Education:
Ph.D, University of Toronto - 2015 (Psychology (Human Communication))
M.A, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-aviv, Israel - 2008 (Communication Disorders )
B.A, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-aviv, Israel - 2005 (Communication Disorders )
Areas of Expertise:
Prof. Avivi-Reich's research focuses on the interaction between auditory bottom-up acoustic processes and cognitive top-down knowledge-driven processes when listening in complex daily environments. She is especially interested in how the age and the linguistic experience of the listeners affect this complex interaction. Prof. Avivi-Reich is dedicated to cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to improve human communication throughout the lifespan.
Books and Publications
Oron, Y., Levy, O, Avivi-Reich, M., Goldfarb, A., Handzel, O., & Ben-David, B.M. (2020). Tinnitus Affects the Relative roles of semantic and prosody un the perception of emotions in spoken language. International Journal of Audiology, 59 (3), 195-201. doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2019.167795 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2020
Avivi-Reich, M., Fifield, B. & Schneider, B.A. (2019). Can the diffuseness of sound sources in an auditory scene alter speech perception? Attention Perception and Psychophysics. doi.org/10.3758/s13414-019-01808-2. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
Avivi-Reich, M., Roberts, M.Y., & Grieco-Calub, T.M. (2019). Quantifying the effects of background speech babble on preschool children's novel word learning in a multi-session paradigm: A preliminary study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 63 (1), 345-356. doi.org/10.1044/2019_JSLHR-H-19-0083 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2019
Avivi-Reich, M., Puka, K., Schneider, B.A. (2018). Do age and linguistic background alter the audiovisual advantage when listening to speech in the presence of energetic and informational masking? Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 80(1), 242-261. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2018
Ben-David, B.M., Avivi-Reich, M., Schneider, B.A. (2016). Does the degree of linguistic experience (native versus nonnative) modulate the degree to which listeners can benefit from a delay between the onset of the maskers and the onset of the target speech? Hearing Research, 2;341, 9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2016.07.016. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Schneider, B. A., Avivi-Reich, M., & Daneman, M. (2016). How Spoken Language Comprehension is achieved by Older Listeners in Difficult Listening Situations. Experimental Aging Research, 42(1), 40-63. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Schneider, B.A., Avivi-Reich, M., Leung, C., Heinrich, A. (2016). How Age and Linguistic Competence Affect Memory for Heard Information. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 618. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00618 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2016
Avivi-Reich, M., Jakubczyk, A., Daneman, M., & Schneider, B.A. (2015). How age, linguistic status, and the nature of the auditory scene alter the manner in which listening comprehension is achieved in multitalker conversations. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. 58, 1570-1591. doi:10.1044/2015_JSLHR-H-14-0177 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Schneider, B.A., Avivi-Reich, M., & Mozuraitis, M. (2015). A cautionary note on the use of the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) in classification designs with and without within-subject factors. Frontiers in Psychology 6, 474. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00474. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Zhang, C., Arnott, S. R., Rabaglia, C., Avivi-Reich, M., Qi, J., Wu, X., Li, L., & Schneider, B. A. (2015). Attentional Modulation of Informational Masking on Early Cortical Representations of Speech Signals. Hearing Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2015.11.002. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2015
Avivi-Reich, M., Daneman, M., & Schneider, B.A. (2014). How age and linguistic competence alter the interplay of perceptual and cognitive factors when listening to conversations in a noisy environment. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00021 (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2014
Kishon-Rabin, L., Avivi-Reich, M., Ari-Even Roth, D. (2013). Improved gap detection thresholds following auditory training: Evidence of auditory plasticity in older adults. American Journal of Audiology. 22, 343-346. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2013
Ezzatian, P., Avivi, M., & Schneider, B.A. (2010). Do nonnative listeners benefit as much as native listeners from spatial cues that release speech from masking? Speech Communication, 52 (11-12), 919-292. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2010
Teshigawara, M., Amir, N., Amir, O., Milano Wlosko, E., & Avivi, M. Perceptions of Japanese Anime Voices by Hebrew Speakers, In Emotions in the Human Voice, Vol. III, Culture and Perception. Izdebski, K. (ed.), Plural Publishing, San Diego, Oxford, Brisbane, (2008), Chpt.10, pp: 177-188. (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2008
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
PSC- CUNY (Traditional B) research grant titled "Effects of background noise on speech comprehension and recall in non-native English-speaking children". (Grants and Fellowships) 2020
TSF grant titled "Supporting Didactic Coursework and Student Experiential Learning in Acoustics, Signal Processing, Hearing Sciences, Phonetics and Speech Production Education". (Grants and Fellowships) 2020
Research Activities
Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer for the following journals:
Ear and Hearing Journal, Journal of the American Academy of Audiology, Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, PlusOne, Frontiers, Language Teaching Research, Speech Communication.
2021
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Avivi-Reich, M. The effect of background noise on word learning in young children. Oral presentation at the 57th Conference of the Israeli Speech Hearing and Language Association Communication Research Conference (ISHLA2021). Virtual Conference, Israel, February, 2021. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2021
The effect of age and linguistic status on speech perception and comprehension. Prof. Brett Martin's lab, Graduate Center, CUNY (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020
The interaction between top-down and bottom-up processes during speech recognition, comprehension, and learning. A Colloquium talk, The Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences program, Graduate Center, CUNY. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2020
Avivi-Reich, M., Sran, R.K., & Schneider, B.A. Can diffuseness of sound sources in an auditory scene alters speech perception? Poster presentation at the Aging and Speech Communication: 8th International and Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Tampa, Florida, November, 2019. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2019
