NCVS Insights
NCVS Insights is a monthly publication dedicated to the advancement of science in the study of voice and speech production. Each month we will feature at least 2 new articles that offer cutting-edge insight into the field of voice and speech. From the biology and physiology of vocal sounds to the physics and engineering at the heart of sound production, NCVS Insights will provide unique insights from the brightest names in the field. See below for our past issues.
Edited by Dr. Marco Guzman and Dr. Miriam van Mersbergen
Online ISSN: 2996-122X
Dr. Marco Guzman
Short Bio
Dr. Guzman is a voice pathologist with twenty-three years of clinical and academic experience. He received his Ph.D. in Vocology from the Tampere University, Finland. He also holds a certification in vocology from the University of Iowa and National Center for Voice and Speech (USA). Dr. Guzman joined the faculty at the Universidad de los Andes, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in 2018 following a 15-year academic career at the University of Chile. He also works as a clinician in the Department of Otolaryngology, Las Condes Clinic, Chile. Moreover, He joined the Tampere University (Finland) as Adjunct Professor in 2018. Since 2022, Dr. Guzman is part of the faculty at the Summer Vocology Institute (University of Utah, USA). Additionally, Marco Guzman is faculty member at the Master of Clinical Vocology at the University of Bologna (Italy). Dr. Guzman is an active and worldwide recognized researcher and author of numerous scientific articles and book chapters related to the underling physiology of semi-occluded vocal tract exercises, physiologic voice therapy, and supraglottic narrowing during singing and speaking voice. Dr. Guzman is frequent speaker and lecturer at national and international meetings on topics related to assessment and management of voice disorders. He belongs to the editorial board of the Journal of Voice and to the Pan American Vocology association (PAVA) Advisory Board.
Dr. Miriam van Mersbergen
Short Bio
Miriam van Mersbergen is Associate Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis where she teaches Anatomy & Physiology or the Speech Mechanism, Voice Disorders, and Dysphagia. She began her academic career studying music and communication arts at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a brief career in music she returned to academia and studied speech language pathology and vocology at The University of Iowa. She worked as a voice therapist in Chicago and Milwaukee before commencing doctoral studies in speech language hearing sciences and psychology at the University of Minnesota. In her current position at the University of Memphis, she is the director of the Voice, Emotion, & Cognition Laboratory where her research investigates emotional and cognitive influences on voice production. She integrates electroencephalographic, psychophysiological, acoustic, and aerodynamic measures to capture mind, body, voice interactions. She maintains an active clinical career specializing in voice, breathing, and cough disorders and continually yearns for more time to pursue her singing career.
NCVS Insights Articles
Recent Insights into Vocal Injury in Singers
Vocal injury in singers can trigger a great deal of fear and uncertainty. A sudden change in the voice during or after a performance may raise the specter of a career-ending injury in the mind of the singer, and a voice that does not recover in due time can directly impact a singer’s livelihood. Much of the misgivings surrounding vocal injuries are attributable to a lack of accurate medical information on the nature of vocal injuries, how they are treated, and real-world outcomes. Several papers in the recent scientific voice literature shed light on these issues and may alleviate the singer’s concerns.
Air Pressures That Are Critical in Vocal Fold Vibration
As singers and speakers, we care about efficient ways to use our voices. Questions regarding the effective use of air pressure and airflow arise. For example: To get louder, is it just about pushing harder with more lung pressure? Or, are there other ways to tune up the system to get more bang for the buck? Let’s get some insights into various pressures in our airways.
Machine Learning for Voice and Speech Science
Machine Learning is a subfield of artificial intelligence that enables computers to learn patterns or models from data and improve with experience without programming explicitly
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