Alexander L. Francis
- Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
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Pillars of Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
Preserving Cognitive Function; Enhancing Biological and Physical Function in Later Life
Preserving Cognitive Function; Enhancing Biological and Physical Function in Later Life
Education
PhD University of Chicago Psychology & Linguistics 1999
PhD University of Chicago Psychology & Linguistics 1999
Research Interests
Speech perception, hearing impairment, cognitive aging, listening effort, noise sensitivity, noise and public health
Speech perception, hearing impairment, cognitive aging, listening effort, noise sensitivity, noise and public health
Teaching Interests
Speech perception, attention, cognitive aging, acoustics, speech science
Speech perception, attention, cognitive aging, acoustics, speech science
Grants
2022 - Clifford B. Kinley Trust
2022 - Purdue College of HHS Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity
2020 - Center for Research on Brain, Behavior, and Neurorehabilitation
2022 - Clifford B. Kinley Trust
2022 - Purdue College of HHS Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity
2020 - Center for Research on Brain, Behavior, and Neurorehabilitation
Selected Publications
Alvar, A. & Francis, A.L. (2024). Effects of background noise level on autonomic arousal (skin conductance level). JASA Express Letters, 4(1), 013601. DOI: 10.1121/10.0024272
Exner, A. H., Francis, A. L., MacPherson, M. K., Darling-White, M., & Huber, J. E. (2023). The Effects of Speech Task on Lexical Stress in Parkinson's Disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-17. DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00185
Francis, A.L. (2022). Adding noise is a confounded nuisance. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 152(3), 1375-1388. DOI: 10.1121/10.0013874
Love, J., Sung, W., & Francis, A. L. (2021). Psychophysiological responses to potentially annoying heating, ventilation, and air conditioning noise during mentally demanding work. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(4), 3149-3163. DOI: 10.1121/10.0006383
Keehn, B., Kadlaskar, G., Bergmann, S., McNally Keehn, R., & Francis, A. (2021). Attentional disengagement and the locus coeruleus - norepinephrine system in children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2021.716447
Xu, D., Newell, M., & Francis, A.L. (2021). Fall-related injuries mediate the relationship between selfreported hearing loss and mortality in middle-aged and older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Medical Sciences, 76(9), e213-e220. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab123
Francis, A. L., Bent, T., Schumaker, J., Love, J., & Silbert, N. (2021). Listener characteristics differentially affect self-reported and physiological measures of effort associated with two challenging listening conditions. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 83(4), 1818-1841.DOI: 10.3758/s13414-020-02195-9
Francis, A.L. & Love, J. (2020). Listening Effort: Are we measuring cognition, affect, or both? Invited review article, WIREs Cognitive Science. e1514. DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1514
Alvar, A. & Francis, A.L. (2024). Effects of background noise level on autonomic arousal (skin conductance level). JASA Express Letters, 4(1), 013601. DOI: 10.1121/10.0024272
Exner, A. H., Francis, A. L., MacPherson, M. K., Darling-White, M., & Huber, J. E. (2023). The Effects of Speech Task on Lexical Stress in Parkinson's Disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-17. DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00185
Francis, A.L. (2022). Adding noise is a confounded nuisance. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 152(3), 1375-1388. DOI: 10.1121/10.0013874
Love, J., Sung, W., & Francis, A. L. (2021). Psychophysiological responses to potentially annoying heating, ventilation, and air conditioning noise during mentally demanding work. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 150(4), 3149-3163. DOI: 10.1121/10.0006383
Keehn, B., Kadlaskar, G., Bergmann, S., McNally Keehn, R., & Francis, A. (2021). Attentional disengagement and the locus coeruleus - norepinephrine system in children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience. DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2021.716447
Xu, D., Newell, M., & Francis, A.L. (2021). Fall-related injuries mediate the relationship between selfreported hearing loss and mortality in middle-aged and older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Medical Sciences, 76(9), e213-e220. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab123
Francis, A. L., Bent, T., Schumaker, J., Love, J., & Silbert, N. (2021). Listener characteristics differentially affect self-reported and physiological measures of effort associated with two challenging listening conditions. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 83(4), 1818-1841.DOI: 10.3758/s13414-020-02195-9
Francis, A.L. & Love, J. (2020). Listening Effort: Are we measuring cognition, affect, or both? Invited review article, WIREs Cognitive Science. e1514. DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1514