Biographical Sketch
Dr. Amee P. Shah is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Director of the Cross-Cultural Speech, Language, and Acoustics Laboratory at Stockton University in New Jersey (previously, worked at Cleveland State University as Associate Professor). Dr. Shah holds a BSc. in Audiology & Speech Rehabilitation, MA in Linguistics, MA in Speech-language Pathology, an M. Phil and a Ph.D. from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She pursued a Post-doctoral Fellowship at McGill University. Dr. Shah is certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and has practiced as a bilingual speech-language pathologist for over two decades spanning India, New York City, Montreal, and Cleveland. Dr. Shah's research interests involve the study of the processes of cross-linguistic speech production and perception, with a focus on foreign-accented English. Her research and clinical practice are instrumental in bridging the gaps between basic science research and clinical practice with bilingual and nonnative speakers of English.
She is an award winning leader and pioneer, working with the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) in creating an evidence-based area of practice in managing communication gaps resulting out of dialect and accent variability. She is the author of a leading assessment battery, “Comprehensive Assessment of Accentedness & Intelligibility (CAAI), the industry standard for assessing and diagnosing communication issues stemming from dialect and accent differences. Her assessment model and therapy techniques are used as seminal and representative models and guides in the training programs for speech-language pathologists offered through leading organizations such as ASHA, Speechpathology.com, and Cross Country Education. Amee Shah founded the EBAM Institute (“Evidence-based Accent Management” as a global platform to develop research and enable the evidence-based practice, clinical training, and service delivery to manage communication barriers and create infusion of diversity across various industries. She founded three industry-specific models and programs, namely, “Doctors without Accent Borders TM”, “Corporations without Accent Borders TM”, and “Universities without Accent Borders TM”. The communication programs developed and tested under these three industry-specific models made a significant impact in leading organizations such as Cleveland Clinic, Harvard Medical School, Novant Health, Towers Watson, Airgas, Boston University, KeyBank, and Cleveland State University to name a few.
She is a recognized expert in the area of accents (popularly known by her brand name as “The Accent Authority”). She has peer-reviewed publications in various theoretical and clinical issues of foreign-accentedness. She is a frequently-invited reviewer and consultant on committees and boards with several organizations, including the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association. She has been interviewed and featured on many media outlets including National Public Radio, MSNBC, NBC News, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Ohio TV and others. She is a noted keynote and seminar speaker on the topics of cultural competence, managing communication barriers for impact and ROI, foreign accents and regional dialects, accent modification, bilingual concerns, and multicultural diversity, presenting on these topics at nationally- and internationally-recognized platforms. She is known for her humor, engaging style, and “wealth of information that appeals to all, from a lay audience to scholars and clinicians”. Hear story on NPR: http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/41156
Dr. Amee P. Shah is a Professor in the School of Health Sciences and Director of the Cross-Cultural Speech, Language, and Acoustics Laboratory at Stockton University in New Jersey (previously, worked at Cleveland State University as Associate Professor). Dr. Shah holds a BSc. in Audiology & Speech Rehabilitation, MA in Linguistics, MA in Speech-language Pathology, an M. Phil and a Ph.D. from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. She pursued a Post-doctoral Fellowship at McGill University. Dr. Shah is certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and has practiced as a bilingual speech-language pathologist for over two decades spanning India, New York City, Montreal, and Cleveland. Dr. Shah's research interests involve the study of the processes of cross-linguistic speech production and perception, with a focus on foreign-accented English. Her research and clinical practice are instrumental in bridging the gaps between basic science research and clinical practice with bilingual and nonnative speakers of English.
She is an award winning leader and pioneer, working with the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) in creating an evidence-based area of practice in managing communication gaps resulting out of dialect and accent variability. She is the author of a leading assessment battery, “Comprehensive Assessment of Accentedness & Intelligibility (CAAI), the industry standard for assessing and diagnosing communication issues stemming from dialect and accent differences. Her assessment model and therapy techniques are used as seminal and representative models and guides in the training programs for speech-language pathologists offered through leading organizations such as ASHA, Speechpathology.com, and Cross Country Education. Amee Shah founded the EBAM Institute (“Evidence-based Accent Management” as a global platform to develop research and enable the evidence-based practice, clinical training, and service delivery to manage communication barriers and create infusion of diversity across various industries. She founded three industry-specific models and programs, namely, “Doctors without Accent Borders TM”, “Corporations without Accent Borders TM”, and “Universities without Accent Borders TM”. The communication programs developed and tested under these three industry-specific models made a significant impact in leading organizations such as Cleveland Clinic, Harvard Medical School, Novant Health, Towers Watson, Airgas, Boston University, KeyBank, and Cleveland State University to name a few.
She is a recognized expert in the area of accents (popularly known by her brand name as “The Accent Authority”). She has peer-reviewed publications in various theoretical and clinical issues of foreign-accentedness. She is a frequently-invited reviewer and consultant on committees and boards with several organizations, including the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association. She has been interviewed and featured on many media outlets including National Public Radio, MSNBC, NBC News, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, Ohio TV and others. She is a noted keynote and seminar speaker on the topics of cultural competence, managing communication barriers for impact and ROI, foreign accents and regional dialects, accent modification, bilingual concerns, and multicultural diversity, presenting on these topics at nationally- and internationally-recognized platforms. She is known for her humor, engaging style, and “wealth of information that appeals to all, from a lay audience to scholars and clinicians”. Hear story on NPR: http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/41156