{"id":11,"date":"2023-07-21T14:14:56","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T18:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/catlab\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:49:58","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usnh.edu\/catlab\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPeer Reviewed Journal Articles\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>*<em>denotes student co-author<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ramage, A. E., Cote, K.*, <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Lerner, K.*, Reidel, M. C. &amp; Laird, A. R. (2024). Elucidating an implicit-statistical learning brain network: Coordinate-based meta analyses and functional connectivity profiles of artificial grammar learning in healthy adults. <i>Imaging Neuroscience<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>,Trumbell, J. M., &amp; Nesbitt, K. (2024). Caregiver and child question types during a museum interaction. <i>Frontiers in Psychology<\/i>: <i>Psychology of Language, 15<\/i>. doi:10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1201772<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Burdin, R. M. (2024). Phonetic implementation and interpretation of downstepping in Mainstream US English.<i> Journal of Phonetics, 105, <\/i>101340<i>. <\/i>doi: 10.1016\/j.wocn.2024.101340<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Franklin, L. R., &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2023). Role of pitch in toddler looking to <i>new<\/i> and <i>given <\/i>referents in American English. <i>Language, Learning, and Development, 19<\/i>(1), 1-22.<\/p>\n<p>Miller, M.*, <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Robertson, P. (2022). The categorical preference of the mind: Assessing the proposed cognitive hierarchy of templates in CSR using pictorial preference.\u00a0<i>Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion<\/i>,\u00a0<i>8<\/i>(1), 2-31. doi:10.1558\/jcsr.20462<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Morgan J. L. (2021). Prosodic realizations of new, given, and corrective referents in the spontaneous speech of toddlers. <i>Journal of Child Language, 48<\/i>, 541-568. doi:10.1017\/S0305000920000434<\/p>\n<p>Brumberg, J. S., <b>Thorson, J.<\/b> <b>C.<\/b>, &amp; Patel, R. (2018). The Prosodic Marionette: a method to visualize speech prosody and assess perceptual and expressive prosodic abilities. <i>Speech Communication<\/i>. <i>104<\/i>, 95-105. doi:10.1016\/j.specom.2018.09.009<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J.C.<\/b>, Borr\u00e0s-Comes, J., Crespo-Sendra, V., Vanrell, M. M., &amp; Prieto, P. (2015). The acquisition of melodic form and meaning in yes-no interrogatives by Catalan and Spanish speaking children<i>. Probus, International Journal of Latin and Romance Linguistics<\/i>, <i>27<\/i>(1), 73-99. doi:10.1515\/probus-2013-0019<\/p>\n<p>Prieto, P., Estrella, E., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Vanrell, M. M. (2012). Is prosodic development correlated with grammatical development? Evidence from emerging intonation in Catalan and Spanish.\u00a0 <i>Journal of Child Language, 39<\/i>(2), 221-257<i>. <\/i>doi:10.1017\/S030500091100002X<\/p>\n<p>Prieto, P., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Estrella, A., and Vanrell, M. M. (2011). Early Intonational Development in Spanish: A Case Study. <i>Selected Proceedings of the 13<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> Hispanic Linguistics Symposium <\/i>(p. 203-213). Somerville: Cascadilla Press.<\/p>\n<p>Prieto, P., Borr\u00e0s-Comes, J., Crespo-Sendra, V., <b>Thorson, J. C., <\/b>&amp; Vanrell, M. M. (2011). Entonaci\u00f3n y pragm\u00e1tica en los enunciados interrogativos del espa\u00f1ol en habla dirigida a ni\u00f1os [Intonation and pragmatics of a set of interrogative utterances in a corpus of Spanish child-directed speech]<i>.<\/i> <i>Oralia: an\u00e1lisis del discurso oral, 14<\/i>(1), 227-255. doi:10.25115\/oralia.v14i1.8189<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C<\/b>. (2007). The scaling of utterance-initial pitch peaks in Puerto Rican Spanish: Evidence for tonal preplanning. In L. Wolter and J. Thorson (Eds.), <i>University of Rochester Working Papers in the Language Sciences, 3<\/i>(1), 91-97.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPeer Reviewed Book Chapters\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2023). Child prosody and approaches to assessment and intervention. In Grindrod, C., &amp; Gurevich, N. (Eds.), <i>Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology: A Guide for Clinicians<\/i>. Routledge. doi:10.4324\/9781003045519<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C<\/b>. (2019<i>).<\/i> Prosody<i>. <\/i>In M. J. Ball &amp; J. Damico (Eds.), <i>The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders<\/i>. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Inc.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2018). The role of prosody in early word learning: Behavioral evidence<i>. <\/i>In P. Prieto &amp; N. Esteve Gibert (Eds.), <i>Prosodic Development in First Language Acquisition <\/i>(pp. 59-77). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. doi.org\/10.1075\/tilar.23.04tho<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPeer Reviewed Published Conference Proceedings\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Nesbitt, K. (2024). Melodies of learning: A prosodic analysis of preschool teachers&#8217; language patterns in the classroom. In the proceedings of <i>Speech Prosody 12<\/i>, Leiden, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Burdin, R. (2022). The interpretation and phonetic implementation of !H* in American English. In the proceedings of <i>Speech Prosody 11<\/i>, Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Trumbell, J. M., &amp; Nesbitt, K. (2022). Expressing information status through prosody in the spontaneous speech of American English-speaking children. In the proceedings of <i>Speech Prosody 11<\/i>, Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Shattuck-Hufnagel. (2020). Phonological and phonetic realizations of downstepping in child speech in American English. In the proceedings of <i>Speech Prosody 10<\/i>, virtual conference hosted by the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Meyer, S., Plesa-Skwerer, D., Patel, R., &amp; Tager-Flusberg, H. (2016). Assessing prosody in minimally to nonverbal children with autism. In the proceedings of <i>Speech Prosody 8<\/i>, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Usher, N., Patel, R., &amp; Tager-Flusberg, H. (2016). Acoustic analysis of prosody in spontaneous productions of minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism. In the supplement to the proceedings of the<i> 40<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD)<\/i>, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.,<\/b> &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2015). Acoustic correlates to information structure in child and adult speech. In the proceedings of the<i> 39<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD)<\/i>, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2014). The role of intonation in early word recognition and learning<i>.<\/i>In the proceedings of <i>Speech Prosody 7<\/i>, Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2014). Directing toddler attention: Intonation contours and information structure. In the supplement to the proceedings of the<i> 38<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD)<\/i>, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPeer Reviewed Journal Articles &#8211; In Progress\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>*<em>denotes student co-author<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Revise &amp; Resubmit<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Dempsey, O.*, &amp; Courter, R.* (<i>Revise &amp; Resubmit<\/i>). Understanding development of Mainstream US English lexical stress using semi-naturalistic stimuli. <i>Plos One. <\/i>Revise &amp; Resubmit decision received: August 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Under Review<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Babcock, R.*, Fisher, J., Ballard, K., &amp; Robin, D. (<i>Under review<\/i>). Declination and segmentation in childhood apraxia of speech. Submitted to <i>Languages<\/i> <i>Special Issue: Advances in the Acquisition of Prosody<\/i>, M. D&#8217;Imperio &amp; S., Frota (Eds.).<\/p>\n<p>Trumbell, J. M., Nesbitt, K., Merchant, C., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (<i>Under review<\/i>). Assessing preschooler-parent attachment relationships in a children&#8217;s museum: Preliminary evidence supporting the sensitivity-security link in an ecologically relevant context.<i>\u00a0<\/i>Submitted to <i>Social Development.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>In Preparation<\/p>\n<p>Pegnam, K.*, Greenslade, K., Opuda, E., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Prelock, P. (<i>In preparation<\/i>). Executive functioning and social communication supports for neurodiverse college students: A scoping review protocol.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.,<\/b> &amp; McCreight, H. (<i>In preparation<\/i>). From wiggles to words: Acoustic and linguistic patterns in caregiver-child museum interactions. To be submitted to <i>Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA)<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Trumbell, J. M., &amp; Nesbitt, K. (<i>In preparation<\/i>). Prosodic patterns of questions by caregiver-child dyads in a museum.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tInvited Talks\t<\/h2>\n\t<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(upcoming January 2026). Closing Plenary Talk Title: Developing Prosody: A Phonetic Perspective on Acquisition and Assessment. <i>International Congress of Experimental Phonetics<\/i>, C\u00f3rdoba, Spain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2025).Advancing prosodic sssessment: Building naturalistic, clinically relevant tools. <i>NH-INBRE Annual Retreat<\/i>, Bretton Woods, NH.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2025). The subtleties of child speech: Assessing the <i>how<\/i>, not just the <i>what<\/i>. <i>Snacking on Science Seminar<\/i>, New England College, NH.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2022 &amp; 2024). How do we learn to talk? &amp; why <i>how<\/i> we talk matters. <i>Project Search, <\/i>UNH, Durham, NH.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2024). Prosody across populations: From theory to assessment. <i>Linguistics and Cognitive Science Department Speaker Series<\/i>, University of Aarhus, Denmark.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2023). Minding the melody: How prosody shapes early language learning across populations. <i>Linguistics Department Colloquium Series<\/i>, University of Calgary, Canada.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2022). It&#8217;s not WHAT you say, but HOW you say it: The role of speech acoustics in child language acquisition.<i>Center for Acoustic Research and Education (CARE) and Communication Sciences and Disorders <\/i>joint colloquium, University of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2020). It&#8217;s not WHAT you say, but HOW you say it: The role of prosody in child language acquisition.<i>Psychology Department<\/i>, University of New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2017). Multiple lenses on prosodic development: Acquisition, autism, and dysarthria. <i>Prosodic Studies Group<\/i>, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2016). Assessing prosody in autism. <i>Computational Behavioral Science Laboratory<\/i> <i>Meeting<\/i>, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2016). Assessment of prosody. <i>Center for Autism Research Excellence (CARE) <\/i>Lab Meeting Series, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2015). The assessment of prosodic abilities in individuals with neuromotor and communication impairments. <i>MGH Institute for Health Professions PhD Seminar Series<\/i>, MGH IHP, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Patel, R.(2015). Assessing prosody in individuals with congenital versus acquired dysarthria. <i>Speech Motor Control Working Group<\/i>, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2015). Multiple perspectives on understanding prosodic development. <i>Department of Linguistics Invited Speaker&#8217;s Colloquium<\/i>, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2015). The development of intonation and information structure in early speech perception and production. <i>Invited guest lecturer<\/i>, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2014). Labeling child speech using the ToBI transcription system. <i>Invited<\/i> g<i>uest lecturer<\/i>, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2008). Summary of the acquisition of intonation: Evidence from Spanish and Catalan. <i>Department of Linguistics Invited Speaker&#8217;s Series<\/i>, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2007). Tonal preplanning in Puerto Rican Spanish.<i> Center for Linguistic Theory Colloquium<\/i>, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPeer Reviewed Oral Conference Presentations\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Trumbell, J. M., Nesbitt, K., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2025). Preschoolers&#8217; secure base behavior during child-parent interactions in a Children&#8217;s Museum: Links to social-emotional development. <i>Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting<\/i>, Minneapolis, MN.<\/p>\n<p>Smorenburg, L., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Chen, A., &amp; Hinzen, W. (2024). Prosodic characteristics of non-verbal vocalisations by non- or minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism: a cross-linguistic perspective.<i> Speech Prosody Conference Workshop, Beyond words: Exploring prosody in non-verbal vocalisations across diverse groups, <\/i>July 6, Leiden, the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Burdin, R. (2022). The interpretation and phonetic implementation of !H* in American English. <i>Speech Prosody 11, <\/i>Lisbon, Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>Burdin, R., &amp;<b> Thorson, J. C. <\/b>(2022). Acoustic cues to downstep and accessibility in American English. The <i>Linguistics Society of America <\/i>conference, hybrid virtual\/Washington, D. C.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Shattuck-Hufnagel. (2020). Phonological and phonetic realization of downstepping in child speech in American English. <i>Speech Prosody 10<\/i>, virtual conference hosted by the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>,&amp; Tager-Flusberg, H. (2017). Vocalizations of minimally verbal children and adolescents with autism: A prosodic and acoustic analysis. <i>International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR)<\/i>, San Francisco, CA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Morgan, J. L., &amp; Patel, R. (2015). The issue of methodology in prosodic development. At the <i>Workshop on Prosodic Development at Phonetics and Phonology in Europe (PaPE)<\/i>, Cambridge, England.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2014). Acoustic correlates of information structure in child and adult speech. At the<i> 39<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD)<\/i>, Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2014). The role of intonation in early word recognition and learning<i>. <\/i>At the <i>Speech Prosody 7 Conference<\/i>, Dublin, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Morgan, J. L. (2014). Differences in the acoustic correlates of intonation in child and adult speech<i>. <\/i>At the <i>Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Conference<\/i>, Providence, Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Demuth, K. (2012). Acoustic and Articulatory Explorations of Children&#8217;s Early Syllables<i>.<\/i>At the <i>Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Annual Meeting<\/i>, Portland, Oregon, USA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Demuth, K. (2011). Early syllable coordination in American English children&#8217;s speech: Acoustic and gestural investigations<i>. <\/i>At the <i>Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia Conference (PaPI)<\/i>, Tarragona, Spain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Demuth, K. (2011). Syllable coordination in children&#8217;s early American English: Acoustic evidence<i>. <\/i>At the <i>Acoustical Society of America (ASA) Conference<\/i>, Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Borr\u00e0s-Comes, J., Crespo-Sendra, V., Vanrell, M. M., &amp; Prieto, P. (2009). The acquisition of melodic form and meaning by Catalan and Spanish speaking children<i>. <\/i>At the <i>Phonetics and Phonology in Iberia Conference (PaPI)<\/i>, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Borr\u00e0s-Comes, J., Crespo-Sendra, V., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Vanrell, M. M., &amp; Prieto, P. (2009). Phon-Cat &amp; Phon-Esp. At the <i>Workshop on Phon<\/i>, Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Borr\u00e0s-Comes, J., Crespo-Sendra, V., Vanrell, M. M., &amp; Prieto, P. (2009). The acquisition of melodic form and meaning by Catalan and Spanish speaking children. At the <i>Workshop on Phon<\/i>, Barcelona, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Vanrell, M. M., Prieto, P., &amp;<b> Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2009). El desarrollo gramatical y pros\u00f3dico en la adquisici\u00f3n del catal\u00e1n y del espa\u00f1ol. At the <i>XXXVIII Conference of the Sociedad Espa\u00f1ola de Ling\u00fc\u00edstica (SEL)<\/i>, Madrid, Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Prieto, P., Estrella, E., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Vanrell, M. M. (2008). Is prosodic development correlated with grammatical development? Evidence from emerging intonation in Catalan and Spanish. Paper presented at the Symposium at the <i>XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language (IASCL)<\/i>, Edinburgh, Scotland.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tPeer Reviewed Poster Conference Presentations\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>*<em>denotes student co-author<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MacLean*, P., Steindel Burdin, R., Greenslade, R., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (upcoming November 2025). Shifting focus: Advancing prosodic assessment with naturalistic tasks. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Washington, D. C.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>*Meritorious Poster Submission Winner*<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>McCreight*, H., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (upcoming November 2025). From wiggles to words: Acoustic and linguistic patterns in caregiver-child museum interactions. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Pegnam, K.*, Greenslade, K., <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Opuda, E., &amp; Prelock, P. (upcoming November 2025). Social communication and executive functioning supports for college students who are neurodiverse: A scoping review. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>MacLean*, P., Steindel Burdin, R., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2025). Shifting focus: Advancing prosodic assessment with naturalistic tasks. <i>The 187<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i>Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America<\/i>, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n<p>McCreight*, H., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2025). From wiggles to words: Acoustic and linguistic patterns in caregiver-child museum interactions. <i>The 187<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i>Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America<\/i>, New Orleans, LA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, Trumbell, J. M., &amp; Nesbitt, K. (2025). Parental sensitivity, parental language use, and children&#8217;s language development: Associations in a children&#8217;s museum. <i>Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting<\/i>, Minneapolis, MN.<\/p>\n<p>MacLean*, P., Steindel Burdin, R., Greenslade, K., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2025). Development of ecologically valid prosody tasks. <i>Northeast Acoustics Symposium, <\/i>Durham, NH.<\/p>\n<p>McCreight*, H., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2025). Exploring caregiver-child prosody and language complexity in naturalistic museum interactions. <i>Northeast Acoustics Symposium, <\/i>Durham, NH.<\/p>\n<p>Courter*, R., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2024). Naturalistic prosodic assessment in children. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Seattle, WA.<\/p>\n<p>Pride*, O., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2024). Exploring lexical stress perception: An investigation across varied listener experience with prosody. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Seattle, WA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Nesbitt, K. (2024). Melodies of learning: A prosodic analysis of preschool teachers&#8217; language patterns in the classroom. <i>Speech Prosody 12<\/i>, Leiden, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Courter*, R., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2024). Melody of Speech Assessment in Children. <i>Northeast Acoustics Symposium, <\/i>Durham, NH.<\/p>\n<p>Dempsey*, O., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2023). Prosodic assessment of language and speech. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p>Gould*, M., Greenslade, K., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2023). Assessing conversational overlap in a naturalistic museum setting and its correlation with child language skills. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p>Stariknok*, K., Morgan, M., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2023). Impact of accent receptive language assessments for bilingual children. <i>The<\/i> <i>American Speech-Language-Hearing Association<\/i> <i>(ASHA) Convention, <\/i>Boston, MA.<\/p>\n<p><b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b>, &amp; Nesbitt, K. (2023). Prosodic variation and rich linguistic environments in a preschool setting. <i>The<\/i><i>184<\/i><i><sup>th<\/sup><\/i><i> Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, <\/i>Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n<p>Dempsey*, O., &amp; <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2023). Prosodic assessment of language and speech. Presented at the\u00a0<i>Northeast Acoustics Symposium,\u00a0<\/i>Durham, NH.<\/p>\n<p>Stariknok*, K., Morgan, M., and <b>Thorson, J. C.<\/b> (2023). 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