Ji Min Lee

Ji Min Lee
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Biography:

Research Interest

My broad research goal is to examine and expand the foundational science and principles of speech production as well as the subsequent clinical applications for speakers with dysarthria. My research is focused on speech production to examine and develop strategies and procedures for the clinical management of dysarthria.

Specific Interests

  • Relationship among articulatory kinematics, speech acoustics, and speech intelligibility
  • Identification of comprehensive production variables that predict speech intelligibility in individuals with dysarthria
  • Investigating how to enhance speech production in individuals with dysarthria secondary to various neurological conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cerebral palsy.
  • Investigating ways to enhance speech communication for individuals with dysarthria and their communication partners.

Publications

Olmstead, A. J., Lee, J., *Skrzat, S., & Simmons, Z. (2025). Everyday communication experiences of persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their caregivers: Implications for novel speech interventions. Muscle and Nerve. 72, 158-165.

*Krajewski, E., Lee, J., Viswanathan, N., Olmstead, A., & Simmons, Z. (2024). The effects of interactive context on acoustic characteristics of speech in people with dysarthria: A preliminary study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(4), 1952-1964.

*Romo, N., Robb, M. P., Lee, J., & Wermke, K. (2024). Noise phenomena in distress cries of full-term and very preterm infants at term-equivalent age. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology. 50(1), 48-54.

*Krajewski, E., Lee, J., Olmstead, A. & Simmons, Z. (2024). Comparison of vowel and sentence intelligibility in people with dysarthria secondary to ALS. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(4), 1117-1126.

*Jaddoh, A., Loizides, F., Lee, J., & Rana, O. (2023). An interaction framework for designing systems for virtual home assistants and people with dysarthria. Universal Access in the Information Society. 24, 267-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-023-01037-3

Olmstead, A. J., Lee, J., & Chen, J. (2022). Perceptual Learning of Altered Vowel Space Improves Identification of Vowels Produced by Individuals With Dysarthria Secondary to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research65(6), 2204-2214.

Romo, N., Lee, J., & Robb, M. (2021). Properties of relative timing and phonetic complexity in adults with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521144 

Lee, J., Madhavan, A., *Krajewski, E., & *Lingenfelter, S. (2021). Assessment of dysarthria and dysphagia in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Review of the current evidence. Muscle and Nerve. 64(5), 520-531.

Lee, J., Kim, H. & Jung, Y. (2020). Patterns of misidentified vowels in individuals with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 63, 2649-2666. PMID: 32777194

Olmstead, A., Lee, J., & Viswanathan, N. (2020). The role of the speaker, the listener, and their joint contributions during communicative interactions: A tripartite model of intelligibility in individuals with dysarthria. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63, 1106-1114. PMID: 32302251

Lee, J., Rodriguez, E., & Mefferd, A. (2020). Direction-specific jaw dysfunction and its impact on tongue movement in individuals with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63, 499-508. PMID: 32074462

Lee, J. & *Fischer, J. (2019). Single word-based acoustic vowel space in individuals with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Perspectives of ASHA Special Interest Group 19 (Speech Science). 4, 1171-1188. Invited paper.

Lee, J., *Dickey, E., & Simmons, Z. (2019). Vowel-specific intelligibility and acoustic patterns in individuals with dysarthria secondary to ALS. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62, 34-59.

Lee, J. & *Bell, M. (2018). Articulatory range of movement in individuals with dysarthria secondary to ALS. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27, 996- 1009.

Lee, J., *Bell, M., & Simmons, Z. (2018). Articulatory kinematic characteristics across the dysarthria severity spectrum in individuals with ALS. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 27, 258-269.  doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0230

Lee, J., *Littlejohn, M., & Simmons, Z. (2017). Acoustic and tongue kinematic vowel space in speakers with and without dysarthria. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 19, 195-204.

Lee, J., *Pond, A., & *Sincavage, J. (2016). Tongue and lower lip movement for the semivowel /w/ production.  Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. 68, 46-51. doi:10.1159/000446702

Lee, J., Shaiman, S., & Weismer, G. (2016). Relationship between tongue positions and formant frequencies in female speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 139(1), 426-440.

Lee, J., Hustad, K. C., & Weismer, G. (2014). Predicting speech intelligibility with a multiple speech subsystems approach in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 57, 1666-1678.

Lee, J., & Hustad, K. C. (2013). A preliminary investigation of longitudinal changes in speech production over 18 months in young children with cerebral palsy. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica65(1), 32-39.

Hustad, K. C., Gorton, K., & Lee, J. (2010). Classification of speech and language profiles in 4-year-old children with cerebral palsy: A prospective preliminary study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53, 1496-1513.

Hustad, K. C. & Lee, J. (2008). Changes in speech production associated with alphabet supplementation. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46, 462- 474.

Research Interest

My broad research goal is to examine and expand the foundational science and principles of speech production as well as the subsequent clinical applications for speakers with dysarthria. My research is focused on speech production to examine and develop strategies and procedures for the clinical management of dysarthria.

Specific Interests

  • Relationship among articulatory kinematics, speech acoustics, and speech intelligibility
  • Identification of comprehensive production variables that predict speech intelligibility in individuals with dysarthria
  • Investigating how to enhance speech production in individuals with dysarthria secondary to various neurological conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cerebral palsy.
  • Investigating ways to enhance speech communication for individuals with dysarthria and their communication partners.

Publications

Olmstead, A. J., Lee, J., *Skrzat, S., & Simmons, Z. (2025). Everyday communication experiences of persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their caregivers: Implications for novel speech interventions. Muscle and Nerve. 72, 158-165.

*Krajewski, E., Lee, J., Viswanathan, N., Olmstead, A., & Simmons, Z. (2024). The effects of interactive context on acoustic characteristics of speech in people with dysarthria: A preliminary study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(4), 1952-1964.

*Romo, N., Robb, M. P., Lee, J., & Wermke, K. (2024). Noise phenomena in distress cries of full-term and very preterm infants at term-equivalent age. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology. 50(1), 48-54.

*Krajewski, E., Lee, J., Olmstead, A. & Simmons, Z. (2024). Comparison of vowel and sentence intelligibility in people with dysarthria secondary to ALS. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(4), 1117-1126.

*Jaddoh, A., Loizides, F., Lee, J., & Rana, O. (2023). An interaction framework for designing systems for virtual home assistants and people with dysarthria. Universal Access in the Information Society. 24, 267-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10209-023-01037-3

Olmstead, A. J., Lee, J., & Chen, J. (2022). Perceptual Learning of Altered Vowel Space Improves Identification of Vowels Produced by Individuals With Dysarthria Secondary to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research65(6), 2204-2214.

Romo, N., Lee, J., & Robb, M. (2021). Properties of relative timing and phonetic complexity in adults with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521144 

Lee, J., Madhavan, A., *Krajewski, E., & *Lingenfelter, S. (2021). Assessment of dysarthria and dysphagia in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Review of the current evidence. Muscle and Nerve. 64(5), 520-531.

Lee, J., Kim, H. & Jung, Y. (2020). Patterns of misidentified vowels in individuals with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 63, 2649-2666. PMID: 32777194

Olmstead, A., Lee, J., & Viswanathan, N. (2020). The role of the speaker, the listener, and their joint contributions during communicative interactions: A tripartite model of intelligibility in individuals with dysarthria. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63, 1106-1114. PMID: 32302251

Lee, J., Rodriguez, E., & Mefferd, A. (2020). Direction-specific jaw dysfunction and its impact on tongue movement in individuals with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63, 499-508. PMID: 32074462

Lee, J. & *Fischer, J. (2019). Single word-based acoustic vowel space in individuals with dysarthria secondary to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Perspectives of ASHA Special Interest Group 19 (Speech Science). 4, 1171-1188. Invited paper.

Lee, J., *Dickey, E., & Simmons, Z. (2019). Vowel-specific intelligibility and acoustic patterns in individuals with dysarthria secondary to ALS. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62, 34-59.

Lee, J. & *Bell, M. (2018). Articulatory range of movement in individuals with dysarthria secondary to ALS. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27, 996- 1009.

Lee, J., *Bell, M., & Simmons, Z. (2018). Articulatory kinematic characteristics across the dysarthria severity spectrum in individuals with ALS. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 27, 258-269.  doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0230

Lee, J., *Littlejohn, M., & Simmons, Z. (2017). Acoustic and tongue kinematic vowel space in speakers with and without dysarthria. International Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 19, 195-204.

Lee, J., *Pond, A., & *Sincavage, J. (2016). Tongue and lower lip movement for the semivowel /w/ production.  Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica. 68, 46-51. doi:10.1159/000446702

Lee, J., Shaiman, S., & Weismer, G. (2016). Relationship between tongue positions and formant frequencies in female speakers. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 139(1), 426-440.

Lee, J., Hustad, K. C., & Weismer, G. (2014). Predicting speech intelligibility with a multiple speech subsystems approach in children with cerebral palsy. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 57, 1666-1678.

Lee, J., & Hustad, K. C. (2013). A preliminary investigation of longitudinal changes in speech production over 18 months in young children with cerebral palsy. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica65(1), 32-39.

Hustad, K. C., Gorton, K., & Lee, J. (2010). Classification of speech and language profiles in 4-year-old children with cerebral palsy: A prospective preliminary study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 53, 1496-1513.

Hustad, K. C. & Lee, J. (2008). Changes in speech production associated with alphabet supplementation. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46, 462- 474.

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