Abstract

The purpose of dissemination is to distribute information to the general public about care of the voice as well as prevention, detection and treatment of voice and speech disorders. Methods for reaching the public include the use of media (electronic and print), educational presentations (workshops, seminars and lectures), interactive exhibits, and shared information with other professional organizations dedicated to voice care, speech and training.The general goal of technology transfer project is to disseminate technology in the form of products (software/hardware), or to develop technical meetings and workshops among developers and researchers. In the past five years, this project has been limited to promoting technologies that have been targeted at the acoustic voice analysis community.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Type
Comprehensive Center (P60)
Project #
5P60DC000976-09
Application #
6104381
Study Section
Project Start
1998-09-01
Project End
1999-08-31
Budget Start
1997-10-01
Budget End
1998-09-30
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Iowa
Department
Type
DUNS #
041294109
City
Iowa City
State
IA
Country
United States
Zip Code
52242

  Publications

Robin, Donald A; Jacks, Adam; Hageman, Carlin et al. (2008) Visuomotor tracking abilities of speakers with apraxia of speech or conduction aphasia. Brain Lang 106:98-106
Palmer, Phyllis M; Jaffe, Debra M; McCulloch, Timothy M et al. (2008) Quantitative contributions of the muscles of the tongue, floor-of-mouth, jaw, and velum to tongue-to-palate pressure generation. J Speech Lang Hear Res 51:828-35
Ballard, K J; Robin, D A (2007) Influence of continual biofeedback on jaw pursuit-tracking in healthy adults and in adults with apraxia plus aphasia. J Mot Behav 39:19-28
Luschei, Erich S; Ramig, Lorraine O; Finnegan, Eileen M et al. (2006) Patterns of laryngeal electromyography and the activity of the respiratory system during spontaneous laughter. J Neurophysiol 96:442-50
Solomon, Nancy Pearl; Robin, Donald A (2005) Perceptions of effort during handgrip and tongue elevation in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 11:353-61
Kuehn, David P; Moon, Jerald B (2005) Histologic study of intravelar structures in normal human adult specimens. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 42:481-9
Solomon, Nancy Pearl (2004) Assessment of tongue weakness and fatigue. Int J Orofacial Myology 30:8-19
Ramig, Lorraine Olson; Fox, Cynthia; Sapir, Shimon (2004) Parkinson's disease: speech and voice disorders and their treatment with the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment. Semin Speech Lang 25:169-80
Ritchie, Justine M; Smith, Elaine M; Summersgill, Kurt F et al. (2003) Human papillomavirus infection as a prognostic factor in carcinomas of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Int J Cancer 104:336-44
Finnegan, Eileen M; Luschei, Erich S; Barkmeier, Julie M et al. (2003) Synchrony of laryngeal muscle activity in persons with vocal tremor. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:313-8

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