Dr. Chang Liu

Biography

Chang Liu is a Professor in the Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He completed his Doctorate at Indiana University Bloomington, specializing in Speech Hearing Science, and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Physiology Biophysics from Peking University in 1997. Liu's research primarily focuses on the perception of speech and non-speech complex sounds among both native and non-native listeners, exploring the effects of hearing impairment on speech intelligibility and auditory processing. He has conducted extensive studies on vowel perception and bilingual speech production, particularly in relation to the enhancement of speech perception in noisy environments. His current research projects explore various aspects of speech production and perception in non-native speakers of English and investigate tone perception among different populations, including young and elderly listeners with normal and impaired hearing. Liu also examines issues related to speech synthesis and recognition, contributing significantly to the understanding of auditory models in speech processing.

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