Voice Team
Jennifer L. Johnson, BFA, MS, CCC-SLPJennifer L. Johnson, BFA, MS, CCC-SLP is Instructor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Performance from Western Michigan University and received a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Texas State University. She is a member of the VoiceCare Network and holds a certificate of Vocology from The University of Iowa. She has certification and training in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) and the Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy (LMRT). She is involved actively in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows, as well as speech-language pathologists and singing voice specialists who visit from centers around the world. She is active in research with the American Institute of Voice and Ear Research and with the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. Jennifer is a classically trained soprano with extensive performance experience in musical theater, pop, and jazz as well as experience performing opera and oratorio. She has performed professionally in major cities across the United States and in Europe and was a featured singer for Carnival Cruise Lines. Robert Dowhy, MS, CCC-SLPRobert Dowhy, MS, CCC-SLP is a voice pathologist and the newest member of the voice team at Philadelphia Ear, Nose, and Throat Associates. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Science in Communication Disorders from Texas State University. Prior to beginning a career in Speech Pathology, he spent several years as a full-time private voice instructor in San Antonio, TX. He has frequently served as adjudicator for the National Association of Teachers of Singing regional and local auditions as well as Texas Music Educators Association and University Interscholastic League competitions. Mr. Dowhy is currently dedicated to the rehabilitation of the injured voice. Joanna Lott, MA, CFY-SLPMargaret Baroody, MMMargaret Baroody, MM, widely recognized for her work with injured voices, is also a highly respected singing teacher who maintains a busy private studio. Ms. Baroody has written frequently on the subject of singing, particularly with regard to the injured voice and vocal health. She is the author of over 25 published articles on voice. She is also a contributing author to numerous articles and books including Vocal Health and Pedagogy and Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care. Ms. Baroody has demonstrated her commitment to the vocal health and training of the professional voice community, with particular focus on public school teachers, by presenting lectures and numerous in-service programs. Ms. Baroody is a professional mezzo-soprano with extensive performance experience in opera, oratorio and recital. She received her undergraduate degree in vocal performance from Converse College in Spartanburg, SC, her master of music from the Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts and she was a four-year scholarship student at the prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Dimiter Dentchev, MD, PhDDimiter Dentchev, MD, PhD (Director of Voice Lab) graduated from the Medical Academy of Sofia, Bulgaria with a PhD thesis on breast cancer pathology. From 1988 to 1991 he served as Vice Dean for international relations of the medical academy. He was a visiting professor and director of a summer course of pathology in Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia. From 1997 to 2003 he became a research associate to American Institute of Voice and Ear Research, working on the tinnitus phenomena in aural pathology. He is the author of one book and about 40 publications in the medical literature, and is currently the director of the voice lab. Michelle Horman, MA, CCC-SLPMichelle Horman, MA, CCC-SLP, has been associated with PENTA since 1998 as a voice pathologist and singing voice specialist, and has recently been appointed an instructor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine. She holds a bachelor of music degree in vocal performance from the Catholic University of America and a master of arts degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a contributing author for chapters in Professional Voice: Science and Art of Clinical Care (R.T. Sataloff, MD, DMA) and the upcoming Voice Therapy Workbook (A. Behrman, J. Haskell, eds.), and has contributed to ASHA’s publication: Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders,. She was involved in research on Cepstral Peak Prominence, published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology. She is also an actress who performs regionally. She is currently working on her teaching certification in the Fitzmaurice Voicework method. Reinhardt Heuer, PhD, CCC-SLPReinhardt Heuer, PhD, CCC-SLP has been on the faculty of Temple University Graduate Program in speech-language pathology for many years. He joined our staff in 1989. He currently serves as Clinical Professor at Temple University and Thomas Jefferson University. |
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