Strand 1 - Parameters
A. Paver, H.M.J. Smith, N. Pautz, K. McDougall, K. Müller-Johnson, Francis Nolan (2021) ‘Voice parade parameters: investigating the effect of parade size and voice sample duration on earwitness identification accuracy.’ Poster presented at Cambridge Language Sciences Symposium for Early Career Researchers, University of Cambridge, 24 June 2021. [Download here]
N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith, K. McDougall, A. Paver, F. Nolan, (2021) ‘Improving voice identification procedures: testing sample duration and parade size.’ Poster presented at Nottingham Trent University Showcase, Nottingham, 21-25 June 2021. [Download here]
H.M.J. Smith, N. Pautz, K. McDougall, K. Müller-Johnson, A. Paver and F. Nolan (2021) ‘The effect of voice sample duration and lineup size on voice identification performance.’ Paper presented at Virtual SARMAC 2021 conference, 21-23 July 2021. [slides]
K. McDougall, N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith, K. Müller-Johnson, A. Paver and F. Nolan (2021) ‘An investigation of the effects of voice sample duration and number of foils on voice parade performance.’ Paper presented at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Annual Conference (online), Marburg, 22-25 August 2021. [slides]
N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith, J. Roeser, J.P. Davis, J. Robson, D. Wright, N. Braber and P.C. Stacey (2021) ‘Evaluating earwitness identification procedures: Adapting pre-parade instructions and parade procedure.’ Paper presented at British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Annual Conference (online), 2-3 September 2021. [slides]
N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith, K. Müller-Johnson (2021) Is It Possible to Identify a Criminal by Voice Alone?. Front. Young Minds. 9:689812. doi: 10.3389/frym.2021.689812
F. Nolan, N. Pautz, K. McDougall, K. Müller-Johnson, H.M.J. Smith and A. Paver (2022) 'The impact of reflection and retention intervals on earwitness accuracy: Two experiments.' Paper presented at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Annual Conference, Charles University, Prague, 10-13 July 2022. [slides]
N. Pautz, H. Smith, K. Mueller-Johnson, F. Nolan, A. Paver, K. McDougall (2022) 'The effect of voice sample duration and lineup size on voice identification performance.' Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Annual Conference, 6th-9th September 2022. [slides]
H.M.J. Smith, J. Roeser, N. Pautz, J.P. Davis, J. Robson, D. Wright, N. Braber, P. C. Stacey (2022) Evaluating earwitness identification procedures: adapting pre-parade instructions and parade procedure. Memory 31:1, 147-161, DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2022.2129065 [article]
N. Pautz, K. McDougall, K. Mueller-Johnson, F. Nolan, A. Paver, H.M.J. Smith (2023). Identifying unfamiliar voices: Examining the system variables of sample duration and parade size. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218231155738 [article].
N. Pautz, K. McDougall, K. Mueller-Johnson, F. Nolan, A. Paver, H.M.J. Smith (2023). 'Improving Voice Identification Procedures'. Paper presented at the Strategic Research Themes Conferences, Nottingham Trent University, 29th March 2023.
H.M.J. Smith (2023). 'Improving voice identification procedures: The effect of pre-parade warning type and parade procedure.' Paper presented at the Midlands Hearing Hub, Nottingham Trent University, 16th May 2023.
P. Goodwin (2023). 'Listen carefully: How different warnings can affect the outcome of voice parades.' Paper presented at the School of Social Sciences Summer Showcase, Nottingham Trent University, 28th June 2023.
N. Pautz, K. McDougall, K. Mueller-Johnson, F. Nolan, A. Paver and H.M.J. Smith (2023) ‘Time to reflect on voice parades: The influence of reflection and retention interval duration on earwitness performance.’ Applied Cognitive Psychology, 38(1), e4162. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.4162 [article]
K. McDougall, N. Pautz, P. Goodwin, F. Nolan, K. Müller-Johnson, A. Paver and H.M.J. Smith (2023). ‘An investigation of the effect of warning strength on voice parade performance.’ Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics, Zürich, 9-12 July 2023.
H.M.J Smith, N. Pautz, P. Goodwin and K. McDougall. 'Warning earwitnesses against misidentifications on serial and sequential voice parades.' Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Cognitive Section Annual Conference, 12-14th September 2023.
Strand 2 - Voice Distinctiveness
K. McDougall (2021) ‘Ear-catching versus eye-catching? Some developments and current challenges in earwitness identification evidence.’ Keynote address, XVII AISV (Associazione Italiana Scienze della Voce) Conference: ‘Speaker Individuality in Phonetics and Speech Sciences: Speech Technology and Forensic Applications’, 4-5 February 2021, University of Zürich (online due to Covid-19). [proceedings paper, 33-56]
K. McDougall, A. Paver, F. Nolan, N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith and P. Harrison (2021) ‘Phonetic correlates of listeners’ judgements of voice similarity within and across accents.’ Paper presented at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Annual Conference (online), Marburg, 22-25 August 2021. [slides]
L. Gerlach, K. McDougall, F. Kelly and A. Alexander (2021) ‘How do Automatic Speaker Recognition systems 'perceive' voice similarity? Further exploration of the relationship between human and machine voice similarity ratings.’ Paper presented at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Annual Conference (online), Marburg, 22-25 August 2021. [slides]
K. McDougall, A. Paver, F. Nolan, N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith and P. Harrison (2021) ‘Perceived voice similarity: a comparison within- and between-accent groups.’ Paper presented at the 13th UKLVC Conference (online), Glasgow, 8-10 September 2021. [slides]
K. McDougall, A. Paver and F. Nolan (2022) ‘The impact of duration of speech sample on listeners’ judgements of voice similarity.’ Poster presented at the British Association of Academic Phoneticians Colloquium, York, 4-8 April 2022. [poster]
A. Paver, K. McDougall, F. Nolan, N. Pautz, H.M.J. Smith and P. Harrison (2022) 'Perceived Voice Similarity and Sample Duration: A Study of SSBE and Yorkshire Englishes.' Paper presented at the Sociolinguistics Symposium, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, 13-16 July 2022.
A. Paver, K. McDougall and F. Nolan (2023) ‘Is pitch equally powerful for the auditory discrimination of low-, mid- and high-pitched voices?’ Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics, Zürich, 9-12 July 2023.
K. McDougall, A. Paver and F. Nolan (2023) ‘Voice distinctiveness: an investigation of the role of speakers’ position in a population with respect to f0.’ In R. Skarnitzl and J. Volín (eds.) Proceedings of the 20thInternational Congress of Phonetic Sciences, 7-11 August 2023, Prague, Guarant International. 3795-3799. [proceedings paper]
L. Gerlach, K. McDougall, F. Kelly and A. Alexander (2023) ‘Automatic assessment of voice similarity within and across speaker groups with different accents.’ In R. Skarnitzl and J. Volín (eds.) Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, 7-11 August 2023, Prague, Guarant International. 3790-3794. [proceedings paper]
K. McDougall (2023) ‘Probing the phonetic bases of voice similarity: Implications for voice parades.’ (Keynote address) In E.T. Gráczi (ed.) Proceedings of SpeakVar Workshop: A Workshop on Intraspeaker and Interspeaker Variability, 2-4 October 2023, HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Budapest, 6-10. [proceedings paper]
Strand 3 - Social Stereotypes
A. Paver, D. Wright and N. Braber (2021) ‘Accent judgements for social traits and criminal behaviours: ratings and implications.’ Paper presented at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Annual Conference (online), Marburg, 22-25 August 2021. [slides]
A. Paver, N. Braber and D. Wright (2021) ‘Examining social and behavioural judgements of British English accents.’ Paper presented at the 13th UKLVC Conference (online), Glasgow, 8-10 September 2021. [slides]
N. Braber, A. Paver and D. Wright (2021) ‘To what extent do social judgements of accents affect voice judgements?’ Paper presented at BAAL 2021 conference, Northumbria University (online), 9-11 September 2021. [slides]
A. Paver, N. Braber and D. Wright (2022) ‘Forensic implications of listener ratings of speakers under pitch and rate manipulation.’ Poster presented at the British Association of Academic Phoneticians Colloquium, York, 4-8 April 2022. [poster]
A. Paver, N. Braber and D. Wright (2022). 'Listener judgements for social traits and criminal behaviours as a function of speaker pitch and articulation rate.' Paper presented at the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics Annual Conference, Charles University, Prague, 10-13 July 2022. [slides].
N. Braber, A. Paver and D. Wright (2022). 'Forensic implications of listener judgements on speaker pitch and rate of articulation.' Paper presented at the Sociolinguistics Symposium, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, 13-16 July 2022.
A. Paver, N. Braber and D. Wright (2022) 'Listener judgements of speaker pitch and rate of articulation: a forensic perspective.' Poster presented at the Cambridge Language Sciences Symposium, 24th November 2022. [poster].
D. Wright, A. Paver and N. Braber (2023). 'The effects of voice stereotypes on voice parades.' Poster presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics, Zürich, 9-12 July 2023. [poster]
D. Wright, A. Paver, N. Braber (2023) 'The effects of voice stereotypes on voice parades'. 9th Germanic Society for Forensic Linguistics (GSFL) Roundtable in Forensic Linguistics and Forensic Phonetics (online), November 17-19, 2023. [slides]
A. Paver, D. Wright and N. Braber (2023) ’Stereotypes about voices in the context of earwitness evidence’. Presentation given at Forensic Phonetics Research Seminar, University of Konstanz, 12th December 2023.
Strand 4 - Legal Interaction
K. McDougall (2023). ‘Voice identification.’ Invited presentation, Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association Annual Conference, York, 3 November 2023.
J. Robson and Smith, H.M.J. (2023). Identification by Voice (1). Counsel, December 32-33. [article]
