CRSLA Labs: Media

Media Interviews

These invited interviews helped stimulate societal paradigm shift about regional and foreign accents, develop evidence-based practice of accent modification, and educate/create awareness through social commentary and research.

HUFFINGTON POST:
- Interviewed on “So THAT’S why your accent gets stronger when you’re drinking”. April 18, 2018

COM
- Interviewed on “I can’t stop conspiracy theorizing about Jennifer Aniston’s Voice in this Smartwater commercial”. Aug 17, 2017

NEWSTALK 1010 (Canada’s largest Talk Radio):
- Interviewed on “Is Drunk Accents a Thing”. Live interview on the show, The Rush, aired on September 27, 2016.

THE ATLANTIC
- “Would you really like Hillary more if she sounded different? How biases shape our perceptions of a powerful woman’s voice."
- Interview story published

Aug 1, 2016

PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY
Story featured titled, “Stockton Professor Bridges Communication Gaps in Universities”, May 7, 2016.

COM:
- Upvoted.com (The Science & Tech Journal of Reddit.com), December, 2015.

TODAY’S SHOW:
- So here’s why it’s OK to start a sentence with ‘So’ May 15, 2014.

FOX NEWS:
- Do the 'ayes' really have it? Researchers show that voice votes are invalid. Feb 7, 2014: Foxnews.com

COM & NBC NEWS: Various interviews published on topics of accents, speech, and voice:
- Aug 15, 2011: Teen has tongue surgery to speak Korean

- Aug 19, 2011: The Body Odd - 'Allo, guvnah! Mimicking accents may be innate talent

- Sep 9, 2011: Pahking the car: Regional accents getting stronger

- Mar 14, 2012: Loud Talkers: Why do some voices seem to be set at top volume?

- Jan 25, 2013: The wavery, shaky “old person’s voice” explained
- June 8, 2013: Hey y’all, why yous accents come back when you’re drinking?
National Public Radio (NPR), WCPN 90.3 FM, Sound of Ideas, live 1-hour long three-panel expert discussion recorded and aired from the studio with audience calling in with questions and comments. Topic: “Can we talk” “(A discussion about the many contemporary words or phrases that are grammatically or syntactically incorrect, but flourish in the popular culture. Who decides proper usage --- especially when it crosses boundaries of race and identity?)
Video Featured on Local TV, Ohio Channel: http://www.ohiochannel.org/MediaLibrary/Media.aspx?fileId=132817
NPR (WCPN 90.3), Interview, “Sounding American: Foreign Accent Modification” featured on The Morning Edition, July 4^th, 2011
The Lotus: Federation of Indian Community Associations Interview Article (scroll down to page 7)
CSU Cleveland Stater Interview Article