V-BAL Research

Research and scientific production is one of the topics in which our fellows are immersed from the beginning of their stay. Since 2013, student researchers at V-BAL (as well as collaborating institutions) have co-written scientific papers and presented at many local and national conventions, including the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), The Fall Voice Conference, The Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), and the Voice Foundation.

Below is a select list of titles from the last 5 years. 

Refereed or Peer-Reviewed Publications

Student authors italicized and underlined; student-led research marked with asterisk (*); post-doctoral authors italicized.

* Castillo-Allendes A, Cantor-Cutiva LC, and Hunter EJ. (2021epub). Acoustic effects of vocal warm-up: A 7-week longitudinal case study. J Voice.   doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.09.030.

*Castillo-Allendes, A., Contreras-Ruston, F., Cantor-Cutiva, LC., Codino, J., Guzman, M., Malebran, C., ... & Behlau, M. (2021). Voice therapy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: guidelines for clinical practice. Journal of Voice, 35(5), 717-727.

Sierra-Polanco T, Cantor-Cutiva LC, Hunter EJ, and Bottalico P. (2021). Changes of voice production in artificial acoustic environments. Front Built Environ. 7(666152):71. doi: 10.3389/fbuil.2021.666152.

Cantor-Cutiva LC, Bottalico P, Nudelman C, Webster J, and Hunter EJ. (2019epub). Do voice acoustic parameters differ between bilingual English-Spanish speakers and monolingual English speakers during English productions? J Voice. S0892-1997(19)30172-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.08.009. PMID: 31526667. PMCID: PMC7069795.

Bottalico P, Codino J, Cantor-Cutiva LC, Marks K, Nudelman CJ, Skeffington J, Shrivastav R, Jackson-Menaldi MC, Hunter EJ, and Rubin AD. (2020). Reproducibility of voice parameters: The effect of room acoustics and microphones. J Voice. 34(3):320-334. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.10.016. Epub 2018 Nov 22. PMID: 30471944; PMCID: PMC6529301.

Dsouza H, Van Schyndel A, Pastrana J, Cao Y, Hunter EJ, Rakerd B, and Sepulveda N. (2020). Ferroelectret nanogenerators for loudspeaker applications: A comprehensive study. J Sound Vib. 468(115091): doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2019.115091.

* Rollins MK, Leishman TW, Whiting JK, Hunter EJ, and Eggett DL. (2019). Effects of added absorption on the vocal exertions of talkers in a reverberant room. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 145(2):775-83. DOI: 10.1121/1.5089891.

Bottalico P, Ipsaro Passione I, Astolfi A, Carullo A, and Hunter EJ. (2018). Accuracy of the quantities measured by four vocal dosimeters and its uncertainty. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 143(3):1591. DOI: 10.1121/1.5027816. PMID: 29604673.

* Banks RE, Bottalico P, and Hunter EJ. (2017). The effect of classroom capacity on vocal fatigue as quantified by the Vocal Fatigue Index. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 69(3) 85-93. DOI: 10.1159/000484558. PMID: 29232686.

Bottalico P, Passione II, Graetzer S, and Hunter EJ. (2017). Evaluation of the starting point of the Lombard Effect. Acta Acust United Acust. 103(1):169-172. DOI: 10.3813/AAA.919043. PMID: 28959175.

Cantor Cutiva LC, Bottalico P, Ishi CT, and Hunter EJ. (2017). Vocal fry and vowel height in simulated room acoustics. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 69(3):118-124. DOI: 10.1159/000481282. PMID: 29462822.

Hunter EJ and Banks RE. (2017). Gender differences in the reporting of vocal fatigue in teachers as quantified by the vocal fatigue index. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 126(12):813-818. DOI: 10.1177/0003489417738788. PMID: 29078706.

* Kopf L, Jackson-Menaldi C, Rubin AD, Skeffington J, Hunter EJ, Skowronski MD, and Shrivastav R. (2017). Pitch strength as an outcome measure for treatment of dysphonia. J. Voice. 31(6):691-696. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.01.016. PMID: 28318967.

Tanner K, Dromey C, Berardi ML, Mattei LM, Pierce JL, Wisco JJ, Hunter EJ, and Smith ME. (2017). Effects of voice-sparing cricotracheal resection on phonation in women. Laryngoscope. 127(9):2085-2092. DOI: 10.1002/lary.26429. PMID: 27882558.

Columns, Proceedings, & Lay Papers

Student authors italicized and underlined; student-led research marked with asterisk; post-doctoral authors italicized.

* Castillo-Allendes A, Delgado-Bravo M, Reyes A, Hunter EJ. (2021). Posture and phonation: suprahyoid, infrahyoid, and respiratory muscle activity during body position modifications. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL). p. 38.

Tucker B, Hedges S, Berardi M, and Hunter EJ. (2020). Acoustic changes of speech during the later years of life. Lay Paper. 179th ASA Meeting. Acoustics Virtually Everywhere.

* Berardi ML, Hunter EJ, and Gee KL. (2018). Spectral-normalization filter for subjective analysis of the aging voice. Proc. Meet. Acoust. (26)1. DOI: 10.1121/2.0000770. PMID: 31565148.

* Berardi M, Hunter EJ. and Ferguson SH. (2018). Talker age estimation using machine learning. Proc. Meet. Acoust. (30)1. 040014. DOI: 10.1121/2.0000921. PMID: 31666913.

Rakerd B, Hunter EJ, Berardi M, and Bottalico P. (2018). Assessing the acoustic characteristics of rooms: A tutorial with examples. Perspect ASHA Spec Interest Groups. 3(19):8-24. DOI: 10.1044/persp3.SIG19.8. PMID: 30775450.

Podium/Posters

Student authors italicized and underlined; student-led research marked with asterisk; post-doctoral authors italicized.

* Castillo-Allendes A, Searl J, and Hunter EJ. (Oct. 2021). Projections for the Assessment and Cross-system Therapies for Voice and Swallowing Disorders: A Scoping Review. 2021 Fall Voice Conference. Miami, FL.

* Castillo-Allendes A, Cantor-Cutiva L, and Hunter EJ. (Aug. 2021). Short-Term Vocal Effects from a Semi-Occluded Vocal Task: A Case Study. Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA) Symposium.

* Castillo-Allendes A, Cantor-Cutiva L, and Hunter EJ. (Aug. 2021). Trends in Scientific Publications on Voice Disorders among Teachers: a bibliometric analysis. Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA) Symposium.

* Castillo-Allendes A, Delgado M, Reyes A, and Hunter EJ. (Jun 2021). Posture and Phonation Suprahyoid, Infrahyoid, and Respiratory Muscle Activity during Body Position Modifications. 14th AQL Conference. Bogotá-Colombia.

Ferguson S, Morisak P, Thurston S, Willson K, and Hunter EJ. (Dec. 2020). Acoustic Characteristics of Conversational and Clear Speech Produced in Quiet and in Noise by Older Adults with Hearing Loss. 179th ASA Meeting. Acoustics Virtually Everywhere.

* Berardi M and Hunter EJ. (April 2020). “Vocal Performance and Vocal Effort: Understanding a Talkers Response to an Effort Goal.” Forum Acusticum 2020. Lyon, France. (Conference rescheduled due to COVID-19).

* Berardi M, Whitling S, and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2019). “Variability and Classification of Vocal Effort Using BORG CR-100 Scale.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Orlando, FL.

* Ford D, Banks R, and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2019). “Effects of Hydration on a Vocal Loading Task in Occupational & General Voice Users.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Orlando, FL.

* Banks R and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2019). “Quantifying Speech & Voice Impairment in Individuals with Concussion History.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Orlando, FL.

* Rollins M, Leishman TW, and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2019). “Effects of room acoustics on talkers: A use case for speech-acoustic signal processing in architectural acoustics.” 178th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. San Diego, CA.

Whitling S, Wang A, Berardi M, and Hunter EJ. (Aug. 2019). “Effects of Semi Occluded Vocal Tract Exercises on Self-Assessed Vocal Effort in Voice Healthy Individuals.” Pan-European Voice Conference. Copenhagen, Denmark.

* Berardi ML and Hunter EJ. (May 2019). “Individual Variation in Speech Accommodation to Vocal Fatigue.” 48th Annual Symposium of the Voice Foundation on the Care of the Professional Voice. Philadelphia, PA.

* Hunter EJ, Berardi ML, and Hunter EJ. (May 2019). “Perceptual and Acoustic Quantification of URI-based Voice Changes in a High Load Situation.” 48th Annual Symposium of the Voice Foundation on the Care of the Professional Voice. Philadelphia, PA.

* Hunter EJ and Hunter EJ. (March 2019). “Perceptual and Acoustic Quantification of Longitudinal Voice Changes during Upper Respiratory Infections in a Professional Voice User.” Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference. East Lansing, MI.

* Rockey KL and Hunter EJ. (March 2019). “Age, Speaking Rate and Vocal Effort.” Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference. East Lansing, MI.

Cantor Cutiva LC, Bottalico P, Nudelman C, Webster JM, and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2018). “Reliability of Judgments of Perceptual Assessment of Vocal Fry among Bilingual English-Spanish Speakers.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Boston, MA.

Ford D, Hunter EJ, Cantor Cutiva LC, and Tompkins E. (Nov. 2018). “Vocal Fatigue & Recovery Following Prolonged Reading Across Multiple Repeated Sessions.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Boston, MA.

Spray G, Nitzkin J, Cantor Cutiva LC, Chang SE, and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2018). “Articulatory Dynamics Differentiate Children Who Recover from Stuttering & Those Who Persist.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Boston, MA.

Cantor Cutiva LC, Banks R, Berardi M, Clawson R, Johnson B, Martinez S, and Hunter EJ. (2018 August). “From Vocal Effort to Vocal Fatigue. What Does the Literature Say?” International Conference on Voice Physiology and Biomechanics. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.

* Berardi ML, Staples JJ, Ferguson SH, and Hunter EJ. (May 2018). Speech Formant Changes Due to Repeated Measurements, Instruction and Simulated Environments Using Both Automated and Manual Feature Extraction. 175th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. Minneapolis, MN.

Clawson R, Johnson B, Martinez S, Banks R, Berardi M, Cantor Cutiva LC, and Hunter EJ. (March 2018). “Definitions of Vocal Fatigue, Vocal Effort, Vocal Performance, Vocal Strain, and Vocal Loading: A Bibliometric Revision.” Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association Annual Conference. Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Ferguson SH, Staples JJ, and Hunter EJ. (Dec. 2017). “Acoustic Features of Spontaneous and Read Conversational and Clear Speech Produced in Simulated Acoustic Environments.” 174th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. New Orleans, LA.

* Banks R, Kleinfeld M, Berardi M, and Hunter EJ. (Nov. 2017). “Identification of Individuals with mTBI Using Voice Analysis.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Convention. Los Angeles, CA.

* Banks R, Bottalico P, and Hunter EJ. (June 2017). “The Effect of Classroom Size and Capacity on Vocal Fatigue as Quantified by the Vocal Fatigue Index.” 173rd Acoustical Society of America. Boston, MA.

* Berardi M, Hunter EJ, and Ferguson SH. (June 2017). “Talker Age Estimation Using Machine Learning.” 173rd Acoustical Society of America and 8th Forum Acusticum. Boston, MA.

Morgan SD, Ferguson SH, and Hunter EJ. (June 2017). “Acoustic Features and Gender Differences in Clear and Conversational Speech Produced in Simulated Environments.” 173rd Acoustical Society of America. Boston, MA.