| Post: | Associate Tutor |
| Location: | Pevensey 2 3B5 |
| Email: | V.Cartei@sussex.ac.uk |
| Telephone numbers | |
| Internal: | 7560 |
| UK: | (01273) 877560 |
| International: | +44 1273 877560 |
Biography
I am currently working part-time towards my DPhil in Psychology at Sussex University.
My project, "The Expression of Gender in the Human Voice", investigates the acoustic and perceptual characteristics of the human voice in signalling gender identity and sexual orientation.
I have also been working for several years as a digital project officer in Hove, developing web applications for museums and cultural organisations.
You can know more about my research and interests on my blog.
Role
Associate Tutor
Cognitive Psychology II 09/10
Brain and Behaviour 09/10
DPhil Student
I am a part-time research student in the Psychology Department. My research area focuses on the human voice, as part of the Centre for Mammal Vocal Communication Research.
I am currently recruiting for an experiment about speech perception.
You can get 3 credits if you decide to participate.
If interested in taking part, please send me an email! v.cartei@sussex.ac.uk
Qualifications
MSc in Music Technology (Distinction) - City University, London, UK (2005)
BSc in Computer Science (First) - Pisa University, Pisa, Italy (2004)
Research
Research Project: The Expression of Gender in the Human Voice
The main objective of my research, "The Expression of Gender in the Human Voice", is to characterize the acoustic and perceptual correlates to gender expression in the human voice and to investigate the contribution of bio-hormonal factors, behavioural strategies and stereotypical notions in explaining the acoustic diversity of the vocal expression of gender, by focusing on children's voices and homosexual and heterosexual adult speakers.
I hope this study will add to the understanding of the relationship between biological and cultural differences on sex and gender. It will also inform research in the areas of natural synthetic speech and language development.
Other interests:
- cognitive processes in the vocal and visual expression of gender
- gender development
- vocal emotion encoding
Teaching
I am an Associate Tutor for the Department of Psychology.
Courses tutored in 2009/10:
Courses tutored in 2008/09:
- Human Speech: Production, Perception, Development and Evolution (C8829)
- Personality and Individual Differences (C8034)
Publications
Tyson, N. and Cartei, V. (2008). Conveyor 2: linking communities and cultural heritage. Proceedings of the 2008 Annual International Conference of the Design History Society (UK) University College Falmouth, 3-6 September, 2008.
Activities
IT projects
I work in the IT sector, specialising in projects for communities and cultural heritage.
Latest projects:
- Conveyor 2 (this project has been presented at the Networks of Design Conference 2008 - see Publications for details of the proceedings)
- The Bevan Letters
Volunteering
I am a drop-in volunteer for Survivors Network, a local organisation that offers practical and emotional support to women who experienced childhood sexual abuse.
Blog
If you want to read more about my research and interests, please visit my blog: http://vcartei.wordpress.com.