Public presentations

• Talking While Female: The Science and Censure of Women’s Voices. Presented at the Linguistic Prejudice, Linguistic Privilege public forum at New York University, March 29, 2017. Presentations by John Singler, Laurel MacKenzie, Lisa Davidson, Gregory Guy, and Renee Blake.

Articles

• Comirna-what??? Why the Pfizer vaccine’s new name feels so awful to say. Future Tense/Slate, August 25, 2021.
• What Might Baby Yoda’s First Words Be? Future Tense/Slate, Dec 04, 2019.

Audio & Video Interviews

• Vocal Fry: Why I’m Not Getting A Voice Coach Science Diction podcast, December 7, 2021.
• The Pfizer vaccine’s new name is Comirnaty. Experts break down why it sounds so strange. CBC Day 6 radio show and article, August 27, 2021.
• Everybody Hertz Vocal Fries Podcast. September 19, 2019. A discussion about the terms used by journalists to describe language and accents (and why they are so often problematic).
• Artificial intelligence tries to help you minimize your accent. Should you use it?. Press Play with Madeleine Brand, KCRW radio show, June 18, 2019.
• The Vocal Habit That Women Are Being Criticized for at Work, Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2017.
• Interview in the episode “What the government stashes”, Every Little Thing podcast, May 29, 2017.
• “Mona Lisa Speaks!” Good Morning America, June 2, 2006.

Print Interviews

• ‘Omni is everywhere’: why do so many people struggle to say Omicron? The Guardian, December 15, 2021.
• Why so many people type ‘lol’ with a straight face: An investigation. Mashable, April 5, 2019.
• Telling porkies: no, Peppa Pig is not giving American kids British accents. The Guardian, February 14, 2019.
• “Is it ACHA or AHCA? A linguist explains why so many people are abbreviating the healthcare bill wrong”, Business Insider, March 24, 2017.
• “You Are 100 Percent Wrong About the Pronunciation of GIF”, Newsweek, July 24, 2016.
• “What’s the Big Deal About Vocal Fry? An NYU Linguist Weighs In“. NYU Stories, September 29, 2015.
• “The name on the cup.” Schwa Fire 3, 2014.
• “How to learn a second language.” Forbes, July 27, 2010.
• “Pint-size polyglots.” Time Out New York Kids, April 15, 2008.
• “Parents Take Language Class Into Their Own Hands.” New York Times, September 30, 2006.
• “Speech is Physical and Mental: Exploring the Interface“. National Science Foundation Special Report, 2005.

Consulting

I have experience consulting for organizations such as law firms and branding companies regarding the acoustic, articulatory, and phonetic properties of words, names and voices. Please contact me for further information.