Tag: Cara Stepp

Prof Cara Stepp Named American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Fellow

in Awards and Honors, Faculty, Research

Cara Stepp, associate professor of speech, language & hearing sciences, has been named a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). The status of Fellow is retained for life and is one of the highest honors ASHA can bestow. This honor recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to an ASHA member who has made […]

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Stepp Lab finds neurological issues may drive common voice disorders

in Alumni

Abnormal voice patterns thought to be created by emotional stress may instead be due to breakdowns in speech motor control. Hyperfunctional voice disorders (HVDs) are hard to describe but easy to hear. People with the condition produce a grab-bag of forms of unusual voice behaviors that make them more difficult to follow. Nodules on the […]

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