Leah Bradshaw

Leah Bradshaw MSc (York) has been conducting forensic phonetic research at the University of Zürich, Switzerland, since 2021, focusing on voice recognition capabilities, voice variability and voice judgements. In 2019, she completed an MSc in Forensic Speech Science at the University of York, during which she acquired and developed skills in forensic speaker comparisons, which she has maintained through the Centre for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics in Zürich. Since 2021, she has also been involved with teaching forensic phonetics at Master’s level, and has frequently attended seminars and tutorials to remain up-to-date with relevant issues and developments in the field. Leah is a member of the International Association for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics and of the International Speech Communication Association. She frequently authors and co-authors scientific papers and presents her research at international conferences.