UT Voice Lab

04/17/2026

The UT Voice Lab Director Dr. Rosemary Lester-Smith gave a talk at the HAAM workshop in honor of World Voice Day!

04/17/2026

We know World Voice Day was yesterday (April 16th) but we wanted to celebrate it today too! Happy World Voice Day, everyone! Remember to care for your voice now and always!

03/20/2026

We’re still recruiting! Please email [email protected] if interested!

Researchers in the Voice Lab at The University of Texas at Austin invite listeners with normal hearing to participate in a study of voice. The goal of the study is to optimize voice assessment for speakers with voice disorders. Participants will complete hearing tests and will listen to and rate voice recordings. Participants will be compensated. Please see the study flyer for details.

02/25/2026

Researchers in the Voice Lab at The University of Texas at Austin invite listeners with normal hearing to participate in a study of voice. The goal of the study is to optimize voice assessment for speakers with voice disorders. Participants will complete hearing tests and will listen to and rate voice recordings. Participants will be compensated. Please see the study flyer for details.

10/25/2025

It was a busy and fulfilling week in voice at UT! Thanks to everyone who supported the Dysphonia International Walk for Talk and Guest Speaker Program and the UT Speech and Hearing Center voice screenings for singers in the Butler School of Music! We are so fortunate to have a community supporting singers and speakers with voice disorders in Austin!

04/29/2025

We are so grateful to the UT Voice Lab students and faculty for providing screenings and referrals at our 4th Annual Voice Screening Clinic! 🗣️

This is a unique opportunity made possible by our partnership with the UT Speech and Hearing Center. Graduate students get valuable clinical experience, musicians get their voices screened, and HAAM provides the venue for an important clinic - what we call a win-win-win. Special shout-out to Vocodojo for providing vocal training while musicians waited for appointments! Over half of our membership identify as vocalists, and we love having the opportunity to serve them.

04/29/2025

Researchers in the Voice Lab at The University of Texas at Austin invite trained singers to
participate in a study of voice. The goals of the study are to understand how speakers control
their voice and to develop therapy that improves vocal control. Participants will complete
hearing tests, cognitive tests, and voice recordings while they perform different speaking tasks.
Nasolaryngoscopy may also be performed. Participation requires attending up to two in-person
session in the UT Voice Lab in Austin, TX. Please see the study flyer for details.

04/16/2025

Today (April 16th) is World Voice Day! 📣🗣🎤

This year’s theme, "Empower Your Voice," aligns perfectly with the UT Voice Lab’s mission: to understand and enhance voice production for everyone. In our lab, we work on understanding and treating neurological voice disorders, with the goal of helping people to communicate effectively and confidently. Your voice is unique and deserves care!
Join us in celebrating vocal health today and every day.

02/13/2025

The Austin Dysphonia Support Group leader shares her experiences being diagnosed and treated for a neurological voice disorder on KWTX.

https://www.kwtx.com/2025/01/28/finding-your-voice-understanding-spasmodic-dysphonia/

Thank you, Rose, for sharing your story and for supporting speakers with dysphonia in Austin.

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