Annual Utah Performance Voice Conference 2025
Conference Schedule
Our 2025 Conference will be held via webinar, on Saturday, 4/12/2025!!
Time |
Event |
|---|---|
8:00 – 8:15am |
Introduction and Welcome Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Utah Lynn Maxfield, PhD, University of Utah |
8:15 - 10:15am |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Science behind the tools: Using advances in technology to better understand and treat vocal hyperfunction Moderator: Jenny Pierce, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Utah Jarrad Van Stan, PhD, CCC-SLP, Massachusetts General Hospital |
10:15 – 10:30am |
Break |
10:30 - 12:30pm |
PANEL PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC: Nodules and polyps and cysts, oh my! Moderator: Amanda Stark, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Utah Laryngology overview of phonotraumatic lesions Breanne Schiffer, MD, University of Utah Behavioral Intervention: PTTSD Elizabeth Lanza, MS, CCC-SLP, University of Utah Post-operative management Megan Lee, MS, CCC-SLP, University of Utah The value of vocal coaching and singing instructor support Lynn Maxfield, PhD, University of Utah |
12:30 – 1:30pm |
BREAK for lunch |
1:30-2:30pm |
Phonotrauma without the Melodrama: Navigating Voice Disorders in the Singing Studio Moderator: Lynn Maxfield, PhD, University of Utah Emily Castleton, DM Candidate, University of Utah Brian Manternach, DM, University of Utah |
2:30-2:45pm |
Break |
2:45-4:45pm |
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Pedagogical Master Class: All Choked Up: Emotional Well Being and the Vocal Workspace Moderator: Brian Manternach, DM, University of Utah Emily Jaworski Koriath, DMA, SEP, SYT-200, Radiant Somatics |
4:45-5:00pm |
Closing Comments Julie Barkmeier-Kraemer, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Utah Lynn Maxfield, PhD, University of Utah |