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About Dr. Linda M Carroll, speech-language pathologist and voice trainer, is an internationally-recognized voice clinician with over 40 year experience as a rehabilitation specialist, treating patients who have high voice use demands, complicated voice issues, or severe dysphonia. Goals of each session are achieving the best possible voice and respiratory control for both speakers and singers, normal and abnormal vocal fold status. She has extensive experience in treating patients with a variety of organic and functional voice disorders, including nodules, paralysis/paresis, scar, sulcus, polyps, cysts, laryngeal sicca, atrophy, Parkinson’s, GERD/LPR, musculoskeletal tension, puberphonia, functional dysphonia, and conversion disorder. In 2014, Dr. Carroll was named Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for achievement in the areas of Clinical Service, Research/Publications, and Service/Leadership. Fellow status is one of the highest honors given by ASHA for an individual’s accomplishments. Fellow award recognizes professional or scientific achievement and is given to a member who has shown outstanding contributions to the profession. In 2020, Dr Carroll was the invited G Paul Moore Lecturer for The Voice Foundation Annual Symposium, an honor given to signal a career of contributions to the field of voice. Prior to Dr. Carroll’s career as a voice clinician and researcher, she was a coloratura soprano, performing regionally to critical acclaim. Raised near the coast of Maine, she began as an accomplished classical singer, expanded to the realm of voice teaching, and then expanded to the field of voice laboratory instrumentation before embarking on degrees in Speech-language pathology and voice science. She began her laboratory and rehabilitation experience with Dr. Robert Sataloff (Philadelphia, PA), and then was mentored in NYC by Dr. Wilbur James Gould, Dr. RJ Baken, and Dr. Peak Woo during her PhD. Dr. Carroll continues to have close collaborations with laryngologists in the USA and abroad. Dr. Carroll holds a Bachelor of Music (BM) in voice performance and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in music education from the University of Maine. She also holds 3 degrees from Columbia University – Master of Science (MS) in Speech and Language Pathology, Master of Philosophy (MPhil), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Applied Speech Science. Her dissertation focused on aerodynamics of the vocal tract in operatic sopranos. Dr. Carroll’s research on the aerodynamics and acoustics of the normal, supernormal and disordered larynx has helped revolutionize assessment and management of dysphonia. She has over 325 invited lectures, and 50 publications on use of clinical voice measures, management of the injured and/or post-operative voice, and assessment of dysphonia. Dr. Carroll is a frequent guest speaker at national and international conferences, and mentor to many clinicians. She has been invited speaker for The World Voice Congress, The Voice Foundation, American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Canadian Voice Care Foundation, British Performing Arts Medicine Conference, Physiology and Acoustics of Singing Conference, European Congress on Musician’s Medicine, The 2nd International Conference of Jordanian Royal Medical Services, The Shanghai International ENT Conference, Voice Medicine Australia, and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Convention. In November 2013, Dr. Carroll was invited speaker on Vocal Health and Injury at Renee Fleming’s “American Voices” Symposia at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC Dr. Carroll is Senior Voice Scientist in the Division of Otorhinolaryngology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She has held faculty positions at Yeshiva University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, The University of Iowa, The Actor’s Studio MFA Program at The New School University, Pace University, and New Jersey City University, and was consultant to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center (Bronx, NY). She has held posts at Teachers College/ Columbia University and The University of Maine. Honors include Feagin Scholar at the University of Tulsa, and the Carol Wilder Fellowship at Teachers College/Columbia University. Dr. Carroll was also Miss Maine 1978, competed in the Miss America Pageant, and was Head Judge for the 2013 Miss Maine Pageant. She has been consultant/lecturer to the Renata Scotto Opera Academy, and was consultant to The Juilliard School and New Jersey City University. Dr. Carroll was Assistant Editor for the VASTA Voice and Speech Review (2000-2005). She serves on Editorial Board of The Journal of Voice, and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and is a guest reviewer for the Journal of Speech, Language, Hearing Research. Dr. Carroll was Symposium Coordinator for The Voice Foundation (1984-1991), Co-Director of the 2005 Phonosurgery and Phonotherapy: State-of-the-Art Symposium (New York, NY), Director of the 2006 ASHA PreConference: Laryngeal Imaging: Seeing is believing, served as 2012 and 2013 Chair for the Voice, Resonance and Alaryngeal Committee for ASHA Conventions. She is former Director of Undergraduate Studies in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology for New York University and was the inaugural Program Director for the Graduate Program in Speech-Language Pathology at Yeshiva University. Dr. Carroll has served as a member of the ASHA Voice Steering Committee, the ASHA Continuing Education Board, the Voice Committee for the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and has been an ASHA Mentor in the STEP program. She served on the Advisory Board to the New York Singing Teachers Association, and was a National Steering Committee member of the 2013 Pan-American Vocology Association (PAVA) Proposed Specialty Training in Vocal Health. Over the past 35 years, she has mentored and trained speech pathologists, voice teachers, and laryngologists from around the world in voice assessment, voice therapy and laboratory instrumentation. She was featured in the February 2014 ASHA Leader magazine as part of “In the Limelight.” In her private practice, Dr. Carroll treats performers from major Opera companies, Broadway, leading jazz singers, and pop/rock performers (her students have earned over 80 Grammy nominations), as well as broadcasters, teachers, lawyers and politicians. Because of her aerodynamic background, she also treats dyspnea in FDNY first responders. Her unique background, acute perceptual skills, knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the normal and injured voice, as well as her extensive clinical experience places Dr. Carroll at the top of her field. She has been referred to as “the wizard” by her patients, and “the voice chick” among her colleagues. Dr. Carroll maintains a private practice in voice/speech, with sessions conducted using telepractice modality. Publications: Peer Reviewed Original Contributions: 1. Sataloff RT, Spiegel JR, Carroll LM, Schiebel BR, Darby K, Rulnick RK. Strobovideolaryngoscopy in Professional Voice Users: Results, Findings and Clinical Value. J Voice, 1987;1(4): 359 364.
Invited Contributions: 1. Carroll LM. Redirecting the Vocal Athlete: Hyperfunction in Singers and Actors. ASHA Voice and Voice Disorders December 1998; 8 (3): 5-6. 2. Carroll LM. Application of Singing Techniques for the Treatment of Dysphonia. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America. November 2000; 33(5): 1003-1016. 3. Carroll LM. Keeping your voice healthy in the New Year. The Juilliard School Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Newsletter, 2012: 111(4): 6-7. 4. Behlau M, Carroll L.Vocal Rehabilitation or Voice Therapy at Journal of Voice: A 30-year analysis on publications. J Voice, 2018, in press.
Books and Chapters in Books: 1. Carroll LM (ed). “Equitem 1974”. Massabesic High School, South Waterboro, ME, 1974. 2. Carroll LM, Sataloff RT. "The Singing Voice." In: Sataloff, R.T. (ed) Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care, Raven Press, New York, NY 1991. 3. Sataloff RT, Spiegel JR, Carroll LM et al. "The Clinical Voice Laboratory." In: Sataloff, R.T. (ed) Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care, Raven Press, New York, NY 1991. 4. Riley WR, Carroll LM. The Role of the Singing Voice Specialist in Nonmedical Management of Benign Voice Disorders. In Rubin J, Sataloff RT, Korovin GS, Gould WJ Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders, Igaku-Shoin Publishing, New York, 1995. 5. Baroody M, Emrick K, Carroll LM, Sataloff RT. "The Singing Voice." In: Sataloff, R.T. (ed) Professional Voice: The Science and Art of Clinical Care, Singular Publishing Corp, San Diego, CA, 1997. 6. Carroll LM. O que o Fonoaudiólogo Precisa Saber sobre Canto e Cantores [What the Voice Therapist Needs to Know About Singing and Singers]. In: Behlau M (ed). Laringologia e Voz Hoje. Revinter. Rio de Janiero, 1998. 7. Carroll LM. O Canto “Belt” Broadway: Será Que os Cantores da Broadway Conseguem Evitar Lesões durante as Grandes Apresentações? [The Broadway Belt: Can Belters Avoid Injury in Exciting Performances?] In: Behlau M (ed). Laringologia e Voz Hoje. Revinter. Rio de Janiero, 1998. 8. Emerich KA, Baroody MM, Carroll LM, Sataloff RT. “The Singing Voice Specialist” in Sataloff RT (ed) Vocal Health and Pedagogy. Singular Publishing Group, San Diego, CA, 1998 9. Carroll LM. Voice for the Actor: Guide to American English Pronunciation. Voice Training & Technology, New York, NY, 1998 10. Carroll LM. The Role of the Voice Specialist in Nonmedical Management of Benign Voice Disorders. In Rubin J, Sataloff RT, Korovin GS Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders,2nd edition. Delmar Learning, Clifton Park, NY, 2002. 11. Carroll LM. The Role of the Voice Specialist in Nonmedical Management of Benign Voice Disorders. In Rubin J, Sataloff RT, Korovin GS Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders,3rd edition. Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2005. 12. Carroll LM. Non-surgical Voice Rehabilitation. In: Fried MP, Ferlito A The Larynx. Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2007, 683-706. 13. Carroll LM. Performer’s voice and voice disorders. In: Demin H, Sataloff RT Voice Medicine. People’s Medical Publishing House, Beijing, China, 2007. (Note: this text was the first voice medicine text in the Chinese language) 14. Carroll LM. Vocal Cool-down; Breath Pacing; NG-Sniff; Vocal Fry to Modal. In Behrman A, Haskell J (ed) Exercises for Voice Therapy. Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2008. 15. Carroll LM. Vocal Cool-down; Breath Pacing; NG-Sniff; Vocal Fry to Modal. In Behrman A, Haskell J (ed) Exercises for Voice Therapy, 2nd edition. Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2013. 16. Carroll LM. Voice Therapy. In: Fried MP., Tan-Geller M Clinical Laryngology: The essentials. Thieme Medical Publishers Inc, New York, NY 2014. 17. Carroll LM. The Role of the Voice Specialist in Nonmedical Management of Benign Voice Disorders. In Rubin J, Sataloff RT, Korovin GS Diagnosis and Treatment of Voice Disorders,4th edition. Plural Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2014 18. Riley WD, Carroll LM. Training and teaching the singer. In Sataloff RT (ed) Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology. JP Brothers Medical Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 2015. 19. Korovin GS, Carroll LM. Voice Rest. In Sataloff RT (ed) Sataloff’s Comprehensive Textbook of Otolaryngology. JP Brothers 18. Carroll LM, Riley WD. Treating the singing voice. In Sataloff RT (ed) Sataloff’s Textbook of Otolaryngology. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Philadelphia, PA, 2014.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications: 1. Carroll LM. Does Pot help or hurt the voice? Professionally Speaking: The Performer’s Voice. New York, NY. Jan-Jun:4-5, 2005
Awards/Honors: 1974-1979 Scholarship student, The University of Maine
Research: Research and grant support has been provided for the following projects:
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Comments and Accolades: “You are an impressive example of someone who truly cares about her work and her patients. You are a real credit to your industry and peers.” [R.S] “The miracle worker” --your guidance, direction and expertise in the field of voice therapy is unparalleled. Also your ability to empathize with the performer, and what he is going through mentally is a very unusual trait. You are truly a credit to your profession!” [D.G.] “Thank you for all of your help and therapy over the last few months! I really believe I wouldn’t have recovered so amazingly without your help! When all my vocal problems first arose I was quite frightened and soon became skeptical about whether or not I would ever heal and return to my full speaking/singing voice. The work I have done with you has been amazing. It was supplied me with immediate results and tools to use for the rest of my life to prevent any of this happening again!! I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your work and to thank you for helping me get back on track to doing the things I love again.” [S.D] “I can’t thank you enough for all the help you’ve given me in the past two months. I really, really, really appreciate it. I think you are an unusually kind, gifted, creative, committed and passionate person – an extraordinary and fortunate combination of traits to encounter in the midst of medical travails. You made a major difference for me, medically and psychologically – so thank you, thank you, thank you.” [E.J.] “How do I say thank you to someone who has given me back my life? I had gotten to the point of not wanting to go to parties and social events. Last night I went to a party and had a wonderful time. All of my friends were amazed that I could speak at all let alone be able to speak with such a clear voice. Thank you for helping me to know what to do to speak again. Thank you for your patience and fun spirit. My sessions were actually fun! You have a wonderful gift.” [D.T.] “Your professionalism, vast knowledge, friendliness and caring personality greatly inspired me and made my visit to your office an extremely enjoyable one.” [C.A.] |
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