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Cara Stepp, PhD

Professor

Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

PhD, Harvard University
SM/ScM, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SB/ScB, Smith College

Websites

	Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Faculty
	Stepp Lab for Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering
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Dr. Stepp is the director of the STEPP LAB for Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering at Boston University. Her research uses engineering tools to rehabilitate disordered sensorimotor function of voice and speech. Her long-term research goal is to extend current and novel therapeutic advances to the speech system, improving current treatment alternatives.

Dr. Stepp specializes in voice and speech disorders, integrating speech science, computer science, and engineering to improve diagnosis and rehabilitation of communication-based challenges. She is a past NSF CAREER Award and PECASE recipient, with multiple active federal grants supporting her research, and is a past Peter Paul Career Development Professor. She has published 2 book chapters and more than 100 articles in science and health journals.

Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

BU Research
NIH RePORTER Research

Project 2 - Sensorimotor mechanisms of vocal hyperfunction
04/17/2023 - 03/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital NIH NIDCD
5P50DC015446-07

Comprehensive Assessment of Speech Physiology and Acoustics in Parkinson's Disease Progression
02/02/2023 - 01/31/2028 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5R01DC020867-03

The Lombard effect in muscle tension dysphonia: mechanistic and clinical characterization
09/15/2024 - 09/14/2027 (Key Person / Mentor)
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5F31DC021863-02

Advance Research Training in Communication Sciences Disorders
07/01/2021 - 06/30/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5T32DC013017-10

Objective Measures for Clinical Assessment of Voice Disorders
08/05/2021 - 05/31/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5R01DC015570-10

Articulatory and prosodic sensorimotor adaptation in speaker-listener interactions
04/01/2023 - 03/31/2026 (Key Person / Mentor)
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5F31DC021080-03

Effects of exogenous testosterone therapy on communication in gender diverse speakers
12/01/2021 - 03/20/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5R01DC020061-04

An RCT of a telemedicine intervention for hypokinetic dysarthria in PD
02/15/2021 - 02/14/2025 (PI)
VA Boston Healthcare System

Effect of producing a desired fundamental frequency on measures of vocal hyperfunction in transgender speakers
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2024 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Nichole Houle
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5F32DC020627-02

Validation of an Automated Acoustic Outcome Measure for Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia
08/10/2022 - 08/09/2024 (Key Person / Mentor)
PI: Katherine L. Marks Hartigan, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Communication Disorders
5F32DC020349-02

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Title

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj
2025	Comprehensive assessment of speech physiology and acoustics in Parkinson's disease progression	5R01DC020867-03
2025	Effects of exogenous testosterone therapy on communication in gender diverse speakers	5R01DC020061-04
2025	Sensorimotor mechanisms of vocal hyperfunction	5P50DC015446-08-6213
2025	Objective Measures for Clinical Assessment of Voice Disorders	5R01DC015570-10
2025	Advanced Research Training in Communication Sciences and Disorders	5T32DC013017-10
2024	Comprehensive assessment of speech physiology and acoustics in Parkinson's disease progression	5R01DC020867-02
2024	Effects of exogenous testosterone therapy on communication in gender diverse speakers	5R01DC020061-03
2024	Sensorimotor mechanisms of vocal hyperfunction	5P50DC015446-07-6213
2024	Objective Measures for Clinical Assessment of Voice Disorders	5R01DC015570-09
2024	Advanced Research Training in Communication Sciences and Disorders	5T32DC013017-09

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Kapsner-Smith MR, Rosenzweig J, Wilcox H, Bhatt N, Giliberto JP, Max L, Eadie TL, Stepp CE. Volitional Control of Frequency and Intensity in Speakers With and Without Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Sep 10; 1-13. PMID: 40928935

Vojtech J, Toles LE, Buckley DP, Stepp CE. Capturing the Intraspeaker Heterogeneity of Vocal Hyperfunction Using Spatiotemporal Indices of Relative Fundamental Frequency. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Sep 10; 68(9):4220-4235.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 40829026; PMCID: PMC12453020; DOI: 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-25-00138;

Buckley DP, Stepp CE, Vojtech J. Normative Thresholds for Acoustic Estimates of Relative Fundamental Frequency. J Voice. 2025 Jul 23.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 40707271; PMCID: PMC12313291; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.07.006;

Kapsner-Smith MR, Gill A, Muzila A, Polyakova T, Rubeski A, Kline J, Stepp CE, Vojtech J. Validation of a Python-Based Graphical User Interface for Calculation of Relative Fundamental Frequency. J Voice. 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40681381; PMCID: PMC12367289; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.06.031;

Frankford SA, Stepp CE. Acoustic Correlates of Timing Typicality in Speakers With Parkinson's Disease. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Aug 12; 68(8):3861-3868.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Frankford, Saul

PMID: 40679375; PMCID: PMC12384891; DOI: 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00712;

Best V, Duque T, Abur D, Stepp CE. Convergent evidence for a pitch deficit in hyperfunctional voice disorders. JASA Express Lett. 2025 Jul 01; 5(7). PMID: 40622205; PMCID: PMC12238932; DOI: 10.1121/10.0037107;

Madoule MD, Marks KL, Nagle KF, Kirchgessner E, Gill A, Kline JC, Vojtech JM, Stepp CE. Qualitative Analysis of Speech-Language Pathologists' Voice Evaluation Practices and Perspectives. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2025 Jul 10; 34(4):2244-2259. PMID: 40587371; PMCID: PMC12270841; DOI: 10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00417;

Eadie TL, Sauder CL, Marks KL, Knutson M, Wilson E, Chiang E, Jacobson B, Stepp CE. Minimal Detectable Change of Experienced and Novice Listeners' Ratings of Overall Severity of Voice Quality in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Jul 08; 68(7):3119-3132. PMID: 40512965; PMCID: PMC12263194; DOI: 10.1044/2025_JSLHR-24-00829;

Buckley DP, Dahl KL, Norotsky RL, Sauder C, Tracy LF, Stepp CE. Are Auditory-Perceptual Evaluations of Dysphonia by Experienced Voice Clinicians Affected by Knowledge of Speaker Race? Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2025 May 06; 34(3):1341-1351.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 40227135; PMCID: PMC12083754; DOI: 10.1044/2025_AJSLP-24-00355;

Weerathunge HR, Vojtech J, Dunsmuir CJ, Cocroft SJ, Díaz-Cádiz ME, McKenna V, Stepp CE. Characterization of Vocal Motor Control Using Laryngeal Kinematics in Individuals With Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Apr 08; 68(4):1743-1757. PMID: 40106413

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Tomassi NE, Turashvili DM, Williams A, Walsh B, Stephen EP, Stepp CE. Investigating Cognitive Load and Autonomic Arousal During Voice Production and Vocal Auditory-Motor Adaptation. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2025 Apr 08; 68(4):1634-1653.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Stephen, Emily

PMID: 40080887

Pan AY, Grail GPO, Albert G, Groll MD, Stepp CE, Arnocky SA, Hodges-Simeon CR. What Contributes to Masculine Perception of Voice Among Transmasculine People on Testosterone Therapy? J Voice. 2025 Feb 08. PMID: 39924373

Sauder CL, Marks KL, Meyer TK, Giliberto JP, Knutson M, Wilson E, Stepp CE, Eadie TL. Patient-Perceived Vocal Effort Immediately Following Voice Tasks in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia (ADLD). J Voice. 2024 Dec 05. PMID: 39643552; PMCID: PMC12137678; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.11.022;

Marks KL, Frankford SA, Cocroft SJ, Lonergan S, Díaz Cádiz ME, Stepp CE. The Prevalence of Creak Across Breath Groups in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia. J Voice. 2024 Nov 19.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Frankford, Saul

PMID: 39567268

Dahl KL, Balz MA, Cádiz MD, Stepp CE. How to Efficiently Measure the Intelligibility of People With Parkinson's Disease. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2025 Jan 07; 34(1):70-84. PMID: 39475678; PMCID: PMC11745308; DOI: 10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00080;

Howerton CE, Buckley DP, Dahl KL, Stepp CE. The Effects of Speaker Head Posture on Auditory Perception of Vocal Masculinity. J Voice. 2024 Sep 20.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 39306495

Frankford SA, Estrada A, Stepp CE. Contributions of Speech Timing and Articulatory Precision to Listener Perceptions of Intelligibility and Naturalness in Parkinson's Disease. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Sep 12; 67(9):2951-2963.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Frankford, Saul

PMID: 39116309; PMCID: PMC11427422; DOI: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00802;

Dahl KL, Cádiz MD, Zuk J, Guenther FH, Stepp CE. Controlling Pitch for Prosody: Sensorimotor Adaptation in Linguistically Meaningful Contexts. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Feb 12; 67(2):440-454. PMID: 38241671; PMCID: PMC11000799; DOI: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00460;

Dragicevic DA, Dahl KL, Perkins Z, Abur D, Stepp CE. Effects of a Concurrent Working Memory Task on Speech Acoustics in Parkinson's Disease. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2024 Jan 03; 33(1):418-434. PMID: 38081054; PMCID: PMC11001185; DOI: 10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00214;

Norotsky RL, Dahl KL, Cocroft S, Sauder C, Tracy LF, Stepp CE. Does Implicit Racial Bias Affect Auditory-Perceptual Evaluations of Dysphonic Voices? J Voice. 2023 Dec 07.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 38065808; PMCID: PMC11156794; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.11.023;

Kapsner-Smith MR, Abur D, Eadie TL, Stepp CE. Test-Retest Reliability of Behavioral Assays of Feedforward and Feedback Auditory-Motor Control of Voice and Articulation. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Jan 08; 67(1):34-48. PMID: 37992404; PMCID: PMC11000789; DOI: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00038;

Marks KL, Dahl KL, Stepp CE. The Impact of Foreign Language Accent on Expert Listeners' Auditory-Perceptual Evaluations of Dysphonia. Laryngoscope. 2024 May; 134(5):2272-2276. PMID: 37942827; PMCID: PMC11006577; DOI: 10.1002/lary.31160;

Houle N, Feaster T, Mira A, Meeks K, Stepp CE. Sex Differences in the Speech of Persons With and Without Parkinson's Disease. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2024 Jan 03; 33(1):96-116.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Houle, Nichole

PMID: 37889201; PMCID: PMC11000784; DOI: 10.1044/2023_AJSLP-22-00350;

Miller HE, Kearney E, Nieto-Castañón A, Falsini R, Abur D, Acosta A, Chao SC, Dahl KL, Franken M, Heller Murray ES, Mollaei F, Niziolek CA, Parrell B, Perrachione T, Smith DJ, Stepp CE, Tomassi N, Guenther FH. Do Not Cut Off Your Tail: A Mega-Analysis of Responses to Auditory Perturbation Experiments. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2023 Nov 09; 66(11):4315-4331.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Smith, Dante

PMID: 37850867; PMCID: PMC10715843; DOI: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00315;

Abur D, Hillman RE, Stepp CE. Auditory-Motor Function Pre- and Post-Therapy in Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: A Case Series. J Voice. 2023 Sep 14. PMID: 37716889

MacLellan LE, Stepp CE, Fager SK, Mentis M, Boucher AR, Abur D, Cler GJ. Evaluating Camera Mouse as a computer access system for augmentative and alternative communication in cerebral palsy: A case study. Assist Technol. 2024 May 03; 36(3):217-223.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Cler, Gabriel

PMID: 37699111; PMCID: PMC10927611; DOI: 10.1080/10400435.2023.2242893;

Smith KM, Demers-Peel M, Manxhari C, Stepp CE. Voice Acoustic Instability During Spontaneous Speech in Parkinson's Disease. J Voice. 2023 Jul 25. PMID: 37500359; PMCID: PMC10808279; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.06.004;

Buckley DP, Abur D, Stepp CE. Normative Values of Cepstral Peak Prominence Measures in Typical Speakers by Sex, Speech Stimuli, and Software Type Across the Life Span. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2023 Jul 10; 32(4):1565-1577.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 37257202; PMCID: PMC10473385; DOI: 10.1044/2023_AJSLP-22-00264;

Aaron AS, Abur D, Volk KP, Noordzij JP, Tracy LF, Stepp CE. The Relationship Between Pitch Discrimination and Fundamental Frequency Variation: Effects of Singing Status and Vocal Hyperfunction. J Voice. 2025 Jul; 39(4):1076-1084.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Noordzij, J.
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 36754684; PMCID: PMC10405643; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.01.008;

Marks KL, Díaz Cádiz ME, Toles LE, Buckley DP, Tracy LF, Noordzji JP, Grillone GA, Stepp CE. Automated Creak Differentiates Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia and Muscle Tension Dysphonia. Laryngoscope. 2023 Oct; 133(10):2687-2694.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel
Grillone, Gregory
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 36715109; PMCID: PMC10387123; DOI: 10.1002/lary.30588;

Dahl KL, Stepp CE. Effects of Cognitive Stress on Voice Acoustics in Individuals With Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2023 Jan 11; 32(1):264-274. PMID: 36516470; PMCID: PMC10023146; DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00204;

Frankford SA, Marks KL, Feaster TF, Doyle PC, Stepp CE. Symptom Expression Across Voiced Speech Sounds in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia. J Voice. 2025 Mar; 39(2):567.e23-567.e30.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Marks Hartigan, Katherine
Frankford, Saul

PMID: 36424240; PMCID: PMC10199961; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.10.002;

Serry MA, Stepp CE, Peterson SD. Exploring the mechanics of fundamental frequency variation during phonation onset. Biomech Model Mechanobiol. 2023 Feb; 22(1):339-356. PMID: 36370231; PMCID: PMC10369356; DOI: 10.1007/s10237-022-01652-8;

Groll MD, Peterson SD, Zañartu M, Vojtech JM, Stepp CE. Empirical Evaluation of the Role of Vocal Fold Collision on Relative Fundamental Frequency in Voicing Offset. J Voice. 2025 Mar; 39(2):345-352. PMID: 36336485; PMCID: PMC10154433; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.09.016;

Marks KL, Feaster TF, Baker S, Díaz-Cádiz ME, Doyle PC, Stepp CE. Spectral Aggregate of the High-Passed Fundamental Frequency and Its Relationship to the Primary Acoustic Features of Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 Nov 17; 65(11):4085-4095.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Marks Hartigan, Katherine

PMID: 36198059; PMCID: PMC9940896; DOI: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-22-00157;

Castro C, Prado P, Espinoza VM, Testart A, Marfull D, Manriquez R, Stepp CE, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Zañartu M. Lombard Effect in Individuals With Nonphonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction: Impact on Acoustic, Aerodynamic, and Vocal Fold Vibratory Parameters. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 Aug 17; 65(8):2881-2895. PMID: 35930680; PMCID: PMC9913286; DOI: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00508;

Groll MD, Dahl KL, Cádiz MD, Welch B, Tracy LF, Stepp CE. Resynthesis of Transmasculine Voices to Assess Gender Perception as a Function of Testosterone Therapy. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 Jul 18; 65(7):2474-2489.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 35749662; PMCID: PMC9584127; DOI: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00482;

Weerathunge HR, Voon T, Tardif M, Cilento D, Stepp CE. Auditory and somatosensory feedback mechanisms of laryngeal and articulatory speech motor control. Exp Brain Res. 2022 Aug; 240(7-8):2155-2173. PMID: 35736994; PMCID: PMC10749495; DOI: 10.1007/s00221-022-06395-7;

Weerathunge HR, Alzamendi GA, Cler GJ, Guenther FH, Stepp CE, Zañartu M. LaDIVA: A neurocomputational model providing laryngeal motor control for speech acquisition and production. PLoS Comput Biol. 2022 06; 18(6):e1010159.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Cler, Gabriel

PMID: 35737706; PMCID: PMC9258861; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010159;

Dahl KL, François FA, Buckley DP, Stepp CE. Voice and Speech Changes in Transmasculine Individuals Following Circumlaryngeal Massage and Laryngeal Reposturing. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2022 May 10; 31(3):1368-1382.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 35394801; PMCID: PMC9567379; DOI: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00245;

Vojtech JM, Stepp CE. Effects of Age and Parkinson's Disease on the Relationship between Vocal Fold Abductory Kinematics and Relative Fundamental Frequency. J Voice. 2024 Sep; 38(5):1008-1022. PMID: 35393167; PMCID: PMC9532464; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.03.007;

Weerathunge HR, Tomassi NE, Stepp CE. What Can Altered Auditory Feedback Paradigms Tell Us About Vocal Motor Control in Individuals With Voice Disorders? Perspect ASHA Spec Interest Groups. 2022 Jun; 7(3):959-976. PMID: 37397620; PMCID: PMC10312128; DOI: 10.1044/2022_persp-21-00195;

Kapsner-Smith MR, Díaz-Cádiz ME, Vojtech JM, Buckley DP, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Tracy LF, Noordzij JP, Eadie TL, Stepp CE. Clinical Cutoff Scores for Acoustic Indices of Vocal Hyperfunction That Combine Relative Fundamental Frequency and Cepstral Peak Prominence. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 Apr 04; 65(4):1349-1369.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel
Noordzij, J.
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 35263546; PMCID: PMC9499364; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00466;

Tomassi NE, Weerathunge HR, Cushman MR, Bohland JW, Stepp CE. Assessing Ecologically Valid Methods of Auditory Feedback Measurement in Individuals With Typical Speech. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 01 12; 65(1):121-135. PMID: 34941381; PMCID: PMC9153919; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00377;

Abur D, Perkell JS, Stepp CE. Impact of Vocal Effort on Respiratory and Articulatory Kinematics. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 01 12; 65(1):5-21. PMID: 34843405; PMCID: PMC9150749; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00323;

Buckley DP, Vojtech JM, Stepp CE. Relative Fundamental Frequency in Individuals with Globus Syndrome and Muscle Tension Dysphagia. J Voice. 2024 May; 38(3):612-618.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 34823980; PMCID: PMC9124719; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.10.013;

Abur D, Subaciute A, Daliri A, Lester-Smith RA, Lupiani AA, Cilento D, Enos NM, Weerathunge HR, Tardif MC, Stepp CE. Feedback and Feedforward Auditory-Motor Processes for Voice and Articulation in Parkinson's Disease. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 12 13; 64(12):4682-4694. PMID: 34731577; PMCID: PMC9150666; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00153;

Dahl KL, Weerathunge HR, Buckley DP, Dolling AS, Díaz-Cádiz M, Tracy LF, Stepp CE. Reliability and Accuracy of Expert Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice via Telepractice Platforms. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2021 11 04; 30(6):2446-2455.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 34473568; PMCID: PMC9132030; DOI: 10.1044/2021_AJSLP-21-00091;

Abur D, Subaciute A, Kapsner-Smith M, Segina RK, Tracy LF, Noordzij JP, Stepp CE. Impaired auditory discrimination and auditory-motor integration in hyperfunctional voice disorders. Sci Rep. 2021 06 23; 11(1):13123.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Noordzij, J.
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 34162907; PMCID: PMC8222324; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92250-8;

Weerathunge HR, Segina RK, Tracy L, Stepp CE. Accuracy of Acoustic Measures of Voice via Telepractice Videoconferencing Platforms. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 07 16; 64(7):2586-2599.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Tracy, Lauren

PMID: 34157251; PMCID: PMC8632479; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00625;

Tomassi NE, Castro ME, Timmons Sund L, Díaz-Cádiz ME, Buckley DP, Stepp CE. Effects of Sidetone Amplification on Vocal Function During Telecommunication. J Voice. 2023 Jul; 37(4):553-560.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel

PMID: 33992477; PMCID: PMC8586047; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.03.027;

Serry MA, Stepp CE, Peterson SD. Physics of phonation offset: Towards understanding relative fundamental frequency observations. J Acoust Soc Am. 2021 05; 149(5):3654. PMID: 34241131; PMCID: PMC8163514; DOI: 10.1121/10.0005006;

Kapsner-Smith MR, Opuszynski A, Stepp CE, Eadie TL. The Effect of Visual Sort and Rate Versus Visual Analog Scales on the Reliability of Judgments of Dysphonia. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 05 11; 64(5):1571-1580. PMID: 33909472; PMCID: PMC8608224; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00623;

Vojtech JM, Cilento DD, Luong AT, Noordzij JP, Diaz-Cadiz M, Groll MD, Buckley DP, McKenna VS, Noordzij JP, Stepp CE. Acoustic Identification of the Voicing Boundary during Intervocalic Offsets and Onsets based on Vocal Fold Vibratory Measures. Appl Sci (Basel). 2021 May; 11(9).View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel
Noordzij, J.

PMID: 36188437; PMCID: PMC9524108; DOI: 10.3390/app11093816;

Groll MD, Hablani S, Stepp CE. The Relationship Between Voice Onset Time and Increase in Vocal Effort and Fundamental Frequency. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 04 14; 64(4):1197-1209. PMID: 33820431; PMCID: PMC8608153; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00505;

Park Y, Wang F, Díaz-Cádiz M, Vojtech JM, Groll MD, Stepp CE. Vocal fold kinematics and relative fundamental frequency as a function of obstruent type and speaker age. J Acoust Soc Am. 2021 04; 149(4):2189. PMID: 33940922; PMCID: PMC8018794; DOI: 10.1121/10.0003961;

Dahl KL, Stepp CE. Changes in Relative Fundamental Frequency Under Increased Cognitive Load in Individuals With Healthy Voices. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2021 04 14; 64(4):1189-1196. PMID: 33788635; PMCID: PMC8608166; DOI: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00134;

Cler GJ, Perkell JS, Stepp CE. Oral configurations during vowel nasalization in English. Speech Commun. 2021 May; 129:17-24.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Cler, Gabriel

PMID: 34621100; PMCID: PMC8492006; DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2021.02.005;

Hodges-Simeon CR, Grail GPO, Albert G, Groll MD, Stepp CE, Carré JM, Arnocky SA. Testosterone therapy masculinizes speech and gender presentation in transgender men. Sci Rep. 2021 02 10; 11(1):3494. PMID: 33568701; PMCID: PMC7876019; DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82134-2;

Abur D, MacPherson MK, Shembel AC, Stepp CE. Acoustic Measures of Voice and Physiologic Measures of Autonomic Arousal During Speech as a Function of Cognitive Load in Older Adults. J Voice. 2023 Mar; 37(2):194-202. PMID: 33509665; PMCID: PMC8310524; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2020.12.027;

Park Y, Cádiz MD, Nagle KF, Stepp CE. Perceptual and Acoustic Assessment of Strain Using Synthetically Modified Voice Samples. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020 12 14; 63(12):3897-3908. PMID: 33151770; PMCID: PMC8608200; DOI: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00294;

Lester-Smith RA, Daliri A, Enos N, Abur D, Lupiani AA, Letcher S, Stepp CE. The Relation of Articulatory and Vocal Auditory-Motor Control in Typical Speakers. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020 11 13; 63(11):3628-3642. PMID: 33079610; PMCID: PMC8582832; DOI: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00192;

Hillman RE, Stepp CE, Van Stan JH, Zañartu M, Mehta DD. An Updated Theoretical Framework for Vocal Hyperfunction. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2020 11 12; 29(4):2254-2260. PMID: 33007164; PMCID: PMC8740570; DOI: 10.1044/2020_AJSLP-20-00104;

Rohlfing ML, Buckley DP, Piraquive J, Stepp CE, Tracy LF. Hey Siri: How Effective are Common Voice Recognition Systems at Recognizing Dysphonic Voices? Laryngoscope. 2021 07; 131(7):1599-1607.View Related Profiles.

Stepp, Cara
Buckley, Daniel
Piraquive, Jacquelyn
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PMID: 32949415; PMCID: PMC9009156; DOI: 10.1002/lary.29082;

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McKenna VS, Hylkema JA, Tardif MC, Stepp CE. Voice Onset Time in Individuals With Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: Evidence for Disordered Vocal Motor Control. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2020 02 26; 63(2):405-420. PMID: 32013664; PMCID: PMC7210440; DOI: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00135;

Vojtech JM, Segina RK, Buckley DP, Kolin KR, Tardif MC, Noordzij JP, Stepp CE. Refining algorithmic estimation of relative fundamental frequency: Accounting for sample characteristics and fundamental frequency estimation method. J Acoust Soc Am. 2019 11; 146(5):3184.View Related Profiles.

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Abur D, Enos NM, Stepp CE. Visual Analog Scale Ratings and Orthographic Transcription Measures of Sentence Intelligibility in Parkinson's Disease With Variable Listener Exposure. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2019 08 09; 28(3):1222-1232. PMID: 31296027; PMCID: PMC6802923; DOI: 10.1044/2019_AJSLP-18-0275;

Heller Murray ES, Lupiani AA, Kolin KR, Segina RK, Stepp CE. Pitch Shifting With the Commercially Available Eventide Eclipse: Intended and Unintended Changes to the Speech Signal. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 07 15; 62(7):2270-2279. PMID: 31251880; PMCID: PMC6808353; DOI: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-18-0408;

Diaz-Cadiz M, McKenna VS, Vojtech JM, Stepp CE. Adductory Vocal Fold Kinematic Trajectories During Conventional Versus High-Speed Videoendoscopy. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 06 19; 62(6):1685-1706. PMID: 31181175; PMCID: PMC6808372; DOI: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-18-0405;

Park Y, Stepp CE. Test-Retest Reliability of Relative Fundamental Frequency and Conventional Acoustic, Aerodynamic, and Perceptual Measures in Individuals With Healthy Voices. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 06 19; 62(6):1707-1718. PMID: 31181173; PMCID: PMC6808369; DOI: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-18-0507;

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McKenna VS, Diaz-Cadiz ME, Shembel AC, Enos NM, Stepp CE. The Relationship Between Physiological Mechanisms and the Self-Perception of Vocal Effort. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2019 04 15; 62(4):815-834. PMID: 30969902; PMCID: PMC6802880; DOI: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-S-18-0205;

Cler GJ, McKenna VS, Dahl KL, Stepp CE. Longitudinal Case Study of Transgender Voice Changes Under Testosterone Hormone Therapy. J Voice. 2020 Sep; 34(5):748-762.View Related Profiles.

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McKenna VS, Stepp CE. The relationship between acoustical and perceptual measures of vocal effort. J Acoust Soc Am. 2018 09; 144(3):1643. PMID: 30424674; PMCID: PMC6167228; DOI: 10.1121/1.5055234;

Park Y, Stepp CE. The Effects of Stress Type, Vowel Identity, Baseline f0, and Loudness on the Relative Fundamental Frequency of Individuals With Healthy Voices. J Voice. 2019 Sep; 33(5):603-610. PMID: 30078521; PMCID: PMC6557681; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.04.004;

Vojtech JM, Cler GJ, Stepp CE. Prediction of Optimal Facial Electromyographic Sensor Configurations for Human-Machine Interface Control. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2018 08; 26(8):1566-1576.View Related Profiles.

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Abur D, Lupiani AA, Hickox AE, Shinn-Cunningham BG, Stepp CE. Loudness Perception of Pure Tones in Parkinson's Disease. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2018 06 19; 61(6):1487-1496. PMID: 29800039; PMCID: PMC6195088; DOI: 10.1044/2018_JSLHR-H-17-0382;

Abur D, Lester-Smith RA, Daliri A, Lupiani AA, Guenther FH, Stepp CE. Sensorimotor adaptation of voice fundamental frequency in Parkinson's disease. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0191839. PMID: 29373589; PMCID: PMC5786318; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191839;

McKenna VS, Llico AF, Mehta DD, Perkell JS, Stepp CE. Magnitude of Neck-Surface Vibration as an Estimate of Subglottal Pressure During Modulations of Vocal Effort and Intensity in Healthy Speakers. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 Dec 20; 60(12):3404-3416. PMID: 29204608; PMCID: PMC6111520; DOI: 10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-17-0180;

Kaneoka A, Pisegna JM, Inokuchi H, Ueha R, Goto T, Nito T, Stepp CE, LaValley MP, Haga N, Langmore SE. Relationship Between Laryngeal Sensory Deficits, Aspiration, and Pneumonia in Patients with Dysphagia. Dysphagia. 2018 Apr; 33(2):192-199.View Related Profiles.

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Lien YS, Heller Murray ES, Calabrese CR, Michener CM, Van Stan JH, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Noordzij JP, Stepp CE. Validation of an Algorithm for Semi-automated Estimation of Voice Relative Fundamental Frequency. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2017 Oct; 126(10):712-716.View Related Profiles.

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Kaneoka A, Pisegna JM, Krisciunas GP, Nito T, LaValley MP, Stepp CE, Langmore SE. Variability of the Pressure Measurements Exerted by the Tip of Laryngoscope During Laryngeal Sensory Testing: A Clinical Demonstration. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2017 Aug 15; 26(3):729-736.View Related Profiles.

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Cler GJ, Mittelman T, Braden MN, Woodnorth GH, Stepp CE. Video Game Rehabilitation of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Case Series. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 Jun 22; 60(6S):1800-1809.View Related Profiles.

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Cler GJ, Lee JC, Mittelman T, Stepp CE, Bohland JW. Kinematic Analysis of Speech Sound Sequencing Errors Induced by Delayed Auditory Feedback. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 Jun 22; 60(6S):1695-1711.View Related Profiles.

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Heller Murray ES, Lien YS, Van Stan JH, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Pieter Noordzij J, Stepp CE. Relative Fundamental Frequency Distinguishes Between Phonotraumatic and Non-Phonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 Jun 10; 60(6):1507-1515. PMID: 28595317; PMCID: PMC5544410; DOI: 10.1044/2016_JSLHR-S-16-0262;

Stepp CE, Lester-Smith RA, Abur D, Daliri A, Pieter Noordzij J, Lupiani AA. Evidence for Auditory-Motor Impairment in Individuals With Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2017 Jun 10; 60(6):1545-1550. PMID: 28590007; PMCID: PMC5544411; DOI: 10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-16-0282;

MacPherson MK, Abur D, Stepp CE. Acoustic Measures of Voice and Physiologic Measures of Autonomic Arousal during Speech as a Function of Cognitive Load. J Voice. 2017 Jul; 31(4):504.e1-504.e9. PMID: 27939119; PMCID: PMC6081741; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2016.10.021;

McKenna VS, Heller Murray ES, Lien YS, Stepp CE. The Relationship Between Relative Fundamental Frequency and a Kinematic Estimate of Laryngeal Stiffness in Healthy Adults. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2016 Dec 01; 59(6):1283-1294. PMID: 27936279; PMCID: PMC5399757; DOI: 10.1044/2016_JSLHR-S-15-0406;

Heller Murray ES, Mendoza JO, Gill SV, Perkell JS, Stepp CE. Effects of Biofeedback on Control and Generalization of Nasalization in Typical Speakers. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2016 Oct 01; 59(5):1025-1034.View Related Profiles.

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Lien YA, Calabrese CR, Michener CM, Murray EH, Van Stan JH, Mehta DD, Hillman RE, Noordzij JP, Stepp CE. Voice Relative Fundamental Frequency Via Neck-Skin Acceleration in Individuals With Voice Disorders. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2015 Oct; 58(5):1482-7.View Related Profiles.

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Anand S, Stepp CE. Listener Perception of Monopitch, Naturalness, and Intelligibility for Speakers With Parkinson's Disease. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2015 Aug; 58(4):1134-44. PMID: 26102242; PMCID: PMC4765198; DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-14-0243;

Lien YA, Michener CM, Eadie TL, Stepp CE. Individual Monitoring of Vocal Effort With Relative Fundamental Frequency: Relationships With Aerodynamics and Listener Perception. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2015 Jun; 58(3):566-75. PMID: 25675090; PMCID: PMC4490061; DOI: 10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-14-0194;

Murray ES, Hands GL, Calabrese CR, Stepp CE. Effects of Adventitious Acute Vocal Trauma: Relative Fundamental Frequency and Listener Perception. J Voice. 2016 Mar; 30(2):177-85. PMID: 26028369; PMCID: PMC4662926; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2015.04.005;

Cler MJ, Stepp CE. Discrete Versus Continuous Mapping of Facial Electromyography for Human-Machine Interface Control: Performance and Training Effects. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2015 Jul; 23(4):572-80.View Related Profiles.

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Varghese LA, Mendoza JO, Braden MN, Stepp CE. Effects of spectral content on Horii Oral-Nasal Coupling scores in children. J Acoust Soc Am. 2014 Sep; 136(3):1295. PMID: 25190402; PMCID: PMC4165226; DOI: 10.1121/1.4892791;

Hands GL, Stepp CE. Effect of age on human-computer-interface control via neck electromyography. Interact Comput. 2016 Jan; 28(1):47-54. PMID: 26924895; PMCID: PMC4764133; DOI: 10.1093/iwc/iwu030;

Lien YA, Gattuccio CI, Stepp CE. Effects of phonetic context on relative fundamental frequency. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2014 Aug; 57(4):1259-67. PMID: 24686466; PMCID: PMC4119098; DOI: 10.1044/2014_JSLHR-S-13-0158;

Britton D, Benditt JO, Merati AL, Miller RM, Stepp CE, Boitano L, Hu A, Ciol MA, Yorkston KM. Associations between laryngeal and cough dysfunction in motor neuron disease with bulbar involvement. Dysphagia. 2014 Dec; 29(6):637-46. PMID: 25037590; DOI: 10.1007/s00455-014-9554-5;

Lien YA, Stepp CE. Comparison of voice relative fundamental frequency estimates derived from an accelerometer signal and low-pass filtered and unprocessed microphone signals. J Acoust Soc Am. 2014 May; 135(5):2977-85. PMID: 24815277; PMCID: PMC4032403; DOI: 10.1121/1.4870488;

Hands GL, Larson E, Stepp CE. Effects of augmentative visual training on audio-motor mapping. Hum Mov Sci. 2014 Jun; 35:145-55. PMID: 24529925; PMCID: PMC4061242; DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.01.003;

Smith DJ, Varghese LA, Stepp CE, Guenther FH. Comparison of steady-state visual and somatosensory evoked potentials for brain-computer interface control. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014; 2014:1234-7.View Related Profiles.

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Thorp EB, Virnik BT, Stepp CE. Comparison of nasal acceleration and nasalance across vowels. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2013 Oct; 56(5):1476-84. PMID: 23838984; DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2013/12-0239);

Larson E, Terry HP, Canevari MM, Stepp CE. Categorical vowel perception enhances the effectiveness and generalization of auditory feedback in human-machine-interfaces. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e59860. PMID: 23527278; PMCID: PMC3602293; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059860;

Rombokas E, Stepp CE, Chang C, Malhotra M, Matsuoka Y. Vibrotactile sensory substitution for electromyographic control of object manipulation. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2013 Aug; 60(8):2226-32. PMID: 23508245; DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2013.2252174;

Stepp CE. Relative fundamental frequency during vocal onset and offset in older speakers with and without Parkinson's disease. J Acoust Soc Am. 2013 Mar; 133(3):1637-43. PMID: 23464033; PMCID: PMC3606308; DOI: 10.1121/1.4776207;

Eadie TL, Stepp CE. Acoustic correlate of vocal effort in spasmodic dysphonia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2013 Mar; 122(3):169-76. PMID: 23577569

Hands GL, Larson E, Stepp CE. The role of augmentative visual training in auditory human-machine-interface performance. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013; 2013:2804-7. PMID: 24110310; DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610123;

Lien YA, Stepp CE. Automated estimation of relative fundamental frequency. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013; 2013:2136-9. PMID: 24110143; DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6609956;

Stepp CE, Sawin DE, Eadie TL. The relationship between perception of vocal effort and relative fundamental frequency during voicing offset and onset. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2012 Dec; 55(6):1887-96. PMID: 22615477; DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0294);

Stepp CE, An Q, Matsuoka Y. Repeated training with augmentative vibrotactile feedback increases object manipulation performance. PLoS One. 2012; 7(2):e32743. PMID: 22384283; PMCID: PMC3287982; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032743;

Stepp CE. Surface electromyography for speech and swallowing systems: measurement, analysis, and interpretation. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2012 Aug; 55(4):1232-46. PMID: 22232412; DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/11-0214);

Britton D, Yorkston KM, Eadie T, Stepp CE, Ciol MA, Baylor C, Merati AL. Endoscopic assessment of vocal fold movements during cough. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2012 Jan; 121(1):21-7. PMID: 22312924

Larson E, Terry HP, Stepp CE. Audio-visual feedback for electromyographic control of vowel synthesis. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012; 2012:3600-3. PMID: 23366706; DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346745;

Thorp EB, Virnik BT, Stepp CE. Normalization strategies for nasal acceleration to assess velopharyngeal function. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012; 2012:6459-62. PMID: 23367408; DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347473;

Stepp CE, Matsuoka Y. Vibrotactile sensory substitution for object manipulation: amplitude versus pulse train frequency modulation. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2012 Jan; 20(1):31-7. PMID: 21997322; PMCID: PMC3395369; DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2170856;

Stepp CE, Matsuoka Y. Object manipulation improvements due to single session training outweigh the differences among stimulation sites during vibrotactile feedback. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2011 Dec; 19(6):677-85. PMID: 21984521; PMCID: PMC3401581; DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2168981;

Stepp CE, Oyunerdene N, Matsuoka Y. Kinesthetic motor imagery modulates intermuscular coherence. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2011 Dec; 19(6):638-43. PMID: 21984522; PMCID: PMC3401579; DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2168982;

Stepp CE, Merchant GR, Heaton JT, Hillman RE. Effects of voice therapy on relative fundamental frequency during voicing offset and onset in patients with vocal hyperfunction. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2011 Oct; 54(5):1260-6. PMID: 21498578; PMCID: PMC3394393; DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0274);

Stepp CE, Heaton JT, Stadelman-Cohen TK, Braden MN, Jetté ME, Hillman RE. Characteristics of phonatory function in singers and nonsingers with vocal fold nodules. J Voice. 2011 Nov; 25(6):714-24. PMID: 21216129; PMCID: PMC3117117; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2010.06.003;

An Q, Matsuoka Y, Stepp CE. Multi-day training with vibrotactile feedback for virtual object manipulation. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot. 2011; 2011:5975337. PMID: 22275542; DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975337;

Stepp CE, Chang C, Malhotra M, Matsuoka Y. Vibrotactile feedback aids EMG control of object manipulation. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2011; 2011:1061-4. PMID: 22254496; DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090247;

An Q, Asama H, Stepp CE, Matsuoka Y. Uncontrolled manifold analysis of standing-up motion for development of an assistance system. IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot. 2011; 2011:5975447. PMID: 22457901

Stepp CE, Hillman RE, Heaton JT. Modulation of neck intermuscular Beta coherence during voice and speech production. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2011 Jun; 54(3):836-44. PMID: 21106697; DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/10-0139);

Stepp CE, Heaton JT, Jetté ME, Burns JA, Hillman RE. Neck surface electromyography as a measure of vocal hyperfunction before and after injection laryngoplasty. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2010 Sep; 119(9):594-601. PMID: 21033026; PMCID: PMC3392645

Stepp CE, Hillman RE, Heaton JT. The impact of vocal hyperfunction on relative fundamental frequency during voicing offset and onset. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2010 Oct; 53(5):1220-6. PMID: 20643798; DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0234);

Stepp CE, Hillman RE, Heaton JT. A virtual trajectory model predicts differences in vocal fold kinematics in individuals with vocal hyperfunction. J Acoust Soc Am. 2010 May; 127(5):3166-76. PMID: 21117765; PMCID: PMC2882670; DOI: 10.1121/1.3365257;

Stepp CE, Heaton JT, Braden MN, Jetté ME, Stadelman-Cohen TK, Hillman RE. Comparison of neck tension palpation rating systems with surface electromyographic and acoustic measures in vocal hyperfunction. J Voice. 2011 Jan; 25(1):67-75. PMID: 20347260; PMCID: PMC2913165; DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.08.001;

Stepp CE, Hillman RE, Heaton JT. Use of neck strap muscle intermuscular coherence as an indicator of vocal hyperfunction. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2010 Jun; 18(3):329-35. PMID: 20083462; PMCID: PMC3401580; DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2039605;

Stepp CE, Matsuoka Y. Relative to direct haptic feedback, remote vibrotactile feedback improves but slows object manipulation. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010; 2010:2089-92. PMID: 21095683; DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626120;

Stepp CE, Heaton JT, Rolland RG, Hillman RE. Neck and face surface electromyography for prosthetic voice control after total laryngectomy. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2009 Apr; 17(2):146-55. PMID: 19304494; PMCID: PMC3392649; DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2017805;

Kubert HL, Stepp CE, Zeitels SM, Gooey JE, Walsh MJ, Prakash SR, Hillman RE, Heaton JT. Electromyographic control of a hands-free electrolarynx using neck strap muscles. J Commun Disord. 2009 May-Jun; 42(3):211-25.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 19233382; PMCID: PMC3748802; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.12.002;

Stepp CE, Heaton JT, Hillman RE. Post-laryngectomy speech respiration patterns. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2008 Aug; 117(8):557-63. PMID: 18771069; PMCID: PMC3395327; DOI: 10.1177/000348940811700801;

Goldstein EA, Heaton JT, Stepp CE, Hillman RE. Training effects on speech production using a hands-free electromyographically controlled electrolarynx. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2007 Apr; 50(2):335-51. PMID: 17463233

Stepp CE, Voss SE. Acoustics of the human middle-ear air space. J Acoust Soc Am. 2005 Aug; 118(2):861-71. PMID: 16158643

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 161 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2020 and 2021

Bar chart showing 161 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 17 publications in 2020 and 2021

Year	Publications
2005	1
2007	1
2008	1
2009	2
2010	7
2011	8
2012	6
2013	9
2014	11
2015	5
2016	6
2017	9
2018	5
2019	13
2020	17
2021	17
2022	13
2023	12
2024	6
2025	12

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2015-2020 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award

2014-2017 Boston University: Junior Faculty Fellow, Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science and Engineering

2013-2013 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Research Mentoring-Pair Travel Award

2013-2013 Boston University: Clinical and Translational Science Institute K-L2 Fellowship

2012-2012 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Award for Early Career Contributions in Research

2012-2015 Boston University: Peter Paul Career Development Professorship

2011-2011 NSF Neural Engineering Travel Award

2009-2009 American Society of Neurorehabilitation (ASNR) Presidential Award

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