Katherine White, University of Waterloo

Research

accent variation language development language processing levels of processing noisy channel bilingualism speech processing speech production

Latest funding

Expectation- vs. signal-driven processing of unfamiliar accents across development
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$102,000
Tracking the linguistic and social properties of bilingual speakers across languages
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$44,628
How variable input shapes word recognition
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 6 grants and awards

Expectation- vs. signal-driven processing of unfamiliar accents across development

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: White, Katherine

Keywords: language processing; accent variation; language development; noisy channel; levels of processing

$102,000

Tracking the linguistic and social properties of bilingual speakers across languages

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: White, Katherine

Keywords: bilingualism; speech processing; speech production; talker specificity

$44,628

How variable input shapes word recognition

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: White, Katherine

$168,000

Advancing research in infant language and cognitive development through eye-tracking

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: White, Katherine

$56,951

Children's use and understanding of speech cues during communicative interactions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: White, Katherine S..

$73,520

Specificity and flexibility in early word recognition

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: White, Katherine

$145,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: accent variation Dear Professor White, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on accent variation connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Expectation- vs. signal-driven processing of unfamiliar accents across development" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]