Midwest Voice 2025
Join us for a celebration of all things Voice at the Midwest Voice Symposium.
Hosted by The University of Iowa, this year's event will take place on November 1st, 2025 in the beautiful beautiful and dynamic Voxman Music Building, with both in-person and online attendance options available.
2025 Keynote presentations will be from Dr. Alexis Davis Hazell, Dr. Thomas L. Carroll, Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott, and Dr. Jack J. Jiang.
This daylong conference dedicated to exploring the science, health, and art of the performing voice. While the symposium highlights the vibrant Midwest voice community, participants from across the country and beyond are warmly welcomed.
All registrations (in-person and zoom) will include a full day of presentations from industry leaders in voice science, pedagogy, and medicine. In-person registration will include refreshments during coffee breaks, and a catered evening meal with entertainment.
Midwest Voice is co-hosted by Dr. Eric Hunter and Dr. David Meyer, uniting the historic Iowa Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the pioneering Iowa School of Music. Faculty from Bioengineering, Education, Otolaryngology, and related fields will also contribute to this unique interdisciplinary event.
Call for Papers - Midwest Voice Symposium 2025
We invite researchers, clinicians, and performers to submit abstracts for the Midwest Voice Symposium, hosted by the University of Iowa on November 1, 2025, at the Voxman Music Building (with a virtual attendance option).
This one-day conference celebrates the intersection of voice science, health, and art. We welcome in-person, podium presentations on a wide range of topics, including:
- Voice production, acoustics, and biomechanics
- Clinical voice assessment and treatment
- Singing voice research and pedagogy
- Occupational voice and vocal health
- Innovations in voice technology and amplification
? Submission Guidelines:
- Abstracts: 400 words
- Deadline: September 15, 2025
- Notification of acceptance: Within one week of submission deadline
✅ How to Submit:
Submit details about your talk here in the abstract submission. We will use the this template for abstracts. The template shows the formatting of the finalized abstracts.
Join us in shaping this interdisciplinary event and sharing your work with a vibrant community of voice professionals and scholars.
Draft Agenda
Symposium Snapshot
- 7:30 am: Doors Open for Registration & Coffee
- 7:50 am: Welcome and Introduction
- 8:00 am: Presentations
- 11:55 am: Lunch on your own
- 1:30 pm: Presentations
- 6:00 pm: Dinner provided
- Evening social entertainment