{"id":17,"date":"2018-02-02T12:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T19:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-08-28T03:10:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:10:01","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\"><strong>Welcome to the ISRL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.04.00-PM-1-1024x174.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.04.00-PM-1-1024x174.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.04.00-PM-1-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.04.00-PM-1-768x130.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.04.00-PM-1-1536x260.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-10.04.00-PM-1-2048x347.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element has-primary-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Our Lab <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Welcome to the University of British Columbia&#8217;s Integrated (previously Interdisciplinary) Speech Research Lab (ISRL)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-39697d9b wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/about\/\"><strong>About the ISRL<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/contact\/\"><strong>Contact the ISRL<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2018\/02\/isrlbuilding.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2018\/02\/isrlbuilding.jpg 544w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2018\/02\/isrlbuilding-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-primary-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:49% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/03\/MG_9468-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/03\/MG_9468-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/03\/MG_9468-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/03\/MG_9468-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/03\/MG_9468-620x413.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Our Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">The focus of research at the ISRL is the embodiment of language. Through five major streams of research and a diverse array of projects, the ISRL seeks to advance our understanding of how the human body is used as a communication device.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/research-to-be-published\/\"><strong>Research at the ISRL<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element has-accent-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:22px\">Our Team<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Current members of the ISRL come from various academic backgrounds including Linguistics, Speech Sciences, Cognitive Sciences, Psychology, Computer Sciences, Engineering and more. We welcome the integration of new ideas and knowledge to help each other learn and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/people\"><strong>People of the ISRL<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/05\/dimsum-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-332 size-full\" style=\"object-position:61% 61%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/05\/dimsum-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/05\/dimsum-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/isrl\/files\/2019\/05\/dimsum-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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