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Professor Ng, Manwa Lawrence 吳民華
Title:
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Faculty of Education
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Professor Ng, Manwa Lawrence 吳民華
Title:
Associate Professor
Associate Dean, Faculty of Education
Department:
Faculty:
Research Interests:(click to check for cognate researchers)
- Research Directions: -To develop a customizable accent reduction regime based on theories in linguistics, speech science, speech pathology, and advanced computer technology -To study the acoustic and aerodynamic characteristics in individuals with articulation inaccuracy as in dysarthrics and speaking with an accent -To apply speech instrumentation and computer technology in effective ESL learning -To better understand and develop more effective rehabilitation regimes for alaryngeal speech and voice/speech disorders
- Speech instrumentation: Speech acoustics and aerodynamics; normal and pathological voices; accent identification, quantification, and modification; alaryngeal speech rehabilitation
Professional Qualifications
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut | M.A. | |
| Illinois State University | M.S. | |
| University of Connecticut | Ph.D. |
Honours, Awards & Prizes
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-01 | Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award (Team Award): Faculty of Education | Teaching Accomplishment | |
CHAN, Hiu Fung | 2019-01-01 | Designing a mobile application (apps) ‘Kammy’s Board’ for speech therapist and patients with speech disorders: Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2018 Competition | Others |
Professional Societies
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 09/2008 - present | Editorial Board Member | Chinese Journal of Phonetics (中国语音学报) |
| 07/2006 - present | Active member | The Acoustical Society of America |
| 07/2006 - present | Active member | American Speech, Language and Hearing Association |
| 02/2008 - 07/2017 | Council member | Hong Kong Voice Foundation |
| 04/2006 - 07/2017 | Founding member | Hong Kong Voice Foundation |
| 10/2016 - present | Editorial Board Member | Rehabilitation Medicine |
| 01/2018 - present | President | Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing |
| 06/2011 - present | Council member | Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing |
| 06/2013 - 12/2015 | Treasurer | Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing |
| 01/2016 - 12/2017 | Vice President | Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing |
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Area of Expertise:
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Post-laryngectomy speech rehabilitation for laryngeal cancer patients | 喉癌患者全喉切除手術後之不同無喉復聲法 |
| Objective assessments of voice problems | 問題嗓音之科學評估 |
| Accent identification, quantification and modification | 口音之識別與校正 |
Spoken Languages:
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
Written Languages:
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Chinese, English | 中文、英文 |
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