Amanda Millett

Amanda's Info
Lab Manager, MSU Speech Lab

I have a B.A. in Psychology from Michigan State University and just finished by Post-Bacc in Communicative Sciences and Disorders. I'll be attending grad school in speech-language pathology at the University of Missouri this Fall!

I've been managing the Infant-Directed Speech (IDS) project in the Speech lab since Fall 2009.

You can reach me at: milletta@msu.edu

Grants Allocated and Hours:
NIH: ~31 hrs/week - on campus

Recently Completed Assignments

 * 1) Variant classification re-check assignment for Longitudinal consonant speakers
 * 2) Vowels Project - Training Dana & Claire on project management for UURAF
 * 3) UURAF abstract/registration
 * 4) Classifications for CI ID1 18 and CI ID1 29
 * 5) Consonant project F2 analysis for speakers NH 4200, 4257, and 4276.
 * 6) Consonant project F2 analysis for speakers NH 3933 MIB/MICP
 * 7) Longitudinal Consonants - determine which tokens to include for F2 analysis
 * 8) Adding 8 new speakers to cross-sectional project
 * 9) Phonetic Variant Classification for ID1 CI 40
 * 10) UURAF & MSHA Posters!
 * 11) Hearing Impaired Copnsonants Phonetic Variant Re-Check
 * 12) Adding 8 speakers to cross-sectional project
 * 13) Phonetic variant and F2 analysis graphs for longitudinal project
 * 14) Preparing to present final data Thursday, April 28
 * 15) Project accomplishment write-up (1-3 pages) due Friday, April 29
 * 16) Creating prominence and pitch accent consensus textgrids for ID2 NH 4555 3m, 6m, 9m: MB&MIB
 * 17) ID2 NH 3844 3m MB/MIB vowel analysis (vowels marked "INCLUDE" only)--due 6/10
 * 18) ID2 NH 4562 9m MB/MIB vowel analysis - Deadline: June 29
 * 19) ID2 NH 4407 3m MB/MIB vowel analysis - Deadline: July 6
 * 20) Prosody Project - Managing assignments for RaP textgrid creation
 * 21) Managing references assignments
 * 22) Clean up of F2 data
 * 23) Consonant Project - W-F Consonant analysis, HI Consonants variant classification
 * 24) Writing up methods & introduction for cross-sectional and longitudinal Normal Development Consonant projects
 * 25) NH cross-sectional vowel analysis recheck

Skill Sets

 * VC Textgrids & Blank RaP Textgrids - Training RAs to create Textgrids
 * Phonetic Variant Classification
 * Vowel Analysis using Praat
 * Formant Analysis
 * IDS Project design, methods, and organization
 * Managing RA assignments for IDS
 * Experience with Excel formulas for data analysis
 * New lab member orientation
 * Lab Manual/lab protocol creation
 * Sound file/textgrid inventory & organization - maintain master spreadsheets, point of contact with IU
 * Finding journal articles/research references