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  1. Comparing the Effects of Sensory Tricks on Voice Symptoms in Patients With Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Vocal Tremor

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, February 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Kristina Simonyan, Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer

  2. Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia Versus Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Examining the Utility of Automated Acoustic Analysis to Detect Task Dependency as a Distinguishing Feature

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, September 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  3. Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System: Content and Criterion Validity Across Evidence-Based Voice Therapies for Muscle Tension Dysphonia

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, April 2024, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Ph.D. Joseph R Duffy

  4. Prevalence of Anxiety as a Variable in Treatment Outcomes for Individuals With Chronic Refractory Cough

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, December 2023, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, Dr Akiko Okifuji, Krishna Sundar, Dr. Nelson Roy, Miranda Wright

  5. Relationships Among Personality, Daily Speaking Voice Use, and Phonotrauma in Adult Female Singers

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Katherine Marks, Dr. Nelson Roy

  6. Personality in Children With Vocal Fold Nodules: A Multitrait Analysis

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, October 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  7. Voice Therapy According to the Rehabilitation Treatment Specification System: Expert Consensus Ingredients and Targets

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, September 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Ph.D. Joseph R Duffy, Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, Lisa Kelchner, Brian Petty, Dr. Nelson Roy

  8. Acoustic Variability in the Healthy Female Voice Within and Across Days: How Much and Why?

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, August 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Lauren Shnowske

  9. A Field-Based Approach to Establish Normative Acoustic Data for Healthy Female Voices

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, March 2021, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Lauren Shnowske

  10. Voice Disorders in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and the Role of CPAP

    Article • Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, December 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  11. Epidemiology of Swallowing Disorders in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Quality of Life Burden

    Article • Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology, June 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  12. Exploring the Clinical Utility of Relative Fundamental Frequency as an Objective Measure of Vocal Hyperfunction

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, October 2016, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  13. Manual laryngeal reposturing as a primary approach for mutational falsetto

    Article • The Laryngoscope, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  14. Otolaryngology utilization of speech-language pathology services for voice disorders

    Article • The Laryngoscope, August 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  15. A Taxonomy of Voice Therapy

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, May 2015, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Joseph C Stemple

  16. Dialectical Effects on Nasalance: A Multicenter, Cross-Continental Study

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, February 2015, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  17. Exploring the Relationship Between Spectral and Cepstral Measures of Voice and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI)

    Article • Journal of Voice, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  18. Frequency and factors associated with use of videolaryngostroboscopy in voice disorder assessment

    Article • The Laryngoscope, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  19. The value of the Acoustic Voice Quality Index as a measure of dysphonia severity in subjects speaking different languages

    Article • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  20. Automated acoustic analysis of task dependency in adductor spasmodic dysphonia versus muscle tension dysphonia

    Article • The Laryngoscope, October 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  21. Factors influencing referral of patients with voice disorders from primary care to otolaryngology

    Article • The Laryngoscope, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  22. Assessing factors related to the pharmacologic management of laryngeal diseases and disorders

    Article • The Laryngoscope, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  23. Comparing nebulized water versus saline after laryngeal desiccation challenge in Sjögren's Syndrome

    Article • The Laryngoscope, May 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  24. Evidence-Based Clinical Voice Assessment: A Systematic Review

    Article • American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, May 2013, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Daryush Mehta, Dr. Nelson Roy, Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer

  25. Laryngeal Reinnervation for Paralytic Dysphonia in Children Younger Than 10 Years

    Article • Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, December 2012, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  26. Epidemiology of Voice Disorders in Teachers and Nonteachers in Brazil: Prevalence and Adverse Effects

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  27. Voice Health and Vocal Education

    Article • August 2012

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  28. Optimal dose–response relationships in voice therapy

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, May 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  29. The impact of laryngeal disorders on work-related dysfunction

    Article • The Laryngoscope, May 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  30. Direct health care costs of laryngeal diseases and disorders

    Article • The Laryngoscope, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  31. Prevalence and causes of dysphonia in a large treatment-seeking population

    Article • The Laryngoscope, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  32. Case-control study of risk factors for spasmodic dysphonia: A comparison with other voice disorders

    Article • The Laryngoscope, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  33. Voice Disorders in Teachers

    Article • Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, July 2011, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  34. Denervation of the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve: laryngeal and phonatory features

    Article • Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  35. Personality and Voice Disorders

    Article • Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, March 2011, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  36. Nebulized Isotonic Saline Versus Water Following a Laryngeal Desiccation Challenge in Classically Trained Sopranos

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2010, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  37. Differential diagnosis of muscle tension dysphonia and spasmodic dysphonia

    Article • Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, June 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  38. The Acoustic Voice Quality Index: Toward improved treatment outcomes assessment in voice disorders

    Article • Journal of Communication Disorders, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  39. Differential diagnosis of muscle tension dysphonia and adductor spasmodic dysphonia using spectral moments of the long-term average spectrum

    Article • The Laryngoscope, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  40. Acoustic measurement of overall voice quality: A meta-analysis

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, November 2009, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  41. Estimating dysphonia severity in continuous speech: Application of a multi-parameter spectral/cepstral model

    Article • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, November 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  42. An in vivo model of external superior laryngeal nerve paralysis

    Article • The Laryngoscope, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  43. Outcomes Measurement in Voice Disorders: Application of an Acoustic Index of Dysphonia Severity

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, April 2009, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  44. Exploring the phonatory effects of external superior laryngeal nerve paralysis: An In vivo model

    Article • The Laryngoscope, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  45. Articulatory changes in muscle tension dysphonia: Evidence of vowel space expansion following manual circumlaryngeal therapy

    Article • Journal of Communication Disorders, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  46. Speech Motor Control and Chronic Back Pain: A Preliminary Investigation

    Article • Pain Medicine, January 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  47. Differential Diagnosis of Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia and Muscle Tension Dysphonia Using Phonatory Break Analysis

    Article • The Laryngoscope, December 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  48. Ansa-RLN reinnervation for unilateral vocal fold paralysis in adolescents and young adults

    Article • International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  49. Articulatory Changes Following Treatment of Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Preliminary Acoustic Evidence

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, February 2008, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  50. Assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal tension in hyperfunctional voice disorders

    Article • International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  51. The Effects of Three Nebulized Osmotic Agents in the Dry Larynx

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, June 2007, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  52. Epidemiology of Voice Disorders in the Elderly: Preliminary Findings

    Article • The Laryngoscope, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Joseph C Stemple

  53. Behavioral Characteristics of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules

    Article • Journal of Voice, March 2007, Elsevier

    Sean M Redmond, Dr. Nelson Roy

  54. Toward Improved Differential Diagnosis of Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia and Muscle Tension Dysphonia

    Article • Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  55. Treatment Outcomes Research: A Response to Ryan (2006)

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2006, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  56. Assessing Stuttering Treatment Without Assessing Stuttering? A Response to Reitzes and Snyder (2006)

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2006, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  57. Lidocaine Block of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia: A Multidimensional Assessment

    Article • The Laryngoscope, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  58. Toward the development of an objective index of dysphonia severity: A four‐factor acoustic model

    Article • Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  59. Velopharyngeal Port Status During Classical Singing

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, December 2005, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  60. Revisiting the Pitch Controversy: Changes in Speaking Fundamental Frequency (SFF) After Management of Functional Dysphonia

    Article • Journal of Voice, December 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  61. Voice Disorders in the General Population: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Occupational Impact

    Article • The Laryngoscope, November 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  62. Acoustic Prediction of Voice Type in Women with Functional Dysphonia

    Article • Journal of Voice, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  63. Intensive Stuttering Modification Therapy

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, June 2005, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  64. Spectral Moments of the Long-term Average Spectrum: Sensitive Indices of Voice Change After Therapy?

    Article • Journal of Voice, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  65. Task Specificity in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia Versus Muscle Tension Dysphonia

    Article • The Laryngoscope, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  66. Replication, Randomization, and Clinical Relevance

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, April 2004, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy, Joseph C Stemple

  67. An evaluation of the effects of three laryngeal lubricants on phonation threshold pressure (PTP)

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  68. Functional dysphonia

    Article • Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, June 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  69. Voice, Speech, and Swallowing Outcomes in Laser-Treated Laryngeal Cancer

    Article • The Laryngoscope, June 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  70. Evaluating Treatments for Teachers With Voice Disorders: Recent Evidence from Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) Research

    Article • Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, March 2003, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  71. The ChatterVox™ Portable Voice Amplifier

    Article • Journal of Voice, December 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  72. Personality and voice disorders: A multitrait-multidisorder analysis

    Article • Journal of Voice, December 2000, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  73. Cognitive Functioning in Depression

    Article • August 2000, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  74. Personality Traits and Psychological Factors in Voice Pathology

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, June 2000, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  75. Self-Organizing Map for the Classification of Normal and Disordered Female Voices

    Article • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, April 1999, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  76. Rigid endoscopy for monitoring indirect vocal fold injection

    Article • The Laryngoscope, October 1998, Wiley

    Dr. Mary J Sandage, Dr. Nelson Roy

  77. Manual circumlaryngeal techniques in the assessment and treatment of voice disorders

    Article • Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, June 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  78. Manual circumlaryngeal therapy for functionaldysphonia: An evaluation of short- and long-term treatment outcomes

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 1997, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy

  79. Effects of the manual laryngeal musculoskeletal tension reduction technique as a treatment for functional voice disorders: Perceptual and acoustic measures

    Article • Journal of Voice, September 1993, Elsevier

    Dr. Nelson Roy