Muscle Proteomics
Dr. Mary Sandage is currently engaging in collaborative research with colleagues at New York University and Stanford University aimed at examining intrinsic laryngeal skeletal-muscles that are vital for airway protection and producing voice for effective communication.
Predictors of Vocal Fitness
Doctoral candidate, Mariah Morton, who is co-advised through the School of Kinesiology, is investigating the metabolic response of a vocal function task and determining if exercise performance measures are predictors of vocal ability and vocal fatigue. She is expected to graduate with her PhD in Spring 2024.
First-Generation antihistamine use and voice function: A preliminary study
Graduate Thesis student, Rebecca J. Hall, is currently in the data collection phase of her thesis project aimed at examining first-generation antihistamine use and voice function in a within participant repeated measures design to analyze how drying medication affect the larynx.
The Influence of Diet on Vocal Fatigue in Performers: A Survey
Graduate Thesis student, Laine Fletcher, is investigating whether professional voice users with restrictive animal product intake (meat, fish, dairy, eggs) report higher levels of perceived vocal fatigue. This is based on the knowledge that animal products supply the body with creatine, a source of energy for skeletal muscles.
Vocal Function and Upper Airway Temperature in Individuals with Asthma versus Controls
Undergraduate Research Fellow, Annie Pauley, is investigating vocal function and upper airway temperature differences between individuals with asthma who regularly take a maintenance inhaler versus healthy individuals.