Joyce McDonough

Joyce McDonough is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Rochester. Her research focuses on phonetics, morphology, phonology, language documentation, and speech production/perception. She is affiliated with Lattimore Hall (Room 505) and has contributed to studies on Athabaskan languages, speech production models, and the intersection of auditory neuroscience with linguistic analysis.

Research interests include the structural analysis of Navajo morphology, the application of nonlinear auditory models to vowel representation, and the documentation of endangered languages. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with experimental approaches examining speech perception and production mechanisms.

Key contributions include studies on Athabaskan verb structure, midbrain neuron responses to speech formants, and the velar fricative in Navajo. No formal grants or awards are explicitly listed in available texts, though her active publication record reflects sustained scholarly engagement.