Ingo R. Titze

Education | Professional History | Honors and Awards | Memberships | Other Contributions to Instructional Programs | Books | Articles
Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations | University Service | Community Service

Educational and Professional History

Higher Education

1972 Ph.D. Physics Brigham Young University
1965 M.S.E.E E.E. and Physics (minor) University of Utah
1963 B.S. Electrical Engineering University of Utah

Professional and Academic Positions

1995-present UI Foundation
Distinguished Professor
Depts of Speech Path & Aud and School of Music University of Iowa
1994- Executive Director
(as consultant)
Wilbur James Gould Voice Center Denver Center for the
Performing Arts
1990-present Director National Center for Voice & Speech University of Iowa
1989-1994 Adjunct Professor Westminster Choir College Princeton, New Jersey
1984 1995 Professor Dept of Speech Path & Aud University of Iowa
1983-1994 Director of Research(as consultant) Recording and Research Center Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1979 1984 Associate Professor Dept of Speech Path & Aud University of Iowa
1978 Visiting Lecturer Dept Hearing/Speech Science University of Maryland
1977-1978 Consultant Dept Linguistics/Speech Analysis Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
1976-1979 Assistant Professor Sensory Communication Speech Comm. Research Gallaudet College Research Laboratory
1974 1976 Assistant Professor Department of Physics Univ. of Petroleum &
Minerals, Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia
1973 1974 Instructor in Physics Department of Physics Pomona College
1973 1974 Lecturer in Physics & Electrical Engineering (shared appointment) Depts of Physics & Electrical Engineering California State Polytech Univ.
1972 1973 Instructor of Physics Department of Physics Brigham Young University
1968-1969 Research Engineer The Boeing Company Seattle, WA
1965-1966 Research Engineer North American Aviation Tulsa, OK
1963 Summer Research Engineer

Argonne National Laboratory National Reactor Test Station

Arco, ID

Honors and Awards

2003 Karl Storz Lecture Award, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
2002 Willard R. Zemlin Lecture Award, American Speech Language Hearing Association
2001 Presidential Lecture, The University of Iowa
2000 NIDCD Advisory Council, appointment by Donna Shalala, DHHS Secretary
1999 Honorary Fellow, American Laryngological Association
1998 Telly Award, public service announcement
1998 University Forum Speaker, Brigham Young University
1997 Aurora Award for Excellence in Film and Video Industry
1996 American Laryngological Association Award
1996 Honored Alumnus, College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Brigham Young Univ.
1995 University of Iowa Regents Award
1995 UI Foundation Distinguished Professorship
1992 Who's Who Worldwide
1992 Fellow, American Speech Language Hearing Association
1992 Editor's Award, Speech Science, American Speech Language Hearing Association
1992 Featured on Television Documentary, NDR, Hamburg, Germany
1990 Quintana Award, The Voice Foundation
1989 National Distinguished Service Registry
1989 Who's Who in American Education
1989 Claude Pepper Award, National Institutes of Health
1988 Listed in Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals
1988 International Platform Association
1988 Citation by Dean for Excellence in Teaching at U. of Iowa
1986 Listed in Who's Who in America
1986 Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest
1986 Listed in American Men and Women of Science
1986 Part of a documentary on Quantum, The Science Series, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, produced and directed by Peter Hiscock
1985 Part of a nationally-aired feature on Voice Research, Cable News Network (CNN), Science and Technology Today series, produced by Charles Crawford
1985 Part of a documentary entitled "Figures of Speech" on the series Innovation, WNET (Public Television Network), produced by Duncan Scott
1985 Featured in article in Smithsonian Magazine
1984 Jacob Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
1984 The Gould Award for outstanding research in laryngeal physiology
1984 Panelist and site visitor, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences
1983 Fellow, Acoustical Society of America
1971 Member, Phi Kappa Phi
1970 Member, The Society of Sigma Xi
1969 NDEA Graduate Fellow
1964 Member, Eta Kappa Nu Engineering Society
1959 Josephone Bean Scholarship

Memberships

Acoustical Society of America
The Voice Foundation
National Association of Teachers of Singing
American Association of Phonetic Sciences
American Speech Language Hearing Association
International Association for Research in Singing
International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics
Collegium Medicorum Teatri
American Laryngological Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Other Contributions to Instructional Programs

a. Development of New Courses

1999-2000 Development of Summer Vocology Institute with Center for Credit Programs
and Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1997-1998 Development of new course, Voice Training and Rehabilitation
1995-1996 Development of new course, Biomechanics of Speech
1986-1988 Curriculum development for new program in Voice Therapy and Vocal Pedagogy
1982 Developed new course, 3:258, Digital Signal Processing
1980 Developed new course, Acoustics and Biomechanics of Speech
1979 1981 Developed new course, Principles of Voice Production, taught jointly with School of Music. Experimental Phonetics, repeated seminar on digital signal processing using ILS and VAX computer.

b. Video Tape and CD Productions

2000- “The World Within Your Voice”, video for network television.
2000- “A Voice From the Waves”, compact disk.
1997- “One Voice”, video PSA for television.
1996- “Voice Doctor”, video PSA for television.
1996- “Control Mechanisms of the Larynx Under Normal and Paralytic conditions”.
1-hour documentary video for Arizona Telerounds (satellite broadcast).
1995- “Animal Voices”, video PSA for television.

c. Educational Activities in Professional Voice and Vocal Performances

2004 Faculty Vocal Recital with Judy Coe, University of Colorado, Denver, King Center for the Performing Arts
2003 Discover Your Voice, Joint Faculty Recital, School of Music, with Katherine Eberle, April 9
2001 A School for Romance, Vocology Group recital, Iowa City, IA
1999 Singing: The Art and the Science, Weber State University, Ogden UT
1999 Baritone-Tenor Recital to Provide Scientific Look at the Singing Voice, University of Colorado-Boulder, Boulder, CA
1998 Pavarobotti: Voices of People and Machines, The Whitaker Foundation LaJolla, CA
1998 Parody of the Three Tenors, Berlin Opera House, German national Singing Teacher's Convention, Berlin Germany
1998 Vocal Extravaganza, Clapp Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1997 Birth of Pavarobotti, Adams Marck Hotel, NATS Convention, St. Louis, MO
1995 Songs and Science, Clapp Recital Hall, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1995 Voices of People and Machines, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
1993 Voices of People and Machines, Voice Foundation Meeting, Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
1993 Voices of People and Machines, McCormick Auditorium, Northwestern University
1993 Voices of People and Machines, Boettcher Concert Hall, Acoustical Society of America Meeting, Denver, CO
1992 Voices of People and Machines, University of North Texas
1987 Choral director, Iowa Regional L.D.S. (Mormon) Conference Choir, Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA
1985 Recital, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
1984 Mini-recital, 40th Anniversary Convention, National Association Teachers Singing, December, 1984, New Orleans
1983 Guest recital, School of Music, University of Iowa
1980 Soloist at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
1978 Leading Role in "Die Fledermaus," Fort Meade Theatre,Washington, D.C.
1977, 1978,
1979, 1980,
1981
Lecturer and vocalist at Juilliard Symposia, Care of the Professional Voice
1977, 1978 Soloist for Gallaudet College Commencement, National Shrine, Washington, D.C.
1974, 1975 Two song recitals, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
1971-present Private teacher of voice
1968 1969 Member of Seattle Opera Company and Seattle Chorale
1965-1966 Member of the Tulsa Opera Company

Scholarship

1. Publications or Creative Works

a. Refereed

Books

6. Titze, I.R., & Verdolini, K. (In preparation). Vocology. (National Center for Voice and Speech, expected December 2004)

5. Titze, I.R., & Alipour, F. (in preparation). The Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory of Phonation, (National Center for Voice and Speech, expected August 2003)

4. Titze, I.R. Principles of Voice Production, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall (1994).

3. Titze, I.R. (Ed.). Vocal Fold Physiology: Frontiers in Basic Science, San Diego: Singular Publishing Group (1992).

2. Sataloff, R.T. & Titze, I.R. (Eds.). Vocal Health and Science, Jacksonville, FL: The National Association of Teachers of Singing (1991).

1. Titze, I.R. & Scherer, R.C. (Eds.). Vocal Fold Physiology: Biomechanics, Acoustics, and Phonatory Control, Denver CO: Denver Center for the Performing Arts (1985).

Refereed Journal Articles

Please click here to open a link to view the current list of Dr. Titze’s publications on-line with the National Library of Medicine's website, PubMed:

Short Articles Published in a Regular Column

109. Titze, I.R. (2004). The Search for Efficient Voice Production: Where Is It Leading Us? J. of Singing 60(4), 277-278.

108. Titze, I.R. (2004). What is Meant by Nonlinear and Interactive in Voice Science? J. of Singing 60(3), 277-278.

107. Titze, I.R. (2003). More About Resonant Voice: Chasing the Formants But Staying Behind Them. J. of Singing. 59(5), 413-414.

106. Titze, I.R. and Jin, S.M. (2003). Is There Evidence of a Second Singer’s Formant?. J. of Singing 59(4), 329-331.

105. Brown, O.L. and Titze, I.R. (2002). Glottal Valving. J. of Singing. 59(2), 149-153.

104. Titze, I.R. (2002). Cells in Vibration: How Happy are They? J. of Singing. 48(3), 245.

103. Titze, I.R. (2002). How to use the flow resistant straws. J. of Singing. 58(5), 429-430.

102. Titze, I.R. (2001). Should vocal training follow vocal development in childhood? J. of Singing. 58(2), 161-162.

101. Titze, I.R. (2001). Edward Byrom’s reply to “Choir Warm-ups: How effective are they?”. J. of Singing. 58(1), 57-58.

100. Titze, I.R. (2001). The larynx and the ear—How well do they match?. J. of Singing. 47(5), 41-3.

99. Titze, I.R. (2001). The five best vocal warm-up exercises. J. of Singing, 57 (3), 51-52.

98. Titze, I.R. (2000). Phonation into a straw as a voice building exercise. J. of Singing, 57(1), 27-28.

97. Titze, I.R. (2000). Choir warm-ups: How effective are they? J. of Singing, 56(5), 31-32.

96. Titze, I.R. (2000). Fritz Wunderlich: The James Dean among tenors. J. of Singing, 56(4), 41-42.

95. Titze, I.R. (2000). Response to Oren Brown on use of falsetto. J. of Singing, 56(3), 53-54.

94. Titze, I.R. (1999). Engineering vocal fold tissues. J. of Singing, 56(1), 31-32.

93. Titze, I.R. (1999). Natural frequencies in our bodies. J. of Singing, 55(5), 27-29.

92. Titze, I.R. (1999). The use of low first formant vowels and nasals to train the lighter mechanism. J. of Singing, 55(4), 41-43.

91. Titze, I.R. (1998). What is a subharmonic? J. of Singing, 55(2), 35-36.

90. Titze, I.R. (1998). The wide pharynx. J. of Singing, 55(1), 27-28.

89. Titze, I.R. (1998). On the springiness and stickiness of vocal fold tissues. J. of Singing, 54(5), 35-36.

88. Titze, I.R.& Engelson, T. (1998). A modern day vocalist. J. of Singing, 54(4), 39-40

87. Titze, I.R. (1998). Five ingredients of a physiologically gifted voice. J. of Singing, 54(3), 45-46.

86. Titze, I.R. (1997). Are the corner vowels like primary colors? J. of Singing, 54(2), 35-37.

85. Titze, I.R. (1997). Normal modes of vibration. J. of Singing, 54(1), 35-36.

84. Titze, I.R. (1997). Noise in the voice. J. of Singing,53(5), 41-42.

83. Titze, I.R. (1997). Control of movement in one's body. J. of Singing, 53(4), 33-34.

82. Titze, I.R. (1997). Voice transformation. J. of Singing, 53(3), 31-32.

81. Titze, I.R. (1996). Tibetan chanting and harmonic singing. J. of Singing, 53(2), 31-32.

80. Titze, I.R. (1996). Why do we have a vocal ligament? J. of Singing, 53(1), 31-32.

79. Titze, I.R. (1996). The piriform sinuses. J. of Singing, 52(5), 25-26.

78. Titze, I.R. (1996). More on messa di voce. J. of Singing, 52(4), 31-32.

77. Titze, I.R. (1996). Lip and tongue trills---what do they do for us? J. of Singing,52(3), 51-52.

76. Titze, I.R. (1995). The lamina propria of the vocal cords. J. of Singing, 52(2), 41-44.

75. Titze, I.R. (1995). Speaking vowels versus singing vowels. J. of Singing, 52(1), 41-42.

74. Titze, I.R. (1995). The decade of imaging. J. of Singing, 51(5), 39.

73. Titze, I.R. (1995). Keeping it moist. J. of Singing, 51(4), 39-40.

72. Titze, I.R. (1995). Comments on Kiwi Electrician's scream. J. of Singing, 51(3), 33.

71. Titze, I.R. (1994). Singing: A story of training entrained oscillators. J. of Singing, 51(2), 25, 62.

70. Titze, I.R. (1994). Comments on "Jurassic squawks". J. of Singing, 51(1), 37.

69. Titze, I.R. (1994). A few thoughts about Longevity in singing. J. of Singing, 50(5), 35-36.

68. Titze, I.R. (1994). The Mariachi voice. J. of Singing, 50(4), 29-30.

67. Titze, I.R. (1994). Vocal melt-down in October/November. J. of Singing, 50(3), 31-32.

66. Titze, I.R. (1993). Raised versus lowered larynx singing. J. of Singing, 50(2)37-38.

65. Titze, I.R. (1993). Boosting the singer's formant in a concert hall. J. of Singing, 50(1), 39-40.

64. Titze, I.R. (1993). Warm-up exercises. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 49(5), 21-22.

63. Titze, I.R. (1993). Critical periods of vocal change: Advanced age. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 49(4), 27.

62. Titze, I.R. (1993). Critical periods of vocal change: Puberty. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 49(3), 24.

61. Titze, I.R. (1992). Critical periods of vocal change: Early childhood. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 49(2), 16-17.

60. Titze, I.R. (1992). Voice quality: Part II. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 49(1), 21.

59. Titze, I.R. (1992). Vocal quality: Part I. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 48(5), 21, 45.

58. Titze, I.R. (1992). Glottal resistance. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 48(4), 23, 51.

57. Titze, I.R. (1992). Messa di voce. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 48(3).

56. Titze, I.R. (1991). Chaos in vocal fold vibration. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 48(2), 16.

55. Titze, I.R. (1991). Some numbers to remember. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 48(2), 18, 38.

54. Titze, I.R. (1991). What can a power spectrum tell us about the voice? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 47(5), 18-19.

53. Titze, I.R. (1991). Phonation threshold pressure. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 47(4), 23.

52. Titze, I.R. (1991). Relations between acoustic power, intensity, loudness, and sound pressure level. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 47(3), 31.

51. Titze, I.R. (1990). A few thoughts about extended vocal techniques. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 47(2), 21,37.

50. Titze, I.R. (1990). The male high voice. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 47(1), 22-23.

49. Titze, I.R. (1990). Further interpretations of the silent "h" (or sigh) approach to voice initiation. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 46(5), 24.

48. Titze, I.R. (1990). A brief introduction to muscles. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 46(4), 16,21.

47. Titze, I.R. (1990). Vocology. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 46(3), 21-22.

46. Titze, I.R. (1989). The physiologic absurdity of choir arrangements. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 46(2), 18.

45. Titze, I.R. (1989). How to get a grant for research. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 46(1), 17,33.

44. Titze, I.R. (1989). The voice range profile. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 45(5), 15.

43. Titze, I.R. (1989). A word about words. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 45(4), 19-20.

42. Titze, I.R. (1989). Vocal efficiency. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 45(3), 31-34.

41. Titze, I.R. (1988). Control of voice fundamental frequency. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 45(2), 18-22.

40. Titze, I.R. (1988). Sources of irregularity in vocal fold vibration. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 45(1), 23.

39. Titze, I.R. (1988). Vocal tremor and vibrato. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 44(5), 21.

38. Titze, I.R. (1988). Subglottal resonances. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 44(4), 28-29.

37. Titze, I.R. (1988). Male-female differences in the larynx. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 45(1), 31.

36. Titze, I.R. (1987). Where can you find it? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 44(2), 19.

35. Titze, I.R. (1987). Some thoughts on the Strasbourg Conference. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 44(1), 22.

34. Titze, I.R. (1987). Open shop policy in the studio - an opinion. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 43(5).

33. Titze, I.R. (1987). Nasality in vowels. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 43(4), 34-35, 37.

32. Titze, I.R. (1987). Pressed voice: A problem for singers and speakers. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 43(3), 22.

31. Titze, I.R. (1986). Conserving airflow in singing. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 43(1), 32, 35.

30. Titze, I.R. (1986). Some notes on breath control in singing. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 43(2), 28.

29. Titze, I.R. (1986). High tech in the studio? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 42(5), 22.

28. Titze, I.R. (1986). Running and singing. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 42(4), 20-21, 40.

27. Titze, I.R. (1986). Voice qualities governed by the velum and the epiglottis. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 42(3), 24-25.

26. Titze, I.R. (1985, Nov/Dec). Standardization in voice research. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 42(2), 30-31.

25. Titze, I.R. (1985, Sept/Oct). Coordinated breathing and phonation. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Journal, 42(1), 22,45.

24. Titze, I.R. (1985, May/Jun). Biomechanics: The new frontier in research. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 41(5), 24.

23. Titze, I.R. (1985, Mar/Apr). Leading voice research laboratories outside the United States. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 41(4), 22 23.

22. Titze, I.R. (1985, Jan/Feb). Tension in the face and neck. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 41(3), 33.

21. Titze, I.R. (1984, Nov/Dec). Leading voice research laboratories in the United States. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 41(2), 29 30.

20. Titze, I.R. (1984, Sept/Oct). Registers (Some Iowa Corn). Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 41(1), 30.

19. Titze, I.R. (1984, May/Jun). Voice synthesis: Part II. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 40(5), 24.

18. Titze, I.R. (1984, Mar/Apr). Voice synthesis: Part I. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 40(4), 28.

17. Titze, I.R. (1984, Jan/Feb). Rules for modifying vowels. Nat Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 40(3), 30-31.

16. Titze, I.R. (1983, Nov/Dec). An additional look at vocal fatigue: Part II. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 40(2), 29 30.

15. Titze, I.R. (1983, Sept/Oct). A further look at vocal fatigue: Part I. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 40(1), 33.

14. Titze, I.R. (1983, May/June). Instrumentation for voice analysis. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 39(5), 29.

13. Titze, I.R. (1983, Mar/Apr). Vocal registers. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 39(4), 21 22.

12. Titze, I.R. (1983, Jan/Feb). Vocal fatigue. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 39(3), 22.

11. Titze, I.R. (1982, Nov/Dec). Some thoughts on airflow in singing. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 39(2), 32.

10. Titze, I.R. (1982, Sept/Oct). Random acoustic factors in voice production. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 39(1), 30,42.

9. Titze, I.R. (1982, May/June). Some thoughts on source system interdependence. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 38(5), 27 28.

8. Titze, I.R. (1982, Mar/Apr). Sensory feedback in voice production. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 38(4), 32 33.

7. Titze, I.R. (1982, Jan/Feb). Why is the verbal message less intelligible in singing than in speech? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 38(3), 37.

6. Titze, I.R. (1981, Nov/Dec). Shattering crystal goblets: The ultimate vocal prowess. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 38(2), 28 29.

5. Titze, I.R. (1981, Sept/Oct) What determines the elastic properties of the vocal folds and how important are they? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 38(1), 30 31.

4. Titze, I.R. (1981, May/June). Is there a scientific explanation for tone focus and voice placement? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 38(1), 26 27.

3. Titze, I.R. (1981, Mar/Apr). How can the vocal mechanism be tuned for maximum acoustic output power? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 37(4), 45 46.

2. Titze, I.R. (1981, Jan/Feb). What physical factors are involved in the relationship between vocal pitch and breath support? Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 37(3), 37.

1. Titze, I.R. (1980 Sept/Oct). Fundamental frequency scaling and voice classification. Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Bull., 37(1), 18-22.

Invited Lectures and Conference Presentations

a. International

2004 75h Annual Meeting of the German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Healthcare, Head and Neck Surgery, presentation entitled Clinical Relevance of Vocology, May 18-23, Bad Reichenhall, Germany
2003 Voice Symposium “The Educated Voice”: Science of Singing: How Artists and Researchers Vibrate in Harmony, November 29, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference 2003(SMAC03): The Voice as a Musical Instrument: Fundamental differences between man-made and biological designs, August 6-9, Stockholm, Sweden
2003 Pan European Voice Conference (PEVOC): The Human Voice at the Intersection of Art and Science, August, Graz, Austria
2003 British Voice Association Annual Meeting: The Larynx and the ear: How well do they match?, London, England
2003 Norwich Seminars: Physical and physiological understanding of vocal exercises, February, London, England
2001 Pan-European Voice Conference, Stockholm, Sweden
2001 Japan-Taiwan-Phillipine Otolaryngological Meeting, Taipei Taiwan
2000 A Celebration of the Human Voice, Millenium Symposium, New York, NY
2000 Third Round Table on Larynx and Videography, Jena, Germany
2000 Speech production Modeling Seminar, Kloster Sceon, Germany
2000 Austrian Voice Care Association, Salzburg, Austria
1999 Third Pan European Voice Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands
1999 Collequium Medicorum Theatri, Aspen, Colorado
1999 2nd World Voice Congress & 5th Internat’l. Symposium on Phonosurgery, Sao Paulo, Brazil
1997 Larynx '97, Marseille, France
1997 2nd Round Table, Erlangen, Germany
1997 PEVOC II, Regensburg, Germany
1997 International Congress of Voice Teachers, London, England
1997 International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics, Evanston, Illinois
1997 Collequium Medicorum Theatri, Paris, France
1996 1st World Voice Congress, Oporto, Portugal
1996 European Speech Communication Association Meeting, Cedex, France
1995 First World Congress, Oporto, Portugal, guest speaker
1995 Canadian Symposium on Voice Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, invited speaker
1995 The British Voice Association PEVOC Conference, keynote speaker, London, England
1995 Vocal Fold Physiology Conference, Sydney, Australia
1995 Third Australian Voice Symposium, Sydney, Australia
1994 Vocal Fold Physiology Conference, Kurume Japan
1994 Third International Congress of Voice Teachers, Auckland, New Zealand, invited speaker
1993 Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, invited speaker
1992 Symposium D'Audiophonologie, Besancon, France, invited speaker
1992 Collegium ORLAS, Cairo, Egypt, keynote speaker
1991 20th Anniversary of Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, invited speaker
1991 International Congress of Voice Teachers, Philadelphia, PA, invited speaker
1991 Special Symposium on Voice, ARO, St. Petersburg, FL, invited speaker
1990 Music, Language, Speech & the Brain Conference, invited speaker, Stockholm, Sweden
1990 Assessment of Speech and Voice Production Conference, NIH, Bethesda MD, invited
1990 Symposium on videostrobolaryngoscopy, Key West, FL, invited speaker
1989 Sixth Vocal Fold Physiology Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, invited speaker
1988 Special Face-to-Face meeting of Voice Committee of International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics, Hanover, Germany
1987 Fifth Vocal Fold Physiology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, invited speaker
1987 International Congress of Voice Teachers, Strasbourg, France, conference organizer and invited guest lecturer
1985 Symposium on Voice Acoustics and Dysphonia, Gotland, Sweden, invited speaker
1985 Invited discussant, doctoral defense for Johan Liljencrantz, Stockholm, Sweden
1985 ENT department, Groningen, The Netherlands, invited speaker and guest of Dr. Harm Schutte
1985 Fourth International Voice Physiology Conference, New Haven, invited speaker
1984 International Conference on the Biology of Music Making, Denver, Colorado, invited speaker and session chairman
1984 NATS AOTOS Summer Workshop, Dartington Hall, Devon, England, invited speaker for voice workshop
1983 International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands, invited speaker
1983 August, Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, invited speaker
1981 International Conference on Vocal Physiology, Madison, Wisconsin. Sponsored by The Voice Foundation
1980 International Conference on Physiology of Voice Production, Kurume, Japan. Sponsored by The Voice Foundation and Japanese government
1979 International Conference on Assessment of Vocal Pathology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
1979 Ninth International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark

b. National

2004 Annual Symposium Care of the Professional Voice, The Voice Foundation, presentation entitled Twitch & Tetanic Properties of Canine Abduction/Adduction Laryngeal Muscles and presentation entitled Voice Training with Semi-Occluded Vocal Tracts: Practice & Scientific Underpinnings, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Acoustical Society of America 147th Meeting, presentation entitled Speed, Accuracy, and Stability of Laryngeal Movement in Singing, New York, New York
2004 Symposium Engineering the Better Voice at the University of South Alabama: four presentations entitled The Physiologically Gifted Voice: How the rest of Us Cope to Sound Good and Stay Healthy; The Five Best Vocalises; Voice Simulation: The Tool for the 21st Century Singing Teacher; Myoelastic-Aerodynamic Theory of Phonation, Mobile, Alabama
2004 The Hans von Leden, MD Symposium on Voice Care, presentation entitled Vocology: The Science and Practice of Vocal Habilitation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Annual Symposium Care of the Professional Voice, The Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2003 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting: Science as a Way of Life, presentation entitled “Human and Animal Vocalization: Making Sound with Biological Tissue”, Denver, CO
2002 Willard Zemlin Lecture, Speech Language & Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA
2002 NIDCD Council, Bethesda, MD
2000 Voice Care Symposium, Philadelphia, PA
2000 New York singing Teachers Association, Annual Meeting, New York, NY
2000 American Laryngological Voice & Research Education Meeting, New York, NY
1999 American Speech, Language and Hearing Association, San Francisco, CA
1999 S. Richard Silverman Lecturer ?Voices of People and Machines, Central Institute for the Deaf, St. Louis
1999 Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
1998 Acoustical Society of America, Seattle WA, invited speaker
1998 University of Utah, invited lecturer, Salt Lake City, UT
1998 American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, San Antonio, TX
1998 Brigham Young University, invited lecturer, Provo, UT
1998 Brigham Young University, guest lecturer, campus-wide forum, Provo, UT
1997 Minnesota Academy of Otolaryngology, Minneapolis, MN
1997 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Musicality: The Seashore Symposium, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1997 Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
1997 SPIE Medical Imaging '97, Newport Beach, CA
1996 Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
1996 SPIE Medical Imaging '96, Newport Beach, CA
1996 Speech Motor Control Meeting, Amelia Island, FL
1996 Conservatory Voice Symposium, Cincinnati, OH
1996 American Laryngology Association Meeting, Orlando, FL
1996 National Association of Teachers of Singing, St. Louis, MO
1996 Acoustical Society of America, Honolulu, Hawaii
1996 Neurolaryngology Symposium, Washington DC
1996 American Academy of Otolaryngology, Arlington, VA
1996 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington DC
1996 American Speech Language Hearing Association Conference, Seattle, WA
1995 Voice Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
1995 American Speech Language Hearing Association Conference, Orlando, FL
1995 Washington University Physics Colloguim, St. Louis, guest speaker
1995 Acoustical Society of America, St. Louis, MO
1994 Symposium, Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia PA, invited speaker
1994 CoMeT Congress, Santa Fe, NM, invited speaker
1994 Grand Rounds, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
1994 Ruth Becky Irwin Series Lecturer & Distinguished Lecture Series, Ohio State University
1994 AAO-HNS Foundation Meeting, San Diego, CA
1993 Campus-wide lecturer "Voices of People and Machines", University of North Texas
1993 Texas Music Educators Assoc. "Voices of People and Machines", San Antonio, TX
1993 Presentation to NIDCD Council, Washington, DC
1992 Presentation to NIDCD Council, Washington, DC
1992 Phonosurgery Conference, Madison, Wisconsin
1992 Paul Moore Lecture, Voice Care Symposium, Philadelphia
1992 Scientist's Institute for Public Information (SIPI), guest lecturer, Research, Triangle, NC
1992 Campus-wide lecturer "Voices of People and Machines", University of Iowa
1990 Conference on Neurolaryngology, invited speaker, UCLA, California
1990 Videostrobolaryngoscopy Conference, invited speaker, Key West, Florida
1990 Voices of Humans and Machines, BYU Campus Forum Lecture, Provo, UT
1990 NIH Conference on Assessment of Speech & Voice Disorders, invited speaker, Bethesda, MD
1990 Symposium, Case of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, invited speaker
1989 Pacific Voice Conference, San Francisco, invited speaker, modeling voice dysphonias
1989 Control of Pitch and Register, Nat. Assoc. Teachers Singing Convention, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Iowa Choral Teachers Association, Annual Convention, invited guest speaker
1989 Symposium, Care of the Professional Voice, invited speaker
1989 Voices of Humans and Machines, Univ. of Northern Iowa Colloquium, Cedar Falls, IA
1988 Westminster College, Princeton, N.J., three-day course on the science of voice production
1988 Symposium, Care of Professional Voice, Columbia University, New York, invited speaker
1988 Update on high quality speech synthesis, invited talk at U.S. West Advanced Technologies, Denver, Colorado
1988 Pacific Voice Conference, San Francisco, invited speaker
1987 Guest speaker at Northwest Junior High School on Bicentennial Celebration of U.S. Constitution, Iowa City, IA
1987 Cincinnati Conservatory and Cincinnati University Otolaryngology Dept., two invited lectures on voice production.
1987 Presentation on Voice Synthesis to corporate officers of U.S. West Telecommunications, Denver, CO
1987 Lectures on "Voice Acoustics" and "Vocal Fatigue" at University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1986 Regional National Association Teachers Singing meeting, guest lecturer, Cornell College, IA
1986 Regional ASHA conference, Seattle, Washington, two invited lectures on voice physiology and assessment of voice disorders
1986 Visit to Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, to relate sports medicine to voice care
1985 Iowa Acoustics Colloquium, guest lecturer
1985 Workshop in Voice Training and Vocal Health, St. Cloud, Minnesota, invited lecturer
1984 Iowa Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, invited keynote speaker for general session, Feb. 25, Univ. of Iowa
1983 Mini Seminar on Excised Larynx Studies, ASHA Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, with Cooper, Scherer, and Perlman
1983 Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Conference, invited speaker
1983 National Assoc. for Teachers of Singing (NATS) Conference, Minneapolis, invited speaker
1983 Conference on Physiology and Biophysics of Voice at University of Iowa, invited speaker
1982 Brigham Young University, Physics Department Colloquium Speaker
1982 Continuing Education Seminar at University of Iowa
1982 Guest speaker in honor of W.J. Gould, Denver Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
1981 Iowa Conference on Acoustics, Iowa City, Iowa
1981 John Hopkins Univ., J.F. Kennedy Center, Speech Department Seminar, Baltimore, MD
1981 Peabody Conservatory of Music Colloquium Speaker, Baltimore, Maryland
1981 University of Maryland, Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences Seminar
1981 Continuing Education Seminar at University of Iowa
1980 Mini seminar on models of the larynx at ASHA Convention in Detroit, Michigan
1980 University of Iowa Physics Department Colloquium Series
1980 Illinois State University, Department of Speech Pathology, scheduled seminar, Normal, IL
1979 Western Maryland University, guest lecture series.
1979 American Association of Phonetic Sciences, Salt Lake City
1978 Juilliard School of Music, Symposium on Care of Professional Voice, New York City
1978 American Association of Phonetic Sciences, San Francisco
1977 Center for Research on Psychology of Deafness, Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C.
1976 Brigham Young University, Physics Department Colloquium, Provo, Utah
1976 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Linguistics and Speech Analysis Department and Acoustics Research Department combined seminar
1976 Washington Area Acoustic Research Group, regular lecture series, Washington, D.C.
1976 Western Maryland University, Speech and Hearing Department Seminar
1975 Pahlavi University, Shiraz, Iran, energy conference
1975 Univ. of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Engineering & Physics Colloquium
1974 Brigham Young University, Physics Department Seminar, Provo, Utah

Service

University

a. University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

1975-76 Goals and Objectives Committee
Chairman, Research Committee

1974-75 Curriculum Committee
Public Relations Committee

b. Gallaudet College, Washington, D.C.

1977 78 Chairman, Graduate School Colloquium Committee

c. University of Iowa

1998-present Distinguished Professorships Committee (College of Liberal Arts)
1998-present Chair of Voice Faculty Search Committee
1996-present Graduate Recruiting and Funding Committee
1996-present Admissions Committee
1994-present Lectures and Awards Committee
1995-1996 Computer Committee
1994-1995 Chair of Lectures and Awards Committee
1994-1995 Search Committee for Voice Disorders Position
1993-1995 Curriculum Committee
1991-1993 Experimental Subjects Review Committee
1989-1990 Development of Vocology specialty track in M.A. curriculum
1988 Chair of Search Committee for Voice Disorders position
1985 Developmental Leave (Stockholm, Sweden, and Denver, CO)
1983-1986 Computer Committee member
1987 Coordinator of Proseminar
1984 Committee on Faculty Review Procedures
1984 Committee on Recruitment of Students
1984 Curriculum Development of Doctoral Program in Vocal Pedagogy and Voice Therapy, together with Schools of Music and Theatre Arts
1983 Search Committee for faculty position
1982 Acting Chairman, Computer Committee
1982 Host of Ida Beam Visiting Professor Gunnar Fant
1982 Appeared on state wide Health Beat radio program discussing Vocal Health
1981 Chairman, Search Committee for the Voice Position
1980 1981 Development of doctoral program in vocal pedagogy in conjunction with School of Music
1980 1981 Development of monthly voice clinic in conjunction with otolaryngologist and clinical staff at Iowa
1979 1981 Ad hoc committees on brochure/student recruitment, neurophysiology courses, physics courses, doctoral program

Community

a. Editorial

1986-present Editorial Board Member, The Journal of Voice

1985-present Associate Editor, The National Association of Teachers Singing Journal

1984-present Editorial Consultant, Speech Communication (approximately one paper per year)

1983-present Editorial Consultant, Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology (approximately 3 papers per year)

1979-present Reviewer, approx. 3 papers per year for Associate Editor of Musical Acoustics,
J. Acoust. Soc. Am.

1979-present Reviewer, approx. 4 papers per year for Associate Editor of Speech Communication,
J. Acoust. Soc. Am.

1986-1992 Editorial Board Member, Medical Problems of Performing Artists Journal

1981-1987 Editorial Consultant to Associate Editor, Speech Science, J. Speech Hear. Res. (approximately 4 papers per year)

1981-1979 Editorial Consultant to Associate Editor, Neuropathology, J. Speech Hear. Res. (approximately 4 papers per year)

1980-1987 Director of Publications, International Association for Experimental Research in Singing

1992 Internal Reviewer, Department of Exercise Science, University of Iowa

1989 External Reviewer, University of Arizona Speech and Hearing Science Program

1986 Section Editor, Fifth Vocal Fold Physiology Conference Proceedings, Tokyo, Japan

1985 Section Editor, Proceedings of Conference on Voice Acoustics and Dysphonia, Gotland, Sweden

1985 Section Editor, Fourth Vocal Fold Physiology Conference, New Haven, Connecticut.

1981 Section Editor for proceedings of Second Vocal Physiology Conference, Madison, Wisconsin

1980 Section Editor for book, Vocal Fold Physiology (Kurume, Japan, Conference)

b. National Institutes of Health Extramural Program

2000-present Council Member, National Institute on Deafness and Other communication Disorders

1998-1999 Re-organization of Behavioral Research Study Sections, Member of Task force, Center for Scientific Review

1988-1989 Chairman of Voice Panel, National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Task Force for National Strategic Research Plan

1986-1990 Member of Sensory Disorders and Language Study Section, 4-year term, approx. 40-50 grant reviews per year

1978-1985 Special reviewer for Sensory Disorders and Language (CMS) Study Section and Communicative Disorders Program Project Review Group, approx. one application or site visit per year

c. Major Conference Organizations

2002 Chairman and Host, International Congress of Voice Physiology and Biomechanics, Denver, Colorado

2002 (Sept) Technical Committee, International Conference on Speech and Language Processing, Denver, Colorado

1998 Co-chairman of special session, opera houses and opera singers, joint meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and International Congress of Acoustics, Seattle, Washington

1996 Chairman of special session on musical acoustics, Acoustical Society of America convention, Honolulu, Hawaii

1990 Chairman of Voice Science Session, International Conference of Voice Teachers, Philadelphia

1990 Appointed Chairman of Seventh International Vocal Fold Physiology Conference, Denver, CO

1988 Chairman of Scientific Exhibits, ASHA convention, Boston, Mass. Assignment was not completed because of back injury.

1988 Chairman of special session on Synthesis of the Singing Voice, Acoustical Society of America convention, Seattle, WA, May, 1988

1987 Chairman of Voice Science session, National Association of Teachers of Singing Convention, San Antonio, TX, December, 1987

1986 Session Chairman and organizer, International Congress of Voice Teachers, Strasbourg, France

1986 Chairman of Special Focus Session, Source and Vocal Tract Acoustics, One Hundred and Eleventh Meeting of Acoustical Society of America, Cleveland, OH, May, 1986

1985 Session Chairman, Conference on Voice Acoustics and Dysphonia, Gotland, Sweden

1984 Chairman and organizer of three special sessions on the Voice Research at National Association for Teachers of Singing Convention, New Orleans

1983 Chairman and organizer of special session on Singing Voice for One Hundred and Fifth Meeting of Acoustical Society of America, Cincinnati, held jointly between Musical Acoustics and Speech Communication

1983 Chairman and organizer of special session on Voice Research at National Association for Teachers of Singing Convention in Minneapolis

1983 Session Chairman, National Association of Teachers of Singing Convention

1983 Session Chairman, Conference on the Biology of Music Making, Denver

1981 Conference Chairman for Third International Voice Physiology Conference, held at the University of Iowa in 1983, in conjunction with Musical Acoustics Conference

d. Committees and Boards

2004-2007 American Association for the Advancement of Science, representative to Section Committee of the AAAS Section on Physic (B)

1996-present Organizing Committee, International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics

1990-present Publications Board, Journal of Voice

1987-present Technical Committee, Musical Acoustics, The Acoustical Society of America

1986-present Member of Standards Committee, International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics

1985-present Publications Board, National Association of Teachers of Singing Journal

1979-present Board Member, Scientific Advisory Board, The Voice Foundation, New York

1994-1995 Establishment of Australian National Voice Center

1989-1992 Member of Medals and Awards Committee, Acoustical Society of America

1987-1992 Member of ASHA-NATS Committee on Voice

1984-1990 Board Member, National Advisory Board, Institute for Advanced Study of the Communication Processes (IASCP)

1983-1990 Nominating Committee, American Association of Phonetic Sciences

1982-1990 Chairman of Liaison Committee between National Association of Teachers of Singing, The Voice Foundation, and ASHA

1980-1982 Assistant Director for Basic Research, National Association for Teachers of Singing

1978-1996 Member of Standing Organizing Committee, International Vocal Physiology Conferences

1973-1982 Technical Committee, Musical Acoustics, the Acoustical Society of America

1986 Councillor, American Association of Phonetic Sciences

1985 Chairman of Nominating Committee, American Association of Phonetic Sciences

1985 Board Member, Advisory Board, American Apprentice Opera Company

1983 Member of subcommittee to study Vocal Registers, Collegium Medicorum Teatri, international organization on medicine in the theatre arts

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