Dr Justin Lo
Lecturer - Security and Protection ScienceResearch Overview
My research interests lie broadly in speech variation on the levels of languages, communities, and individuals. I work at the intersection of phonetics, sociolinguistics, and forensic speech science, and am keen on bringing thereotical, practical and methodological insights from different areas to inform the field of forensic phonetics.
My research in forensic speech science addresses questions related to bilingualism and voice identity, with a focus on language mismatch in forensic voice comparison. In the areas of sociolinguistics and laboratory phonology, I work on phonetic accommodation, the sociophonetics of migrant communities, as well as individual and cross-linguistic variation in coarticulatory phenomena.
Current Teaching
- LING223: English Phonetics
- LING488: Foundations of Speech Science
- LING541: Quantitative Data and Analysis for Applied Linguistics
External Roles
- Ph.D. Abstracts Editor, The International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law
- Treasurer, United Kingdom Linguistics Olympiad
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising students in: forensic speech science, bilingual phonetics, sociophonetics, laboratory phonology, and corpus phonetics. I especially welcome proposals that align closely with my recent work or address issues at the intersection of these areas.
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30/03/2026 → 29/03/2027
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01/12/2023 → 31/07/2024
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01/08/2023 → 31/07/2024
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01/02/2023 → 31/08/2024
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15/12/2021 → 31/07/2023
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01/09/2021 → 31/08/2024
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01/10/2017 → …
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Participation in conference - Academic
Symposium
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Editorial activity
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Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
- Phonetics Lab