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About my research
About my research
My primary research interest is speech intelligibility. I did my undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga, double-majoring in Biology and Psychology. During this time, I was part of the Child Language and Speech Studies (CLASS) lab, and investigated infants' ability to perceive speech in noise. From there, I completed my MSc in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at UWO, where I examined the effect of botulinum toxin A (e.g., Botox) treatment on speech intelligibility in individuals with oromandibular dystonia.
I joined the CoNCH lab to research how voice familiarity improves speech intelligibility in noisy environments. Previous work shows that experience with a voice can help listeners understand speech when a competing talk is present. The goal of my PhD is to develop a deeper understanding of how familiar voices improve intelligibility and determine if the brain represents familiar and unfamiliar voices differently.
Publications
Publications
Domingo, Y., Dykstra, A.D., Adams, S.G., & Jog, M. (accepted). The effect of botulinum toxin type A on speech intelligibility in oromandibular dystonia. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Domingo, Y., Holmes, E., & Johnsrude, I. (in revision). The benefit to speech intelligibility of hearing a familiar voice. (pre-print available here)
Domingo, Y., Holmes, E., & Johnsrude, I. (submitted). Using spatial release from masking to estimate the magnitude of the familiar-voice intelligibility benefit. (pre-print available here)
Holmes, E., Domingo, Y., & Johnsrude, I. (2018). Familiar voices are more intelligible, even if they are not recognized as familiar. Psychological Science, 29, 1575-1583.
Dykstra, A.D., Domingo. Y., Adams, S., & Jog, M. (2015). The effect of botulinum toxin type A on speech intelligibility and self-ratings of communicative effectiveness by speakers with oromandibular dystonia. Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Selected Posters and Presentations
Selected Posters and Presentations
Domingo Y., Holmes, E., & Johsrude, I. “Using spatial release from masking to estimate the magnitude of the familiar-voice intelligibility benefit”, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA, February 2018.
Holmes, E., Domingo, Y., & Johnsrude, I. “Talker familiarity improves speech understanding in the presence of simultaneous talkers”, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego, CA, February 2018.
Domingo, Y., Holmes, E., Johnsrude, I. “The effect of voice familiarity and memory load on speech intelligibility in multi-talker environments”, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore MA, February 2017.
Holmes, E., Domingo, Y., & Johnsrude, I. “Improvement to speech intelligibility is for familiar voices is robust to manipulations of fundamental frequency and vocal tract length”, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Baltimore MA, February 2017.
Domingo, Y., Holmes, E., Johnsrude, I. “How voice familiarity facilitates speech intelligibility in multi-talker situations”, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, San Diego CA, February 2016.
Domingo, Y. “Using botulinum toxin type A as speech intelligibility intervention in oromandibular dystonia,” Speech & Language Sciences Seminar, Western University, November 4, 2015.
Dykstra, A. D., Mancinelli, C., Domingo, Y., Dworschak-Stokan, A., & Husein, M. “Examining communicative effectiveness in adult speakers with velopharyngeal insufficiency”, American Speech and Hearing Association Annual Convention, November 20, 2014, Orlando, FLA.
Domingo, Y., Dykstra, A.D., Adams, S.G., Johnson, A., & Jog, M. “The effect of botulinum toxin type A (Botox) on speech intelligibility in oromandibular dystonia”, 16th Research Colloquium in Rehabilitation, McGill University, May 1, 2014.
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