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Olga Dmitrieva is an Associate Professor in the School of Languages and Cultures at Purdue University, specializing in theoretical and experimental linguistics with expertise in phonology and phonetics. She joined Purdue as a visiting scholar in 2009 and received her first academic appointment in 2011, culminating in promotion to Associate Professor. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Linguistics from Stanford University, an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Kansas, and a specialist diploma in Philology from Tomsk State University.
Dr. Dmitrieva's research program centers on acoustic phonetics, crosslinguistic speech perception, and laboratory phonology, with particular emphasis on bilingual speech processing. She investigates how first and second language phonological systems interact in perception and production, focusing on voicing contrasts across languages including English, Russian, and Spanish. Her experimental work examines perceptual optimization, acoustic correlates of speech, and the effects of language experience on phonological processing in bilingual individuals.
Analysis of her recent publications (2022-2024) reveals consistent focus on non-native speech acoustics and bilingual perception. Key research themes include clear speech adaptations across language pairs, crosslinguistic influence on phonological contrast enhancement, and the role of language immersion in shaping speech processing. Her work spans segmental features (vowels, stops) and suprasegmental patterns across diverse languages including Korean, Mandarin, and Spanish, employing rigorous acoustic analysis to advance understanding of bilingual speech mechanisms.
Dr. Dmitrieva actively contributes to the academic community through publications in leading journals such as Language and Speech and Phonetica, and has presented at prestigious venues including the Stanford Phonetics and Phonology Workshop and Indiana University Linguistics Club Colloquium. She serves as a reviewer for the Journal of the International Phonetic Association, demonstrating her standing in the field. While specific grant details are not publicly documented, her extensive publication record and invited talks reflect significant scholarly impact in linguistic research.
