Luke Carroll
Graduate Teaching AssistantResearch Overview
My research interests fall within the fields of Forensic Speech Science and Sociophonetics. My PhD thesis investigated the role of speech rhythm in forensic voice comparison analysis.
Research Interests
- Forensic Speech Science
- Sociophonetics
- Speech Disfluencies
- Speech Rhythm
- Accents and Dialects of the UK (in particular the North-West of England)
Profile
I am a Forensic Voice Analyst with Soundscape Voice Evidence, an independent consultancy based in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University. Soundscape offers a full range of analytical services, including voice comparison, speaker profiling, transcription and disputed utterance as well as training on aspects of forensic voice analysis. Visit soundscapevoice.com to find out more. I completed my PhD in Linguistics (Forensic Speech Science) at Lancaster University in February 2025. My thesis investigated the role of speech rhythm in forensic voice comparison analysis. I have presented my work to national and international audiences and have taught undergraduate courses in phonetics and forensic linguistics. I have also assisted in the delivery of continuing professional development courses to the National Crime Agency.I am also a qualified Teacher of Secondary English (PGCE with QTS).
Current Teaching
LING315 - Forensic Linguistics
Towards a perceptual rhythm framework for forensic analysis: methodological developments
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Analysing Disfluencies in Speech
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Picking apart rhythm patterns in spontaneous speech using Recurrent Neural Networks
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Bringing rhythm measures to spontaneous speech through frequently occurring speech units
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Using Quantitative Methods to Distinguish between Speakers: An Investigation of Speech Rhythm Parameters
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A forensic phonetic investigation of disfluency behaviour across two interactional styles: applying a modified analytical framework TOFFAMo
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