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Alexander M. Goberman, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Parkinson Disease Research Page
VOLUNTEERS REQUESTED FOR SPEECH RESEARCH STUDIES
There are two speech research studies taking place at Bowling Green State University. One study takes place at the university
and another can take place at your home. Each study should be relatively quick (15 – 30 minutes each).
If you have Parkinson Disease and are interested in receiving information about these studies, please leave your name and
phone number (and email address if you have one) for Dr. Alexander Goberman. He (or one of his research assistants) will
call you to give you more information and see if you want to volunteer.
Contact info: Dr. Alexander Goberman : 419-372-2518; goberma@bgsu.edu
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Personnel
Dr. Alexander Goberman is an Associate Professor as BGSU. He has been doing research on speech and voice function in individuals with Parkinson
Disease (PD) at BGSU since 2000. The research is ever-evolving, but below is a summary of what has been done so far. Send E-Mail
Kenneth Kozlosky is a Master's student at BGSU. He is currently recruiting participants for his Master's thesis. His thesis
is a study examining the perceptions of individuals with PD and their caregivers. Send E-Mail
Becky Recker is an Undergraduate student at BGSU. She is working on an independent project examining acoustics of PD speech.
Send E-Mail
Research Areas and Publications
Background information on PD. Two papers have reported on background information for understanding speech and voice in individuals with PD. The first
of these papers focuses on the medical aspects of PD and acoustic analysis of speech, and the second paper focuses on medicine-related
issues affecting research of PD.
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- Goberman, A., & Coelho, C. (2002). Acoustic analysis of Parkinsonian speech I: Speech characteristics and L-Dopa therapy.
NeuroRehabilitation, 17, 237-246.
- Goberman, A., & Coelho, C. (2002). Acoustic analysis of Parkinsonian speech II: L-Dopa related fluctuations and methodological
issues. NeuroRehabilitation, 17, 247-254.
Effect of medication on Parkinsonian speech and voice. The overall goal of this research is to use the sounds of speech (acoustic analysis) to determine how the brain controls
speech and voice. This research also looks at speech and voice during the good times (when medication is working), as well
as the not-so-good times (when medication is not working).
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- Budkowski, E., & Goberman, A. (Submitted). Voice onset time in Parkinson disease.
- Goberman, A., & Blomgren, M. (2006). Fundamental Frequency Change during Offset and Onset of Voicing in Individuals with Parkinson
Disease. Journal of Voice.
- Goberman, A., & McMillan, J. (2005). Relative speech timing in Parkinson disease. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, 32, 22-29.
- Goberman, A., Coelho, C., & Robb, M. (2005). Prosodic characteristics of Parkinsonian speech: The effect of levodopa-based
medication. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 13, 51-68.
- Goberman, A., & Blomgren, M. (2003). Parkinsonian speech disfluencies: Effects of L-Dopa-related fluctuations. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 28, 55-70.
- Goberman, A., Coelho, C., & Robb, M. (2002).Phonatory characteristics of Parkinsonian speech before and after morning medication:
the ON and OFF states. Journal of Communication Disorders, 35, 217-239.
- Other studies are currently underway.
Relationship between speech and non-speech function. It seems that PD affects speech and non-speech movement differently. Although both can be affected by PD, medication seems
to have a greater effect on non-speech functions. The research examines possible reasons for this.
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- Goberman, A. (2005). Correlation between acoustic speech characteristics and non-speech motor tasks in Parkinson's disease.Medical Science Monitor, 11, CR109-116.
Studies of variability and factors that might affect variability. I am interested in examining the causes of speech and voice variability in individuals with PD. The below research examines
variability, and this was completed in collaboration with the University of Toledo Medical Center.
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- Goberman, A., & Elmer, L. (2005). Acoustic Analysis of Clear versus Conversational Speech in Individuals with Parkinson Disease.
Journal of Communication Disorders, 38, 215-230.
- Other studies currently underway.
Future studies. If you have ideas for future studies, or you would like to help with future research (as a participant or as a researcher),
please feel free to contact me.
Links
University of Toledo Medical Center Center for Neurological Disorders - Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Program - Neurology clinic appointments and information
Northwest Ohio Parkinson Foundation - Northwest Ohio support group information
WE MOVE - Medical information relating to Parkinson Disease
More Information
Feel free to contact me if you would like to receive .pdf of any of this research.
For full list of Dr. Goberman's publications and presentations, please see his faculty page.
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