MCGUIRE TO GIVE STEVENSON COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED FACULTY LECTURE

Grant McGuire will give this quarter’s Stevenson College Distinguished Faculty Lecture on Tuesday, May 17. He will speak on “Hearing gender: Stereotypes and context in voice processing”:

When we speak, in addition to our intended linguistic message, we communicate quite a bit about ourselves, such as our perceived gender, ethnicity, region of origin, etc. Expectations about these social categories interact with our comprehension at a very basic perceptual level. In this talk I’ll discuss current research on how gender stereotype effects on voice processing impact our understanding of the speech communication system.

The lecture will take place at 5 pm in the Stevenson Fireside Lounge. A reception will follow.