Katherine Verdolini Associate Professor, Communication Science and Disorders University of Pittsburgh Phone: (412) 383-6544 Email: kittie@csd.pitt.edu

D.Phil., Washington University Research Interests Dr. Verdolini is Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Her specialty within CSD is voice disorders and their treatment. Relevant for her membership in the CNBC, her Ph.D. is in Experimental Psychology-Cognitive Science, from Washington University in St. Louis (1991). A primary research interest is cognitive substrates of motor learning, and their relevance for voice and speech therapy models. Within this domain, her research has focused on explicit versus implicit memory phenomena within motor learning, for hand-eye coordination and voice tasks. A more recent interest has been the neurophysiological correlates of such memory phenomena, as assessed using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. She recently completed work on a K23 Award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders for her research in cognitive neuroscience, and currently holds an R01 Award from the same institution. Recent Publications Roth D, & Verdolini K. Occupational issues in voice problems. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Division 3 Perspectives on voice and voice disorders, 2003;13(1):8-14. . Roth D, & Verdolini K. Many methods for improved vocal results: a review of several commonly used structured voice therapy programs. Voice Talk (Canadian Voice Care Foundation), 2002;7:3-9. 27. Verdolini, K. (2004).. Voice Therapy for Adults. In R. Kent (Editor), MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorder (pp. 88-90), Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 26. Verdolini, K. (2004). Professional Voice Users: Occupational Risks for Voice Problems, Functional Consequences, and Voice Therapy. In R. Kent (Editor), MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders (pp. 95-98), Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 25. Roth D, Branski R, & Verdolini K. The body-voice connection. Voice Talk Canadian Voice Care Foundation) 2002;6:3-6. 24. Verdolini K. Learning Science Applied to Voice Training: The Value of Being “In the Moment.” Choral Journal, 2002; 42(7):47-51. (Note: This is near replication of article with same title indicated under item 17 in this section, above. No copyright concerns existed preventing a second publication of this invited paper in a different venue and different country. The replication is acknowledged.) 23. Verdolini K & Lee TD. Optimizing motor learning in speech interventions: Theory and practice. In: Sapienza C & Casper J (eds.), For clinicians by clinicians: Vocal rehabilitation in medical speech-language pathology. In press. Austin, Texas: Pro-Ed. 22. Verdolini K. Non-surgical voice rehabilitation. In Gluckman J, Ed., Renewal of certification study guide: Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (2nd ed). In press. American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall Hunt Publishing Co. 21. Hess M, Schade, G, Kobler J, Hillman R, Cheyne H, Verdolini K, & Ludwigs M. Doppelbelightungsstroboskopie [Double-lighting stroboscopy]. In M Gross (Ed.), Aktuelle phoniatrisch-paedaudiologische Aaspekte 2000/2001, 2001; Band 8; Median Verlag. 20. Verdolini K. Learning Science Applied to Voice Training: The Value of Being “In the Moment.” In O. Kähkönen (Ed.), International Congress of Voice Teachers Congress Book, Helsinki: ICVT 2001;114-123.