Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
Ahani, A., Wiegand, K., Orhan U., Akcakaya, M., Moghadamfalahi, M., Nezamfar, H., Patel, R., & Erdogmus, D. (2014).
RSVP IconMessenger: icon-based brain-interfaced alternative and augmentative communication.
Brain Computer Interfaces, 1(3-4), 192-203.
Wiegand, K., & Patel, R. (2014).
DigitCHAT: enabling AAC input at conversational speed.
In Proceedings of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility (pp. 343-344). ACM.
Pervaiz, M., & Patel, R. (2014).
SpeechOmeter: heads-up monitoring to improve speech clarity.
In Proceedings of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility (pp. 319-320). ACM.
Patel, R., Kember, H., & Natale, S. (2014).
Feasibility of augmenting text with visual prosodic cues to enhance oral reading.
Speech Communication, 65, 109-118.
Patel, R., Usher, N., Kember, H., Russell, S., & Laures-Gore, J. (2014).
The influence of speaker and listener variables on the intelligibility of dysarthric speech.
Journal of Communication Disorders. 51, 13-18.
Mills, T., Bunnell, H. T., & Patel, R. (2014).
Towards Personalized Speech Synthesis for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 30(3), 226-236.
Patel, R., & Connaghan, K. (2014).
Park Play: A picture description task for assessing childhood motor speech disorders.
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 16(4), 337-343. doi: 10.3109/17549507.2014.894124
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Patel, R., Connaghan, KP, & Campellone, PJ (2014). The Effect of Rate Reduction on Signaling Prosodic Contrasts in Dysarthria.
Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 65(3), 109-16.
Cai, S., Bunnell, T.H., & Patel, R. (2013). Unsupervised Vocal Tract Length Estimation Through Model-based Acoustic-to-articulatory Inversion.
Proceedings of 14th Conference of the International Speech Communication Assocation,
INTERSPEECH 2013, Lyon, France.
Patel, R., Connaghan, K., Franco, D., Edsall, E., Forgit, D., Olsen, L., Ramage, L., Tyler,
E. & Russell, S. (2013). The Caterpillar: A Novel Reading Passage for Assessment of
Motor Speech Disorders. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 22, 1-9.
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Patel, R., Hustad, K. Connaghan, K.P. & Furr, W. (2013). Relationship Between Prosody
and Intelligibility in Children with Dysarthria. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 20(4), 95-99.
Connaghan, K. P. & Patel, R. (2013). Impact of prosodic strategies on vowel
intelligibility in childhood motor speech impairment. Journal of Medical Speech
Language Pathology, 20(4), 133-139.
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Wiegand, K., & Patel, R. (2012). SymbolPath: A Continuous Motion Overlay Module for Icon-Based Assistive Communication.
Proceedings of the 14th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers and Accessibility,
ASSETS '12, New York, NY, USA, p. 209-210.
Wiegand, K. & Patel, R. (2012).
Non-Syntactic Word Prediction for AAC.
Proceedings of the Third Workshop on Speech and Language Processing for Assistive Technologies. Montréal, Canada: Association for Computational Linguistics, 28-36.
Patel, R. & Furr, W. (2011).
ReadN'Karaoke: Visualizing Prosody in Children's Books for Expressive Oral Reading.
Proceedings of ACM CHI 2011 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2011, p. 3203-3206
Patel, R. (2011).
Message Formulation, Organization, and Navigation Schemes for Icon-Based Communication Aids,
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'11), p. 5364-5367.
Patel, R., Niziolek, C., Reilly, K. & Guenther, F. (2011). Prosodic Adaptations to Pitch
Perturbation in Running Speech. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 54, 1051-1059.
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Patel, R., & McNab, C. (2011). Displaying Prosodic Text to Enhance Expressive Oral
Reading. Speech Communication, 53, 431-441.
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Patel, R., & Alexander, K. (2010) Effect of Speaking Rate on Comprehension
of Prosodic Intent in Dysarthria. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 18(4), 109-114.
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DiCicco, T., & Patel, R. (2010) Machine Classification of Prosodic
Control in Dysarthria. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 18(4), 35-39.
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Russell, S., Laures-Gore, J., & Patel, R. (2010) Treating Expressive Aprosodia: A Case Study.
Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 18(4), 115-119.
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Wiegand, K., Patel, R., & Erdogmus, D. (2010). Leveraging Semantic Frames and Serial Icon Presentation
for Message Construction. ISAAC Conference for Augmentative and Alternative Communication,
Barcelona, Spain, July 2010.
Jreige, C., Patel, R., & Bunnell, H. (2009). VocaliD: personalizing text-to-speech synthesis
for individuals with severe speech impairment. SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 2009.
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Patel, R. & Brayton, J. (2009). Identifying Prosodic Contrasts in
Utterances Produced by 4-, 7-, and 11-Year-Old Children. Journal of
Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 52, 790-801.
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Patel, R. & Campellone, P. (2009). Acoustic and Perceptual Cues to
Contrastive Stress in Dysarthria. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 52, 206-222.
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DiCicco, T. & Patel, R. (2008). Automatic Landmark Analysis of Dysarthric Speech. Journal of
Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 16(4), 213-219.
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Patel, R. & Roden, A. (2008). Intelligibility and Attitudes toward a Speech Synthesizer Vocoded
Using Dysarthric Vocalizations. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 16(4), 243-249.
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Whitehill, T., Patel, R., & Lai, J. (2008). Use of prosody by children with severe dysarthria: A
Cantonese extension study. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 16(4), 293-299.
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Patel, R. & Schell, K. (2008). The Influence of Linguistic Content on the Lombard Effect. Journal
of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, 209-220.
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Patel, R., Schooley, K., & Wilner, J. (2007). Visual Features That Convey Meaning in Graphic
Symbols: A Comparison of PCS and Artists' Depictions. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 4(1), 62-80.
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Patel, R. & Radhakrishnan, R. (2007). Enhancing Access to Situational Vocabulary by Leveraging Geographic Context.
Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 4(1), 99-114.
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Patel, R. & Schroeder, B. (2007). Influence of familiarity on identifying prosodic vocalizations produced by
children with severe dysarthria. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 10, 1-16.
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Patel, R. & Watkins, C. (2007). Stress identification in speakers with dysarthria due to cerebral palsy:
An initial report. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 15(2), 149-159.
Grigos, M. & Patel, R. (2007). Articulator movement associated with the development of prosodic control in
children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 50, 119-130.
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Patel, R., Schooley, K., & Radhakrishnan, R. (2006). Comparison of semantic versus syntactic message
formulation: A pilot study. Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 3(1), 96-110.
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Patel, R., & Salata, A. (2006). Using computer games to mediate caregiver-child communication for children
with severe dysarthria. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 14(4), 279-284.
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Patel, R. & Grigos, M. (2006). Acoustic characterization of the question-statement contrast in 4, 7,and 11-year
old children. Speech Communication, 48(10), 1308-1318.
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Patel, R., Everett, M., & Sadikov, E. (2006). Loudmouth: Modifying Text-to-Speech Synthesizer in Noise.
Association for Computing Machinery. SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Portland, Oregon, October 2006.
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Roy, D., Patel, R., DeCamp, P., Kubat, R., Fleischman, M., Roy, B., Mavridis, N., Tellex, S., Salata, A., Guinness, J.,
Levit, M., & Gorniak. P. (2006). The Human Speechome Project. In Proceedings of the 28th Annual Cognitive Science
Conference, Vancouver, Canada, July 2006.
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Patel, R. & Khamis-Dakwar, R. (2005). "An AAC Training Model for Special Education Teachers: A Case Study of
Arab Teachers in Israel." Journal of Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 21(3), 205-217.
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Patel, R., Pilato, S., & Roy, D. (2004). Beyond Linear Syntax: An Image-Orientation Communication Aid.
Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 1(1), 57-67.
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Patel, R. (2004). The acoustics of contrastive prosody in adults with cerebral palsy. Journal of Medical Speech Pathology, 12(4), 189-193.
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Patel, R. (2003). Acoustic characteristics of the question-statement contrast in severe dysarthria due to cerebral palsy.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46(6), 1401-1415.
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Patel, R. (2002). Prosodic control in severe dysarthria: Preserved ability to mark the question-statement contrast.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 45,858-870.
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Patel, R. (2002). Phonatory control in adults with cerebral palsy and severe dysarthria. Augmentative
and Alternative Communication, 18(1), 2-10.
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Book Chapters
Patel, R. Assessment of prosody in motor speech impairment. (2010). In R. D. Kent and A. Lowjit. Assessment and Treatment of Motor Speech Disorders. Plural Publishing, Inc., pp. 75-95.
