Donald Derrick

Donald Derrick (1973-) is a Canadian citizen, residing alternately in Sydney, Australia and Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Western Sydney (MARCS Institute) and the University of Canterbury (NZILBB). He was awarded a PhD in Linguistics from the University of British Columbia and his research focuses on articulatory phonetics. In particular, he uses ultrasound and articulometry to view and record tongue, lip and jaw movement during speech.

In 2012, he received two major grants to study speech-related topics, including one to work on fundamental research towards improving speech from smart phones, headphones, and radios.