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Pei-tzu Tsai
Certificate (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of Maryland , 2010)
M.A. (2007, University of Maryland, Hearing and Speech Sciences), CCC-SLP
Advisor: Dr. Nan Bernstein Ratner
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Courses Taught
Introduction to Psycholinguistics (Undergraduate), Instructor
Fluency Disorders (Graduate), Co-instructor
Research Interests/ Current Projects
Stuttering and typical disfluency
Language formulation and production
Language production and bilingualism
1. Cognitive-linguistic processing in speech/language production in people who do and do not stutter, advised by Nan Bernstein Ratner, University of Maryland.
2. A Magnetoencepholography study of word processing, with Lesley Sand and Donald J. Bolger, Laboratory of Neurodevelopment of Reading and Language,
University of Maryland.
3. Neural activations of narrative production, with Language Section, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Health.
4. Investigation of neural activity and language production in people who stutter, with Allen Braun, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institute of Health, and Nan Bernstein Ratner, University of Maryland.
Clinical Activites
Speech-language pathologist and clinical fellow in speech-language rehabilitation services for adult neurogenic disorders.
Publications/Presentations
Tsai, P.-T., Lim, V. P. C., Brundage, S., & Bernstein Ratner, N. (to appear). Linguistic analysis and stuttering in bilingual speakers: Methodological challenges and solutions. In P. Howell & J. Van Borsel (Eds). Fluency disorders and language diversity. Taylor & Francis.
Tsai, P.-T., & Bernstein Ratner, N. (2010, November). Semantic and phonological encoding in adults who stutter. Poster session presented at the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association Annual Convention, Philadelphia.
Tsai, P.-T. (2010, October). "Fluency Disorders and Treatment Efficacy". Invited talk at George Washington University , DC.
Bernstein Ratner, N. & Tsai, P.-T. (2010, September). "Evidence-based Practice and Stuttering Treatment". Invited talk at George Washington University , DC.
Tsai, P.-T., Bernstein Ratner, N., Lim, V., & Lincoin, M. (2009, November). Stuttering in bilingual speakers: Patterns in English and Mandarin. Poster session presented at the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association Annual Convention, New Orleans.
Tsai, P.-T., Bernstein Ratner, N., Lim, V., & Lincoin, M. (2009, August). Bilingual stuttering: Methodology and findings. Poster session presented at the Sixth International Fluency Association World Congress, Rio de Janeiro , Brazil.
Tsai, P.-T., Newman, R. S., & Bernstein Ratner, N. (2008, October). Spoken word recognition and phonological neighborhood in Mandarin Chinese. Poster session presented at the Sixth International Conference on the Mental Lexicon, Banff , Canada.
