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Pak Wing Jacky Lam

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

College: College of Health and Public Service

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2017
    Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
    Specialization: Speech-Language Pathology
    Dissertation: Listening under pressure: When working memory fails to work
  • MA, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010
    Major: Linguistics
    Specialization: Linguistics
  • BA, Lingnan University, 2007
    Major: Philosophy
    Specialization: Philosophy

Current Scheduled Teaching

ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2025
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2025
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2024
ASLP 5830.601Language Disorders IFall 2024
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2024
ASLP 5825.601Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2024 SPOT
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2023 SPOT
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2023 SPOT
ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2023 SPOT
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2022 SPOT
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2022 SPOT
ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2022 SPOT
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2021 SPOT
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2021 SPOT
ASLP 5900.005Special ProblemsFall 2021
ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2021 SPOT
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2020 SPOT
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2020 SPOT
ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2020 Syllabus
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2020
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2019 SPOT
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2019 SPOT
ASLP 4040.001Introduction to Language DisordersSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
ASLP 5835.002Language Disorders IISpring 2019 SPOT
ASLP 5830.004Language Disorders IFall 2018 SPOT
ASLP 5825.002Pediatric Speech Sound DisordersFall 2018 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Sheng, L., Yu, J., Su, P., Wang, D., Shen, L., Hao, Y., Lam, B. (2023). Developmental Language Disorder in Chinese Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Brain and Language.
  • Lam, B., Yoon, J. (2023). Dual-Language Testing of Emotional Verbal Fluency: A Closer Look at “Joy,” “Sadness,” “Fear,” “Anger,” and “Disgust”. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 38 91-105. Oxford University Press.
  • Lam, B., Yoon, J. (2023). The Effect of Language Dominance on Classic Semantic, Action, Emotional, and Phonemic Fluency in Unbalanced Bilinguals. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
  • Lam, P., Zhang, X. (2023). Children’s likelihood to perform adult-like in word association test: Effects of distributional properties of word relationships and bilingualism. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 26 78-94.
  • Miller, S.E., Anderson, C., Montou, O., Lam, P., Schafer, E.C. (2023). Neural mechanisms of the Acceptable Noise Level. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
  • Lam, B., Marquardt, T. (2022). Factors predicting mental effort associated with verbal fluency: Cue types, switching, and fear of negative evaluation. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 65 (9) 3491-3501. ASHA. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00563
  • Lam, B., Marquardt, T. (2022). Emotional and non-emotional verbal fluency in native and non-native speakers. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
  • Lam, B., Griffin, Z., Marquardt, T. (2021). Performance differences between native and non-native speakers on a new happy-sad executive function measure.. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology.
  • Lam, B., Sheng, L. (2020). Taxonomic development in young bilingual children: Task matters, and so does scoring method. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 29 (3) 1162-1177.
  • Lam, B., Marquardt, T. (2020). The emotional verbal fluency task: A close examination of verbal productivity and lexical-semantic properties.. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 63 (7) 2345-2360.
  • Lam, B., Sheng, L. (2020). The nativelikeness problem in L2 word-association tasks: Examining word class and trials.. English Language Teaching.
  • Lam, B., Xie, Z., Tessmer, R., Chandrasekaran, B. (2017). The Downside of Greater Lexical Influences: Selectively Poorer Speech Perception in Noise. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 60 (6) 1662--1673. ASHA.
  • Sheng, L., Lam, B., Cruz, D., Fulton, A. (2016). A robust demonstration of the cognate facilitation effect in first-language and second-language naming. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 141 229--238. Elsevier.
  • Reetzke, R., Lam, B.P., Xie, Z., Sheng, L., Chandrasekaran, B. (2016). Effect of Simultaneous Bilingualism on Speech Intelligibility across Different Masker Types, Modalities, and Signal-to-Noise Ratios in School-Age Children. PLOS One. 11 (12) e0168048. Public Library of Science.
  • Lam, B.P., Sheng, L. (2016). The development of morphological awareness in young bilinguals: Effects of age and L1 background. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 59 (4) 732--744. ASHA.
  • Sheng, L., Lam, B. (2015). Slot-filler and taxonomic organization: The role of contextual experience and maternal education. Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology. 5 (1) 128.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Fellowship

  • Lam, B., "ASHA pathways program," sponsored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, National, Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Lam, B., "ASHA pathways program," sponsored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, National, Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Grant - Research

  • Lee, D. (Principal), Schafer, E.C. (Co-Principal), Miller, S.E. (Co-Principal), Lam, P. (Co-Principal), "Noise tolerance and preferred listening level under different noise conditions," sponsored by Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Research Grants, State, $1100 Funded. (2024 - 2025).
  • Lam, P. (Principal), Lund, B. (Co-Principal), Mathews, L.H. (Co-Principal), "Internet Privacy and Security Threat Detection of Autistic Individuals," sponsored by UNT College of Health and Public Service, University of North Texas, $1000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Schafer, E., Miller, S., Lam, B., "Impact of listening effort on hearing aid adoption and performance in adults," sponsored by Hearing Industry Research Consortium, International, $300000 Funded. (2022 - 2024).
  • Lam, B.P., Aoyama, K., "Establishing an emotional narrative database of bilinguals: A cultural-linguistic research experience program," sponsored by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, National, $10700 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Emotional convergence in bilingual speakers: The impact of cross-linguistic differences and cultural identification," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Lund, B.D. (Principal), Mathews, L. (Co-Principal), Lam, B. (Co-Principal), "Internet Privacy and Security Threat Detection of Autistic Individuals," sponsored by UNT College of Information, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2023 - 2022).
  • Lam, B., "Bilingual disadvantages in verbal fluency: New Insights from abstract word retrieval and conceptual scoring?," sponsored by Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, Regional, $1500 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Lam, B., "Bilingualism-Concreteness Interplay in Verbal Fluency," sponsored by The University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $7000 Funded. (2020 - 2022).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Sandy Friel-Patti Research in Language International Travel Fund," sponsored by Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association, Local, $3000 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Dissertation grant Award," sponsored by language Learning, Private, $2000 Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Tina E. Bangs Research Endowment Fund," sponsored by Texas speech-language-hearing foundation, Local, $800 Funded. (2015 - 2016).
  • Lam, P. (Principal), "Bilingual disadvantages in verbal fluency: New Insights from abstract word retrieval and conceptual scoring," sponsored by Texas Speech Language Hearing Foundation, FOND, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Sandy Friel-Patti Research in Language International Travel Fund," sponsored by Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association, Local, Funded. (2017 - 2017).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Dissertation grant Award," sponsored by language Learning, Private, Funded. (2016 - 2017).
  • Lam, B. (Principal), "Tina E. Bangs Research Endowment Fund," sponsored by Texas speech-language-hearing foundation, Local, Funded. (2015 - 2016).
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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