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Joseph C. Y. Lau is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University. He received his PhD in Linguistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and completed post-doctoral training in Developmental Psychology at Northwestern University. His research employs neurophysiological, behavioral, and acoustic analytic methods, along with machine learning techniques, to understand the roles of neuroplasticity in speech and language processing during infancy and typical development, as well as in individuals with autism. Dr. Lau's recent research focuses on identifying the mechanistic underpinnings of speech and language characteristics associated with autism, utilizing computational linguistic and broader artificial intelligence-based analytic approaches to investigate the fine-grained underlying mechanisms of speech, language, and neurophysiology that contribute to communicative difficulties in genetically related phenotypes of autism.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Conducts research on neurodevelopmental challenges related to autism and speech-language processing.
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