A member of Forbes’ 2022 “30 Under 30” list in science, Malinda McPherson, a new speech, language, and hearing sciences assistant professor, analyzes how people differentiate and remember harmonic sounds. Speech and other musical sounds have harmonic structure, or pitch, as words go up and down in frequency.
Written by: Tim Brouk, tbrouk@purdue.edu Malinda McPherson had harmony in her head when she first picked up a viola at age 8 and has helped guide her through her academic research. As a Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology PhD...