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Yilan Liu

Yilan Liu Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences & Disorders

About Yilan Liu

Dr. Liu has clinical experience working with children and adolescents with a wide range of communication disorders. Her research interests include AI applications in communication disorders, speech production in children with cleft palate, and Mandarin-English bilingual language assessment. She has collaborated with interdisciplinary teams in linguistics, computer science, and human-computer interaction to design and evaluate tele-health platforms and AI-assisted tools for language assessment. Her work has been presented at national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.

Education

  • Ph.D. Rehabilitation Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • M.A. Chinese Ethnic Minority Education 2010-2013
  • B.A. English 2004-2008
  • B.E. Computer Science and Technology 2004-2008

Professional background

  • Speech-language Pathologist 2024-2025
    The Stepping Stone Group LLC, Sherman ISD, Texas
  • Speech-language Pathologist CF 2023-2024
    Irving Independent School District, Irving, Texas
  • Teaching/Research Assistant, Dept. of Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences 2018-2022
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), Lubbock, TX

 

Publications

Liu, Y., Lee, S., & Chen, W. (2022). The Correlation Between Perceptual Ratings and Nasalance Scores in Resonance Disorders: A Systematic Review. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research: JSLHR, 65(6), 2215–2234.

Liu, Y., & Lee, S. A. S. (2022). A study adopting a motor-based, hierarchically structured intervention for remediating nasal fricatives in children with normal velopharyngeal function requires a better experimental design. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 1-6.

Liu, Y. (2022). Phonetic and phonological characteristics of Mandarin-speaking children with repaired cleft palate.

Liu, Y., Lee, SAS. (2021). English nasalance values of Chinese learners of English. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica 73 (5), 422-431.

Bae, Y., Lee, SAS., Velik, K., Liu, Y., Beck, C., Fox, RA. (2020). Differences in nasalance and nasality perception between Texas South and Midland dialects. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

Smith, P., Varner, J., Nigam, A., Liu, Y., Lesley, M., Smit, J., Burke, D., Beach, W. (2020). Teaching Writing in the Midst of Fragile Alliances: Insights from Literacy Teacher Educators. Action in Teacher Education.

Maina, F., Zaeir, A., Liu, Y., Wu, N., Shi, Y. (2018). Video Annotation Tools as an Improvement of Reflective Abilities for Pre-Service Teachers’ Field Experience. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education.

Awards and Honors

  • 2024 Nov. Visionary Session awarded at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington.
  • Liu, Y., Corwin, M., (2024) Applications of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Children With Communication Disorders: A Scoping Review.