SHS assistant professor Mary Flaherty discusses speech perception on podcast

Speech and Hearing Science assistant professor Mary Flaherty appeared on the Made in the Middle podcast episode titled, "That Sounds Good," discussing her research on how our experiences shape our perception of speech and voice.

Flaherty's recent research has looked at the way age and listening experience influence our perception of voice pitch, voice intonation patterns and vocal tract length when perceiving speech in complex acoustic environments.

Flaherty comes on in the podcast at the 34:25 mark. Have a listen.

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