Ron Scherer, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bowling Green State University, teaches voice disorders and voice and speech science courses. His research interests include the physiology, mechanics, and acoustics of basic, abnormal, and performance sound production, and the methodologies involved in such research. He was Senior Scientist at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts voice laboratories and taught in the DCPA’s theatre voice and speech trainers program. In 2005 he was a Research Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, a master’s degree from Indiana University in speech-language pathology, a B.S. degree in mathematics, and also spent two years as a music major at Indiana University. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and the American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Brad Story is a Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Applied Physics from the University of Northern Iowa, Dr. Story was employed in industry as an acoustics engineer where he developed computer models and instrumentation systems for designing and measuring the performance of mufflers. Odd as it may seem, Dr. Story’s work with mufflers (or acoustic filters as he prefers to call them) led him to pursue a doctoral degree in Speech and Hearing Science at the University of Iowa. In his post-doctoral work he has been employed as a Research Scientist at the University of Iowa and most recently at the Wilbur James Gould Voice Center in Denver, Colorado.

Anil Palaparthi, Ph.D., is a data scientist for the Utah Center for Vocology and serves as a secretary for the National Center for Voice and Speech. In March 2021, he completed the Ph.D. in Bioengineering with a dissertation titled “Computational motor learning and control of vocal source for voice production.” His previous degrees include a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Andhra University, India. In 2020, he was elevated to Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Liz Johnson holds a Master’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Belmont University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and Mental Health Work from the University of Illinois, and a Certificate in Vocology through the University of Utah and the NCVS. She earned the Recognized Vocologist (PAVA-RV) designation from the Pan American Vocology Association in 2023. In addition to her primary work as a Vocologist (Voice Instructor), she regularly performs jazz, composes, and records. She has held teaching positions at Vanderbilt, Belmont, and Trevecca Universities, and now owns a private teaching practice in Nashville, TN. Liz serves on the Ethics Committee for the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA) and as both the Certificate Program Coordinator and teaching faculty for Nashville Jazz Workshop (NJW).