Rate My Professor Robert Rodman

Rodman’s research focused on computational linguistics, computer speech recognition and synthesis, forensic linguistics, and speaker verification, with pioneering contributions to voice security technology and speaker authentication. A prolific author, he co-authored the seminal textbook An Introduction to Language with Victoria Fromkin and Nina Hyams, first published in 1974 and now in its 11th edition, having sold over one million copies worldwide and translated into eight languages. He also authored Computer Speech Technology and contributed to works on forensic linguistics, including coining the term “Montague grammar,” recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary in 2002. His scholarly impact is evidenced by over 2,192 citations. Rodman received significant honors, including election as an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Social Sciences in 2009 for his achievements in computational forensic linguistics and as an associate member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in the Engineering Sciences section. He advised Ph.D. students, participated in public outreach such as writing radio scripts on linguistics for National Public Radio, and continued teaching until delivering his final lecture one month before his passing on January 15, 2017.