Youkyung Bae

Youkyung Bae is an Associate Professor and Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science at The Ohio State University (OSU). She holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Ewha Womans University (2000) and a B.S. (2003), M.A. (2004), and Ph.D. (2009) in Speech and Hearing Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research focuses on anatomic, physiologic, and acoustic aspects of speech production, particularly the velopharyngeal mechanisms using MRI and acoustic analysis. She joined OSU in 2014, previously serving at New Mexico State University (2009-2014).

Her teaching includes courses in Phonetics, Anatomy, Physiology of Speech, and Voice Disorders. She received the 2013 Donald C. Roush Excellence in Teaching Award for outstanding instruction in her field. Her work bridges clinical and technical domains, emphasizing both normal and disordered speech mechanisms.

• Affiliations: Department of Speech and Hearing Science, College of Arts and Sciences
• Location: 134C Pressey Hall, Columbus, OH
• Lab/Team: Research focuses on speech production imaging and clinical applications