{"id":250,"date":"2015-09-14T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfordresher.wordpress.com\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:11:40","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/apal-pfordresher\/people\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chihiro Honda<\/strong> is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Auditory Perception and Action Lab (APAL). She completed her PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University at Buffalo in May 2025. She studies music and language perception and production, and she is particularly interested in how these two domains overlap. Her current research examines the effects of musical and language backgrounds on behavioral performance (e.g., pitch imitation) as well as brain activities. Her main research goal is to understand the mechanisms involved in auditory processing in both music and language domains and the transfer of pitch processing ability from one domain to another. She received a bachelor\u2019s degree in Psychology from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and a master\u2019s degree in Psychology from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Visit her website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Coleman<\/strong> is a cognitive Ph.D. student working with Dr. Pfordresher in the Auditory Perception and Action Lab.  She received her B.A. from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. There, she studied music\u2019s influence on individual time perception in Dr. Nicholas Van Horn\u2019s Cognitive Lab. She began playing the violin at a young age which sparked her interest in how music can affect aspects of everyday life. She currently collaborates with the Communicative Disorders and Sciences department at UB to explore how Melodic Intonation Therapy and different timing cues can aid speech production, specifically in individuals with aphasia and individuals with Parkinson’s related speech deficits.  In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, painting, and hiking with her mini bernedoodle Cleo. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Adwoa Ampiah-Bonney<\/strong> is a PhD student in Cognitive Psychology and a member of the Auditory Perception and Action Lab. She earned her B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Rochester. Growing up in a richly musical environment, Adwoa developed a strong interest in understanding how music shapes human behavior. Her current research explores cross-linguistic vocal imitation abilities across song and speech. She is particularly interested in how personal background influences musical engagement. Outside of research, Adwoa enjoys singing with the UB Choir, performing in theatrical productions, watching films, and learning new languages.
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Logan Barrett<\/strong> is a PhD student in Cognitive Psychology and the Lab Manager of the Auditory Perception and Action Lab. He is also an MSc student in Neuroscience at Memorial University of Newfoundland and a member of the Cognitive Aging and Auditory Neuroscience Lab. He earned a Professional Performance Certificate in Music Education Research at Penn State. Before that, he completed an MA in Music and Science at Durham University, working with Tuomas Eerola on the perception of musical emotions, and a BM in Music Cognition and Neuroscience from Ithaca College, having worked with Carol Krumhansl at Cornell University as well. He is primarily interested in the perception and production of music and how one would impact the other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Proy\u00a0<\/strong>is a graduate research assistant who completed his B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from the University at Buffalo in 2025. During his time in undergrad, he was a research assistant in the Auditory Perception and Action lab, working on projects concerning musical imagery and vocal imitation. Currently, he is interested in the mental representations typical of speech and song and the sensorimotor transformations underpinning vocal imitation abilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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