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Postdoctoral Education
| Institution |
Level (Intern, Resident, Fellow) |
Department |
Year |
| The University of Iowa |
Fellow |
Speech Pathology & Audiology |
1991-93 |
Research Interests
- Laryngeal Dynamics (especially medial surface dynamics of the vocal folds)
- Computer and Laboratory Modeling of Vocal Fold Vibration
- Mechanisms of Irregular Vocal Fold Vibration
- Nonlinear Dynamics
- High-speed Digital Imaging of Vocal Fold Vibration
- Phonosurgical Optimization of Vocal Disease
- Validation of Traditional Measures of Glotta Volume Velocity using Direct, Invasive Measures on Laboratory Models of Phonation
Clinical Interests
- High-speed digital imaging of the vocal folds to assess mechanisms of irregular vibration
Honors and Awards
- Principal Investigator, NIH/NIDCD grant no. R01 DC03072 entitled "Medial Surface Dynamics of the Vocal Folds," 1997-2002
- Co-Principal Investigator on NIH/NIDCD grant no. R01 DC04428 entitled "Phonosurgical Optimization of Sulcus Vocalis and Scarring,"
- Co-Investigator on NIH/NIDCD grant no. R01 DC04688 entitled "Direct and Indirect Measures of Glottal Volume Velocity."
Hospital Staff Appointments
- Director of the Laryngeal Dynamics Laboratory
Academic/Teaching Appointments
- Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Titles
Memberships in Scholarly or Professional Societies
- The Acoustical Society of America
- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- The American Society of Biomechanics
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