Panying Rong

Panying Rong, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders at the University of Kansas, within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on the neuromechanical basis of motor speech disorders and the development of quantitative tools for speech assessment.

• Primary Affiliation: University of Kansas
• Department: Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Email: prong@ku.edu

Research Interests

Dr. Rong’s work investigates the biomechanical and neurological mechanisms underlying speech impairments in neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and Parkinson’s. Key areas include:

• Mechanistic modeling of speech motor control
• Development of data-driven speech diagnostics
• Acoustic and kinematic analysis of bulbar disorders
• Compensatory articulatory strategies in speech pathologies
• Temporal structuring of speech signals
• Integration of multimodal assessments for neurological conditions

Article Trends

Her recent publications emphasize automated, multimodal frameworks for assessing bulbar ALS, neuromechanical biomarkers, and cultural-linguistic influences on speech outcomes. Techniques include EMA, EMG, kinematic modeling, and computational analysis of speech subsystems.