Wei Tian Ph.D. (2005, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Speech and Hearing Science) Bachelor of Medicine* (1994, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China, Somatology) *Equivalent to D.D.S. (Evaluated by Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.) Assistant Professor, Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences Email:   wtian@hesp.umd.edu Phone:  301-405-4458 Fax:      301-314-2023 Room:   0141D, LeFrak Hall

Curiculum Vitae

Courses Taught         Research/Clinical Activities         

Research/Clinical Interests

My research interest is physiology and neurophysiology of speech and swallowing under normal and pathologic conditions.

1. Structural and dynamic MRI of tongue and velopharyngeal port

2. Ultrasound imaging of speech and swallowing

3. High speed imaging of vocal folds

4. Neuromotor control of speech and swallowing

Courses Taught in the Past Five Years

HESP 305: Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (syllabus)

HESP 614: Orofacial Anomalies (syllabus)

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Research/Clinical Activities

Most recent research has focused on structural and dynamic MRI of speech as well as tongue modeling. Current intended research projects include:

• Levator veli palatini imaging of patients with cleft palate
• Vibration pattern of vocal folds in spasmodic dysphonia
• Computer modeling of human tongue
• Muscle imaging and modeling of velopharyngeal port

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