
Join Us in Iowa City!
Please come join us to celebrate all things Voice at the inaugural Midwest Voice.
The University of Iowa is hosting the first year of Midwest Voice on November 16th, 2024. The event will be held in Iowa City, Iowa at the beautiful and dynamic Voxman Music Building (an online option is available). This will be a daylong conference dedicated to the science, health, and art of the performing voice. While our focus is primarily on those in the Midwest of the US, all are welcome to join!
Keynote presentations from NATS President Alexis Davis Hazell, Chairman of the Voice Foundation Dr. Robert Sataloff, Dr. Ingo Titze, Lynn Helding, Dr. Peter Pabon, and Dr. Christian Herbst.
Registration is open!
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.
Registration options include (click to begin registration):
- For professionals, the in-person option will be $130 and the Zoom option will be $80.
- For students, the in-person option will be $25 and the Zoom option will be $20.
Midwest Voice will be hosted by the University of Iowa's own Dr. Eric Hunter and Dr. David Meyer. The combined efforts of the historic Iowa Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and the pioneering Iowa School of Music are bringing Iowa faculty from Bioengineering, Education, Otolaryngology and beyond to host this symposium.
Accommodations
The University of Iowa has a special rate with the Hyatt Place Iowa City Downtown, 255 E Court St, Iowa City, IA 52240 -- less than two blocks from the Voxman Music Building.
To get the special rate of $99 a night, free breakfast buffet, and parking at $9 a day on weekends, use the attached information.
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
- 7:00 pm: Travel to Opera
- 7:30 pm: Così Fan Tutte at the Coralville Performing Arts Center
Symposium Program and Abstracts
Draft Program, Draft Presentation Abstracts
Symposium Detailed Agenda
07:30am-07:50 am | Doors Open for Conference Registration and Coffee |
07:50am-08:00 am | Welcome and Introduction |
Keynote 08:00am-08:35 am | History and Impact of Voice and Speech Research at The University of Iowa and the Midwest Generally Ingo R. Titze |
08:40am-08:55 am 08:55am-09:10 am 09:10am-09:40 am 09:40am-09:55 am | Advancing Large-Scale Voice Research: Innovative Tools and Techniques for Data Collection and Analysis Eric J. Hunter, Mark L. Berardi |
Voice Matters: The Pathway to Identifying and Preventing Work-Related Voice Disorders Lady Catherine Cantor-Cutiva, Eric J. Hunter | |
Towards Comprehensive Upper-Airway Imaging Using Information Efficient MRI Methods Sajan Goud Lingala, Subin Erattakulangara, Rushdi Rusho, Swati Ramtilak, James Holmes, Eric Hoffman, Jarron Atha, Aiming Lu, Mahsa Rajba, Gary Christensen, David Meyer | |
“Tell Me How Much”, The Rationale for Doing VRP-Recording or Voice Mapping Peter Pabon | |
09:55am-10:30 am | Coffee Break |
Keynote 10:30am-11:05 am | Laryngology: State of the Art Robert Sataloff |
11:10am-11:25 am 11:25am-11:40 am 11:40am-11:55 am | Neurobiology of Voice Perception Chris Petkov |
Development of an Educational Program at the Interface of Music and Medicine – Music and Medicine on Monday Evgeniya Molotkova, Piper Wenzel, Brian Peterson, James Edel, Ryan Nguyen, Tammie Walker, Jeremy Manternach, Elise DesChamps, Ingo Titze, Kate Gfeller, Henry Hoffman | |
Research Directions in Functional Voice Disorders Miriam van Mersbergen | |
11:55am-01:30 pm | Lunch (on your own) |
Keynote 01:30pm-02:05 pm | The Constitution of Voice Knowledge Lynn Helding |
02:10pm-02:25 pm 02:25pm-02:40 pm 02:40pm-02:55 pm 02:55pm-03:10 pm | Singing in Virtual Reality: A Tool for Performance Preparation Yvonne Redman, Carly Wingfield, Charlie Nudelman, Pasquale Bottalico |
A Comprehensive Performing Arts Health Curriculum in the Choral Ensemble: Moving Beyond ‘Drink More Water’ Kourtney R. Austin | |
“Very Mindful, Very Demure”: Strategies for Engaging the 21st Century Voice Student through Sociolinguistic Competency Jeremiah Sanders, Thaddaeus Bourne | |
Intersections of Vocology and Group Singing Jeremy N. Manternach | |
03:10pm-03:40 pm | Coffee Break |
Keynote 03:40pm-04:15 pm | Human and Monkey Yodels – A Broader Perspective on Voice Registers Christian T. Herbst |
04:20pm-04:35 pm 04:35pm-04:50 pm 04:50pm-05:05 pm 05:05pm-05:20 pm | Do-It-Yourself Voice Dosimeter Device Pasquale Bottalico, Charles J. Nudelman, Yehya Sleiman Tellawi, Clarion Mendes |
Effects of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract Exercise (SOVTE) Tubes on Aerodynamic Threshold Measures in Self-Oscillating Vocal Fold Models Coupled to Realistic 3D-Printed Vocal Tracts Nicholas A. May, David P. Meyer, Ronald C. Scherer | |
Toward a Broader Analysis of the Singing Voice: Spectral Moment Analysis of a Synthesized Singing Voice Joshua D. Glasner, Joseph Hitchcock, Kayla Gautereaux | |
Breathing strategies for singing: Diagnosing and addressing hyperfunction David Meyer | |
Keynote 05:20pm-05:55 pm | From Sound to Well-being: Communicating the Benefits of Voice and Singing Research Alexis Davis Hazell |
6:00pm-07:00 pm | Dinner (provided in Voxman) |
07:00pm | Travel to Opera |
07:30pm | Così Fan Tutte at the Coralville Performing Arts Center |
