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Chao-Yang Lee is a speech-language scientist. His research examines the production, perception, and acoustics of speech sounds with a focus on tone languages. He is a coauthor of a best-selling phonetics textbook and served as an editor for the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. His teaching has been recognized by OHIO's University Professor Award. He is the Director of Studies for the Honors Tutorial College Program in Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences.

Selected Publications

Lee, C.-Y., & Jones, E. (2026). CSDeep learning seminar: Connecting students, faculty, and alumni to promote a creative path to success. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 10(1).

Wang, X., Lee, C.-Y., Zhang, Y., & Wiener, S. (2026). Can dumplings interfere with sleep in a cocktail party? Processing multi-talker speech in auditory word recognition. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Express Letters.

Small, L. H., & Lee, C.-Y. (2025). . Pearson Education.

Jeng, F.-C., Porter, M., Taylor, M., Lee, C.-Y., Bauer, S., Carriero, A., & McDonald, K. (2024). Assessing voice familiarity in normal-hearing adults – preliminary results. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics.

Washnik, N., Suresh, C., & Lee, C.-Y. (2023). . Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 7(3).

Chang, H.-S., Lee, C.-Y., Wang, X., Young, S.-T., & Chu, W.-C. (2023). Emotional tones of voice affect the acoustics and perception of Mandarin tones. PLoS ONE, 18(4), Article e0283635.

Wang, X., Lee, C.-Y., & Wiener, S. (2023). Non-native disadvantage in spoken word recognition is due to lexical knowledge and not type/level of noise. Speech Communication, 149, 29–37.

Glasgow, O. G., Anderson, T., Lee, C.-Y., Hixson, G., Johnson, A., Smith, J., & Hill, C. E. (2022). Vocal indicators of facilitative interpersonal skills. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research.

Lee, C.-Y., Zhang, C., Wang, W. S.-Y., & Maye, M. M. Y. (2022). Editorial: Relationship of language and music, ten years after: Neural organization, cross-domain transfer and evolutionary origins. Frontiers in Psychology.

Wiener, S., & Lee, C.-Y. (2020). Multi-talker speech promotes greater knowledge-based spoken word recognition in first and second language listeners. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 214.

Awards and Honors

• Inspirational Teaching Award, College of Health Sciences and Professions, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 2024
• Lee Cibrowski Faculty Advising and Mentoring Award, College of Health Sciences and Professions, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 2022
• University Professor Award, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 2017-18
• Ann Campbell Brown Distinguished Service Award, Office of Nationally Competitive Awards, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 2013
• University Professor Award, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 2006-07
• Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America 2001-02