Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Cincinnati
Welcome to the Clinical Linguistics and Health Outcomes (CHO) Lab!
The Clinical Linguistics and Health Outcomes (CHO) Lab investigates how speech, language, and verbal/nonverbal social communication reflect human cognition, social interaction, and mental health. Our mission is to advance the understanding of speech and social communication across the lifespan and to develop objective, scalable tools that improve the assessment, diagnosis, and monitoring of neurological, psychiatric, and developmental conditions.
Our research combines linguistics, speech science, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience with state-of-the-art methods in artificial intelligence, natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and multimodal speech and video analysis. By integrating computational approaches with clinical knowledge, we aim to identify speech and language biomarkers that can facilitate earlier diagnosis, monitor disease progression, evaluate treatment response, and ultimately improve health outcomes.
The CHO Lab is always looking for enthusiastic undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in speech, language, artificial intelligence, and health research. Students in our lab gain hands-on experience working with speech and language data, machine learning, natural language processing, and multimodal AI while addressing important clinical questions related to communication in clinical populations.
Students from all majors are welcome. We particularly welcome students with interests in communication sciences and disorders, linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, computer science, artificial intelligence, data science, statistics, and biomedical engineering. Prior research experience is not required—we value curiosity, initiative, and a passion for learning.
If you are curious, motivated, and eager to learn, we'd love to hear from you. Please contact us.
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