant variability in Parkinson's disease: An electropalatographic examination of articulation. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology 9(1): 13-19.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C. and Murdoch, B.E. (2006) Speech production in Parkinson's disease: I. An electropalatographic investigation of tongue-palate contact patterns. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 20(1): 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699200400001044.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C. and Murdoch, B.E. (2006) Speech production in Parkinson's disease: II. Acoustic and electropalatographic investigation of sentence, word and segment durations. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics 20(1): 19-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0269-9200400001069.
  • McAuliffe, M.J. and Ward, E.C. (2006) The use of electropalatography in the assessment and treatment of acquired motor speech disorders in adults: Current knowledge and future directions. NeuroRehabilitation 21(3): 189-203.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C., Murdoch, B.E. and Farrell, A.M. (2005) A Nonspeech Investigation of Tongue Function in Parkinson's Disease. Journals of Gerontology: Biological and Medical Sciences 60A(5): 667-674.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C. and Murdoch, B.E. (2005) Articulatory function in hypokinetic dysarthria: An electropalatographic examination of two cases. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology 13(2): 149-168.
  • Ward, E.C., McAuliffe, M., Cahill, L., Lynham, A. and Monsour, F. (2004) The Impact of Maxillary Advancement on Nasality in the Non-Cleft Population. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing 9(1): 13-20.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C. and Murdoch, B.E. (2003) Variation in articulatory timing of three English consonants: an electropalatographic investigation. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 17(1): 43-62.
  • Ward, E.C., McAuliffe, M., Holmes, S.K., Lynham, A. and Monsour, F. (2002) Impact of malocclusion and orthognathic reconstruction surgery on resonance and articulatory function: an examination of variability in five cases. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 40(5): 410-417.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C. and Murdoch, B.E. (2001) Tongue-to-palate contact patterns and variability of four English consonants in an /i/ vowel environment. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology 26(4): 165-178.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Ward, E.C., Bassett, L. and Perkins, K. (2000) Functional Speech Outcomes After Laryngectomy and Pharyngolaryngectomy. Archives of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 126: 705-709.
Conference Contribution - Oral presentation
  • Katseff, S., McAuliffe, M., Klee, T. and Houde, J. (2012) Compensation and adaptation following auditory feedback perturbation in L2 learners of English. Santa Rosa, CA, USA: Motor Speech Conference, 29 Feb-4 Mar 2012.
  • McAuliffe, M. (2012) Comprehending running speech: Applying speech perception theory to the practice of speech-language therapy. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association Conference (NZSTA), 23-25 May 2012.
  • Emmerson, S., Moran, C. and McAuliffe, M. (2012) Presenting opinions: Does the provision of examples assist adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) to provide more informative opinions? Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association National Conference (NZSTA), 23-25 May 2012.
  • O'Beirne, G.A., Rickard, N.A., Heidtke, U.J., McGaffin, A.J., Abu-Hijleh, A. and McAuliffe, M.J. (2012) The UCAST-FW: An adaptive low-pass filtered speech test for the diagnosis of APD. Adelaide, Australia: Audiological Society of Australia Conference, 1-4 Jul 2012.
  • Schaefer, M.C.M. and McAuliffe, M.J. (2011) How can theoretical models of speech perception inform our clinical practice? Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association Dunedin Professional Development Seminar, 30-31 May 2011.
  • Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O'Beirne, G.A. and Anderson, T. (2011) Perceptual learning of hypokinetic dysarthria: A follow-up investigation into the mechanisms that underlie passive and explicit learning of dysarthric speech. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, 11-14 Jan 2011.
  • Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O'Beirne, G.A. and Anderson, T. (2011) The role of linguistic and indexical information in improved recognition of dysarthric speech.. San Diego, CA, USA: 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 30 Oct - 4 Nov 2011. In Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 130(4) 2447-2447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3654822.
  • McAuliffe, M.J. (2010) Motor speech disorders: Time to refuel. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech Therapy Association Conference 2010, 22-23 Apr 2010.
  • Mathis, H., Sutherland, D. and McAuliffe, M. (2010) The effect of pause time upon the communication interactions of young people who use AAC. Barcelona, Spain: International Society for Augmentative and ALternative Communication (ISAAC), 24-29 Jul 2010.
Conference Contribution - Poster presentation
  • Schaefer, M., McAuliffe, M., Liss, J., Katseff, S.E., O'Beirne, G. and Cai, S. (2012) Responses to manipulations in auditory feedback: The effect of aging. Santa Rosa, CA, USA: Motor Speech Conference, 29 Feb-4 Mar 2012.
  • Ramsay, R.M.A., Moran, C. and McAuliffe, M. (2012) Working memory constraints on listening comprehension in adolescents with traumatic brain injury. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association National Conference (NZSTA), 23-25 May 2012.
  • King, S., O'Beirne, G.A., Fromont, R., Rickard, N.A. and McAuliffe, M.J. (2011) Development and evaluation of a New Zealand Digit Triplet Test for auditory screening. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, 11-14 Jan 2011.
  • Todd, T., Moran, C.M. and McAuliffe, M.J. (2011) Inference comprehension in adults With TBI: The effects of salience. San Diego, CA, USA: 2011 American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention (ASHA), 17-19 Nov 2011.
  • Broadmore, S., McAuliffe, M.J., Borrie, S.A. and O'Beirne, G.A. (2011) Listener strategies in the perception of dysarthric speech. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 8th Asia Pacific Conference on Speech, Language and Hearing, 11-14 Jan 2011.
  • Moran, C., Carson, S. and McAuliffe, M. (2011) Spoken Persuasive Discourse in Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury. Darwin, Australia: Speech Pathology Australia 2011 National Conference, 26-29 Jun 2011.
  • McAuliffe, M.J., Gibson, E.M.R., Kerr, S.E. and Anderson, T. (2011) The effect of listener age on the recognition of dysarthric speech. San Diego, CA, USA: 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 30 Oct-4 Nov 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3654824.
  • Borrie, S.A., McAuliffe, M.J., Liss, J.M., O'Beirne, G.A. and Anderson, T. (2011) The role of linguistic and indexical information in improved recognition of dysarthric speech. San Diego, CA, USA: 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, 30 Oct-4 Nov 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3654822.
Conference Contribution - Abstract
  • Donaldson, S.P., Dalrymple-Alford, J.C., Jones, A.J., Wang, Y., Livingston, L., Wilkinson, T., Watts, R., Porter, R.J., Maclagan, M., McAuliffe, M. and Anderson, T.J. (2011) Canterbury mild cognitive impairment study: Influence of different criteria. Queenstown, New Zealand: 29th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR), 25-29 Aug 2011. In Proceedings of the 29th International Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research 2011 29 5.1. http://psy.otago.ac.nz/awcbr/abstracts/abstracts2011.html#donaldson.