Dr. Calbert Graham

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Calbert Graham is a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow and Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, specializing in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. His current research project focuses on forensic speech sciences and involves computational modeling for automatic speech synthesis. He is actively involved in the Phonetics & Phonology Research Cluster and the Computational Linguistics Research Cluster as part of the Cambridge Language Sciences Strategic Initiative. Graham has previously conducted extensive learner speech corpus research as part of the Automated Language Teaching and Assessment (ALTA) project. He completed his MPhil at the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics (RCEAL) in 2010 and earned his PhD from the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (DTAL) in 2014. His academic journey includes experiences as a visiting researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2011 and the University of California, Berkeley in 2013. He also holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and Language Technology from Kyoto University, where he was a Monbusho Scholar in 2009.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.