Jason Bishop

Jason Bishop is an Associate Professor and the Director of the CUNY Prosody Laboratory at The City University of New York (CUNY). He specializes in the fields of phonetics, laboratory phonology, and speech prosody, focusing on how prosodic features influence speech perception and production.

Academic Background

Bishop completed his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Since then, he has been a faculty member at CUNY, where he is involved in multiple programs, including the Undergraduate Program in Linguistics at the College of Staten Island and the MA/PhD Program in Linguistics at the CUNY Graduate Center.23

Research Interests

His research primarily explores:

• The perception of prosodic prominence.
• The relationship between prosody and cognitive processes.
• Individual differences in speech perception strategies.123

Bishop has published numerous articles in reputable journals and has received funding for projects such as the NYC Individual Differences Corpus, which aims to enhance understanding of speech variability among individuals.25

Contributions and Presentations

He regularly presents his findings at various academic conferences and has been invited to speak at institutions including Yale University and Northwestern University. His work is recognized for its contribution to understanding the complexities of speech and language processing.25

Professional Roles

In addition to his teaching and research roles, Bishop actively engages with the academic community through workshops and colloquia, fostering collaboration across institutions.24