NCVS: Giving Voice to America

ADMINISTRATION

Ingo Titze, Ph.D .
Executive Director
Contact in Utah
ingo.titze@ncvs2.org
801.596.2012
Contact at The University of Iowa (September - December)
ingo-titze@uiowa.edu
319.335.6600

One of the world's leading voice scientists
Published over 400 articles on voice
Author of Principles of Voice Production - used worldwide as an introductory text, and translated into multiple languages.
Author of The Myoelastic Aerodynamic Theory of Phonation used by engineers and physicists
Co-Author of Vocology written for clinicians and vocal pedagogues ...read more

Eric Hunter, Ph.D.
Deputy Executive Director
Associate Research Scientist
eric.hunter@ncvs2.org
801.596.2012

Eric J. Hunter is an associate research scientist with the National Center for Voice and Speech. At the University of Utah, he Is also an adjunct professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering (College of Engineering), and Division of Otolaryngologymdash;HeadNeck Surgery (School of Medicine), as well as an adjunct professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. He lectures in Communication Sciences and Disorders (College of Public Health) at the University of Utah, and also teaches at the NCVS Summer Vocology Institute. ...read more

Kent Montgomery
Administrative Assistant
kent.montgomery@ncvs2.org

Carrie L. Pymm, CMO
Program Manager
carrie.pymm@ncvs2.org

Lynn Maxfield, Ph.D.,
Voice Training and Research Associate
lynn.maxfield@ncvs2.org

Mara Kapsner-Smith, M.S.,
CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
mara.kapsner-smith@ncvs2.org

Anil Kumar Palaparthi, M.S.
DSP Research Engineer
anil.palaparthi@ncvs2.org

Katelyn King
SVI Coordinator

Ben Christensen, Ph.D.,
Research Associate

Tobias Riede,DVM, Ph.D.,
Research Associate

Russell Banks
Research Assistant

Megan Engar
Research Assistant

Ben Larson
Research Assistant (engineering)

Austin Messervey
Technical Assistant (computers)

Catherine Mellum
Graduate Research Assistant

Kavita Sheth
Research Assistant (software engineer)

CONSORTIUM [expand | collapse]

Research associates around the nation who work together with the scientists of the NCVS on: projects, books, papers and any other research findings. Those on the consortium have been published in conjunction with someone at the NCVS.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - OVERSIGHT BOARD [expand | collapse]

The U of U Oversight Board is comprised of department heads from the departments of Music, Theater, Biology, Bioengineering, Communication Sciences and Otolaryngology. Each member of the oversight board is associated with different aspects of the work that is conducted at NCVS.

ADVISORY BOARD [expand | collapse]

The Advisory Council serves as emissaries for the National Center for Voice and Speech by communicating the Center’s mission and objectives.

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Administration

Consortium

University of Utah Oversight Board

Advisory Board

FEATURED PARTNERS

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Fariborz Alipour, Ph.D., Research Associate, The University of Iowa	Wes Brown MD., Program Associate	Roger W. Chan, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Doug Cook, Ph.D., Research Associate, New York University	Karin (Titze) Cox, MA CCC/SLP Vocologist Program Associate	Ann Fennell, M.S., CCC-SLP , Program Associate, University of iowa
Eileen Finnegan, Ph.D., Program Associate, University of Iowa	Angela E. Halpern, MS, CCC-SLP, Research Associate, University of Colorado-Boulder	Laura Hunter, Communication Specialist, National Center for Voice and Speech
Jack Jiang, Ph.D.,, Professor - Division of Otolaryngology, University of Wisconsin	Art Joslin, DMA.,, Vocologist	Margaret Julias, Ph.D., Research Associate, New York University Abu Dhabi
Sarah Klemuk, Ph.D., Research Associate, The University of Iowa	Brian Monson, Ph.D., Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Disorders at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore	Doug Montequin, Ph.D., Program Associate
Julie Ostrem, M.B.A., Program Associate,	Lorraine Ramig, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Senior Scientist, University of Colorado-Boulder	Tobias Riede, DVM, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Utah
Jennifer Spielman, MM, MA, CCC-SLP, Research Associate, University of Colorado-Boulder	Brad H. Story, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Arizona	Susan Thibeault, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Wisconsin
Scott Thomson, Ph.D., Research Associate, Brigham Young University	Jeff Wolchok, Ph.D., Research Associate, University of Arkansas

Sandra Shotwell Professor and Chief - Theater Oversight Board Chair	Michael Blomgren, Ph.D., Chair of Department of Communication Sciences Disorders University of Utah	Julie Wright-Costa Music University of Utah
Tom Parks, Ph.D., Vice President of Research University of Utah	Clough Shelton MD, FACS, University of Utah, Professor and Chief - C. Charles Hetzel Jr, MD and Alice Barker Hetzel, Presidential Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology	Patrick A. Tresco, PhD, Music Professor, Department of Bioengineering Associate Dean, College of Engineering University of Utah
Neil Vickers, PhD, Music Professor and Chairman of Biology University of Utah

Glenn D. Prestwich, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah	Peter B. Giles, Executive Director for The Leonardo	Dr. Henry T. Hoffman, MD, MS, FACS Professor in Department of Otolaryngology
Arden Hopkin Ph.D., Professor of Voice at Brigham Young University	Christopher McBeth, Artistic Director for the Utah Opera	Dr. David K. Palmer MD, Physician specializing in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Allergy and Voice Disorders for ENT Specialists
Michael Ballam Ph.D., General Director of the Utah Festival Opera and Professor of Music, Utah State University	William Strong Ph.D., Retired Professor of Physics, Brigham Young University	Rebecca W. Wilberg, Ph.D., Soprano and Voice Teacher