Keywords:
- Transgender
- Psycholinguistics
- Speech perception
- Speech acoustics
- Phonetics
- Community engaged scholarship
Dr. Merritt's research investigates 1) the acoustic-phonetic variability that differentiates speakers of varying gender identities (e.g., agender, non-binary, transgender men, and transgender women) and 2) listeners' perception of this variability.
Current work is examining the extent to which speech differs across speakers of varying gender identities between American English and Mexican Spanish, and how Spanish listeners perceptually represent speaker gender.
Skills and Expertise
- Speech Perception
- Acoustic Phonetics
- Transgender persons
- Health Services for Transgender Persons
- Voice
Interests include speech communication and gender diversity
Keywords: speech perception; voice; gender; transgender
Research Interests: Projection and perception of speaker gender through speech; psycholinguistics; phonetics.