Douglas M. Hicks, PhD., Vita/Page 1
Vita
DOUGLAS M. HICKS
March, 2007
Head and Neck Institute32255 Woodsdale Lane
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Solon, Ohio 44139
9500 Euclid Avenue(440) 248-3764
Cleveland, Ohio 44195-5034
(216) 444-5773
IDENTIFICATION
Birthdate: September 10, 1949
Current Status: Director, The Voice Center
Head, Speech-Language Pathology
Head and Neck Institute
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
EDUCATION
The College of Wooster (Ohio):1967-71; B.A.
Northwestern University:1971-72; M.A.
Northwestern University:1972-74; Post-M.A.
Vanderbilt University:1977-81; Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director, The Voice Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 1995-Present
Head, Speech-Language Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 1993 – Present.
Director of Research, Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 1990 - 1996.
Associate Head, Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH,1989-1993.
Associate Professor, Department of Speech, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1986-1989.
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1980-1986.
Instructor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1978-79.
Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1977-79.
Staff Clinician, Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 1977-78.
Instructor, Elmira College, Elmira, NY, 1974-77.
Consultant, Elmira Psychiatric Center, Children's Section, Elmira, NY, 1974-77.
Consultant, CIDS (Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Developmental Services), Elmira, NY, 1974-77.
Instructor and Research Assistant, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1972-73
HONORS/DISTINCTIONS
Graduate Studies Faculty Appointment, University of Florida, 1981.
Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study of Communication Processes (IASCP), University of Florida, 1981.
Faculty Associate, Center for Gerontological Studies, University of Florida, 1983.
NSSLHA Teacher of the Year Award (UF Chapter), 1984-85.
Faculty, Mind-Machine Interaction Research Center, University of Florida, 1985.
Doctoral Research Faculty Appointment, University of Florida, 1987.
NSSLHA Teacher of the Year Award (UF Chapter), 1988-89.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 1989.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 1991. (Two)
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 1994.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 1996-1999.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 1997-2000.
Affiliate Scholar, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, 1997-2009.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Communication Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, 1999-Present
ASHA Fellow, 1999
20th Anniversary Classic Telly Award (Voices: We’ve Got The Beat), 1999.
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Speech and Hearing, Cleveland State University, 2000-2003.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 2001-2004.
University Graduate Faculty Appointment, Cleveland State University, 2002-2006.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 2002-2005.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 2005-2008.
ASHA Award for Continuing Education, 2006-2009.
CERTIFICATION
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology, American Speech and Hearing Association, 1976.
Licensed Speech Pathologist, State of Ohio, 1991.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Ohio Speech and Hearing Association
Northeastern Ohio Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Society
Academi Internationale Domi
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
EXTRA PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Editorial Consultant, Folia Phoniatrics, 1979.
Editor, The IASCP Bulletin, (University of Florida), 1981-1989.
Executive Council Member, Institute for the Advanced Study of Communication Processes (IASCP),
University of Florida, 1981-1989.
Program Committee (Subcommittee: Speech Pathology IV), 1984 ASHA Convention.
Reviewer, State of Florida Department of Education, Master Teacher Test Validation Workshop, 1984.
Chair, Speech Production: Labial, Jaw and Lingual Mechanism II (Technical Session), ASHAConvention, Washington, DC, November, 1985.
Chair, Inside Spasmodic Dysphonia (Short Course), ASHA Convention, Washington, DC, November, 1985.
Member, Subcouncil for Studies in Speaker Recognition and Speaker Normalization; State of Florida (Under Florida High Technology and Industry Council), 1987.
Program Committee (Subcommittee: Speech Pathology IV), 1988 ASHA Convention.
Chair, Advance Application of Imaging Techniques for Clinical Assessment of Voice
(Mini-Seminar), ASHA Convention, Boston, November, 1988.
Organizing Committee, First International Laryngotracheal Reconstruction Symposium, Cleveland, OH, August, 1991.
Moderator, Panel #6 (Documentation of Results), First International Laryngotracheal Reconstruction Symposium, Cleveland, OH, August, 1991.
Editorial Review Board, American J. Otolaryngology, 1992, 2003-2007.
Program Committee (Subcommittee: Speech Disorders II), 1992 ASHA Convention.
Chair, Drugs and the Voice (Mini-Seminar), ASHA Convention, San Antonio, TX, November, 1992.
Editorial Consultant, J. Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 1993.
Member, Sackler Award Committee (The Voice Foundation), 1994-97.
Chair, Using Outcome Measures For Assessing Treatment Effectiveness (Short Course), ASHA Convention, New Orleans, LA, November, 1994.
Nomination Committee (Member), AAPS, 1994-1995.
Nomination Committee (Chair), AAPS, 1996.
Editorial Consultant Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 1995.
Board of Directors, Dystonia Support Systems (Cleveland, OH), 1995-1996.
Editorial Consultant, American J. Speech-Language Pathology, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000.
Editorial Review Board, PHONOSCOPE, 1997-1999.
Steering Committee (Member), ASHA’s Special Interest Division #3 (Voice and Voice Disorders), 1997.
Chair, The Human Voice as a Biological Marker of Age (Mini-Seminar), ASHA Convention, Seattle, WA, November, 1996.
Co-Creator, “VOICES: Rock and Roll’s Invisible Instrument,” Educational Exhibit donated to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; Dedicated January, 1997.
Chair, Voice Diagnosis and Treatment for Children and Adults: Noninstrumental (Short Course), ASHA Convention, Boston, MA, November, 1997.
Program Committee (Subcommittee: Voice and Resonance Disorders), 1998 ASHA Convention.
Coordinator, ASHA’s Special Interest Division #3 (Voice and Voice Disorders), 1998-2000.
Moderator, Session IV, Section 5 (Controversies, Positions and Advancements Regarding Phonotherapy Procedures), Pacific Voice Conference, San Francisco, CA, November, 1998.
Manuscript Reviewer, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1999.
Creative consultant, narrator, endoscopist, on-camera tutorial, "Vocal Registration: A Pictorial
and Performance Tutorial", Videotape Project in Cooperation with Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, 1999.
Editorial Consultant, Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 2001.
Thesis advisor (Alexis Greene), Cleveland State University, 2001-2002.
Advisory Council, OVA, 2003-2006.
Moderator, Coding and Billing: Are We on the Same Page?, OVA Inaugural Meeting, Columbus, OH,
September, 2003.
Working Group Member, ASHA Special Interest Division #3; Develop Family of Documents RE:
Vocal Tract Visualization and Imaging, 2000-04.
Working Group Member, ASHA Special Interest Division #3; Develop Family of Documents RE:
Roles and Responsibilities of Speech-Language Pathologists with Respect to Evaluation and
Treatment for Tracheoesophageal Puncture and Prosthesis, 2000-04.
Manuscript Reviewer, J.Voice, 2005.
Scientific Poster Reviewer, The Voice Foundation, 2005-2006.
Editorial Board, J. Voice, 2006-2009.
CWRU COSI Advisory Board, 2006-2008.
Beta Test Site: KayPENTAX APM, 2006-2008.
GRANTS
DSR/UF; RDA-24 A Morphometric Study of the Aged Human Larynx; 1982-84; Principal Investigator; $7598.
NIH; Laryngeal Function: Objective-Perceptual Classification; 7/85-7/88; Co-Investigator; $290,794.
NSF; Two Channel (EGG and Speech) Analysis-Synthesis For Voice Recognition; 9/85-2/88; Co-Principal Investigator; $218,882.
Collagen Corporation; Vocal Cord Augmentation With Injectable Glutaraldehyde Cross-Linked (GAX) Collagen; 1986-87; Co-Investigator; $7000.
NIH: Reflux Disease in Patients with Throat Signs/Symptoms; 8/02 – 7/05; Co-Investigator; $345,000.
AZ (Astra Zeneca) Study #291; A Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the
Effects of Esomeprazole 40 mg bid on the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Posterior Laryngitis in
Patients with Suspected Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, 3/02 – 4/03; Co-Investigator.
INVITED PAPERS AND LECTURES
Hicks, D.M., "Anatomy and Physiology of Respiration” Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Spring, 1978.
Coleman, R.F. and Hicks, D.M., "Singer's Compensation for Varying Loudness Levels of Musical Accompaniment, " Seventh Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Juilliard School, NYC, June, 1978.
Hicks, D.M., "Speech and Language Problems: An Overview," Trevecca Nazarene College, Nashville, TN, Fall, 1978.
Hicks, D.M., "A Comparison of Strategies Used by Stutterers and Normal Talkers for Modifying Laryngeal Activity During a Specified Vocal Task," Annual Convention of Tennessee Speech and Hearing Association, Gatlinburg, TN, April, 1979.
Hicks, D.M., "Anatomy and Physiology of the Vocal Mechanism," Department of Linguistics, Vanderbilt University, Fall, 1979.
Hicks, D.M., "Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology: A Tutorial," Department of Anatomy, Vanderbilt University, Fall, 1979.
Hicks, D.M., "Quantification of an Art: A Research Perspective," University of Northern Iowa, February, 1980; University of Iowa, March, 1980; Purdue University, March, 1980.
Hicks, D.M., "Voice Evaluation and Referrals," Alachua District School Clinicians Inservice, Gainesville, FL, February 1981.
Hicks, D.M., "A Morphometric Study of the Aging Human Larynx," Tenth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Juilliard School, NYC, June, 1981.
Hicks, D.M., "A Morphometric Study of the Aged Human Larynx,” ASHA Convention, Los Angeles, November, 1981.
Hicks, D.M., "Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders in the Preschool Child," Alachua County Coordinated Child Care Inservice, Gainesville, FL, February, 1982.
Hicks, D.M., "'Normal' Morphology of the Adult Larynx," Eleventh Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Juilliard School, NYC, June, 1982.
Hicks, D.M., "The Morphometrics of the Aging Larynx," IASCP Research Seminars, University of Florida, October, 1982.
Hicks, D.M., "Normal” Variability in Hard-Tissue Anatomy of the Adult Larynx," ASHA Convention, Toronto, November, 1982.
Hicks, D.M., Moore, G.P. and Cassisi, N.J., "Metamorphosis of the Clinical Profile of a Spastic Dysphonic," ASHA Convention, Toronto, November, 1982.
Hicks, D.M., "Vocal Aging: Structural Changes," Southern Speech Communication Convention, Orlando, FL, April, 1983.
Hicks, D.M. and Sweat, L.L., "Whisper: Help or Hindrance to the Professional Voice," Twelfth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Juilliard School, NYC, June, 1983.
Sweat, L.L. and Hicks, D.M., "Photographic Analysis of Laryngeal Configuration During Whisper," ASHA Convention, Cincinnati, OH, November, 1983.
Moore, G.P., Hicks, D.M., Childers, D.G., and Larar, J.N. "Ultra High-Speed Laryngeal Films and Electroglottography," Videotape Presentation, ASHA Convention, San Francisco, CA, November, 1984.
Lashley, C. and Hicks, D.M., "Vibratory Action of the Vocal Folds During Whisper," ASHA Convention, San Francisco, CA, November, 1984.
Hicks, D.M., Larar, J.N., Moore, G.P. and Childers, D.G., "Electroglottography For Assessing Laryngeal Function," ASHA Convention, San Francisco, CA, November, 1984.
Hicks, D.M., "Structural Variability of Normal Adult Laryngeal Cartilages," ASHA Convention, San Francisco, CA, November, 1984.
Hicks, D.M., "Voice Disorders in the Public Schools," One-Day Inservice, Seminole County Public School Speech/Language Clinicians; Altamonte Springs, FL, January, 1985.
Hicks, D.M., "What's In A Voice Disorder: Symptoms, Physiology and Pathology," Two-Day Workshop, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, March, 1985.
Childers, D.G., Alsaka, Y.A., Hicks, D.M. and Moore, G.P., "Vocal Fold Vibrations: An EGG Model," Fourth International Vocal Physiology Conference, Haskins Laboratories, New Haven, CT, June, 1985.
Hicks, D.M., Childers, D.G., Moore, G.P. and Alsaka, Y.A., "EGG and the Singer's Voice," Fourteenth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO, June, 1985.
Moore, G.P., Hicks, D.M. and Childers, D.G., "Some Physiologic Correlates of Phonatory Quality," Fourteenth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO, June, 1985.
Hicks, D.M., "Physiology of Sound Production," Division of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, July, 1985.
Childers, D.G., Alsaka, Y.A., Hicks, D.M. and Moore, G.P, "Vocal Fold Vibrations in Dysphonia: EGG Model and Measurements," Symposium on Voice Acoustics and Dysphonia, Katthammarsvik, Sweden, August, 1985.
Hicks, D.M., "Voice Disorders in the Public Schools, Part II," One-Day Inservice, Seminole and Orange Counties Public School Speech/Language Clinicians, Altamonte Springs, FL, November, 1985.
Hicks, D.M., Childers, D.G., and Moore, G.P., "New Research Frontiers in Voice Disorders," IASCP Research Seminars, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, November, 1985.
Moss, S.E. and Hicks, D.M., "Acoustical Analysis of Three Phonatory Behaviors in Adductor Spastic Dysphonia," ASHA Convention, Washington, DC, November, 1985.
Childers, D.G., Hicks, D.M., Moore, G.P., and Alsaka, Y.A., "Electroglottography: Assessing Articulatory Function to Aid the Handicapped," International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 86), Tokyo, Japan, April, 1986.
Hicks, D.M. and Teas, E., "An Electroglottographic Study of Vocal Vibrato," Fifteenth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Juilliard School, NYC, June, 1986.
Ochipa, C. and Hicks, D.M., "Morphometric Change in Laryngeal Cartilages of Males (20-50 years)," ASHA Convention, Detroit, MI, November, 1986.
Childers, D.G., Wu, K. and Hicks, D.M., "Factors in Voice Quality: Acoustic Features Related to Gender," ICASSP 87; Dallas, Texas, April, 1987.
Childers, D.G., Wu, K. and Hicks, D.M., "Voice Conversion: A Model for Studying Voice Quality and Speaker Normalization," European Conference on Speech Technology, Edinburgh, Scotland, September, 1987.
Hicks, D.M., "Nature/Nurture of the Professional Voice, Part I," Department of Music, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, October, 1987.
Haskins, J.H. and Hicks, D.M., "Morphometric Change in the Laryngeal Cartilages of Females (31-60 years)," ASHA Convention, New Orleans, LA, November, 1987.
Hicks, D.M., Bae, K.S., Childers, D.G. and Moore, G.P., "Objective Confirmation of Perceptual Evaluation of Vocal Disorders," ASHA Convention, New Orleans, LA, November, 1987.
Hicks, D.M., "Nature/Nuture of the Professional Voice, Part II," Department of Music, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, February, 1988.
Childers, D.G., Wu, K, Bae, K.S. and Hicks, D.M., "Automatic Recognition of Gender By Voice," ICASSP 88; New York, NY, April, 1988.
Hicks, D.M., "'Normal' Structural Variations in the Cartilages of the Human Larynx," Seventeenth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, The Manhattan School of Music, NYC, June, 1988.
Hicks, D.M., "Voice Performance: Structure and Function," Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, July, 1988.
Hicks, D.M., "Voice Production and Disorders," Division of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, October, 1988.
Hicks, D.M., "Therapy Techniques For Remediating Voice Disorders," One-Day Inservice, Clay County Public School Speech/Language Clinicians; Orange Park, FL, April, 1989.
Hicks, D.M., "Glottal Chink: Anatomical Considerations," Eighteenth Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA, June, 1989.
Hicks, D.M., "Case Study: Spasmodic Dysphonia," Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders (Grand Rounds), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, October, 1989.
Hicks, D.M., "Anatomical Basis of the Glottal Chink," ASHA Convention, St. Louis, MO, November, 1989.
Hicks, D.M., "Care of the Professional Voice," City-Wide Otolaryngology Conference, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, December, 1989.
Hicks, D.M., "Overuse and Misuse in Performers: Contributing Factors and Some Solutions," Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland, OH, January, 1990.
Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Management of Voice Disorders: The View From Speech Pathology," Ophthalmology and ENT Mini-Seminar, St. John Hospital and St. John & West Shore Hospital, Cleveland, OH, February, 1990.
Hicks, D.M., "Orientation to Vocal Assessment," The Eighth Annual Symposium on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen, CO, August, 1990.
Hicks, D.M., Levine, H.L., and Mitchell, S.A., "Practical Approach to Vocal Disorders: Case Presentations," The Eighth Annual Symposium on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers, Aspen, CO, August, 1990.
Hicks, D.M., "Functional Voice Assessment: What to Measure and Why," NIDCD Conference on Assessment of Speech and Voice Production: Research and Clinical Applications, Bethesda, MD, September, 1990.
Hicks, D.M., "Vocal Abuse and Voice Development," One-Day Workshop, NEOTA Chorus Directors, South Euclid-Lyndhurst, OH, October, 1990.
Hicks, D.M., Moore, G.P., and Boone, D.R., "Clinical Grand Rounds in Voice Disorders," Mini-Seminar, ASHA Convention, Seattle, WA, November, 1990.
Hicks, D.M. and Tucker, H.M., "Current Status in Evaluation and Management of Selected Voice Disorders," Clinical Grand Rounds, Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, January, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Care of the Professional Voice," One-Day Workshop, Oberlin College, Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH, January, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Management of Voice Disorders," Allergy Department Residents' Conference, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, February, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "State-of-the-Art Assessment of Voice Disorders," S.O.H.N. Meeting, Cleveland, OH, February, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Care of the Voice," Baldwin-Wallace College, Conservatory of Music, Berea, OH, February, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Evaluation of Voice Disorders: Not As Easy As It Sounds," Ohio State University Graduate School's Visiting Lecturer Program, Columbus, OH, April, 1991.
Brown, W.S., Morris, R.J., Hicks, D.M. and Howell, E., "Phonational Profiles of Female Trained Singers and Non-Singers," Twentieth Anniversary Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA, July, 1991.
Hicks, D.M. and Tucker, H.M., "Efficacy of Surgical Medialization of the Vocal Fold With Silastic Implant," Twentieth Anniversary Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA, July, 1991.
Levine, H.L. and Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Management of the Professional Voice," Instructional Course, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, Kansas City, Missouri, September, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Vocal Abuse: Prevention and Management," One-Day Workshop, NEOTA Chorus Directors, South Euclid-Lyndhurst, OH, October, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Management of Voice Disorders: Not As Easy As It Sounds," One-Day Workshop, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., October, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Objective Voice Analysis: Laryngeal Physiology," Resident Conference, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, October, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., Bless, D.M. and Coleman, R.F., "Clinical Grand Rounds in Voice Disorders,"
Mini-Seminar, ASHA Convention, Atlanta, GA, November, 1991.
Hicks, D.M., "Objective Voice Analysis: Acoustic, Aerodynamic and Videostroboscopic Documentation, " Resident Conference, Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, December, 1991.
Miller, F.R., Wanamaker, J.R., Hicks, D.M. and Tucker, H.M., "Cricoarytenoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis," Meeting of the Triological Society (Middle Section), Cleveland, OH, January, 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Assessment of the Professional Voice," Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland, OH, February, 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Assessment of Voice Disorders: Not As Easy As It Sounds," Fourteenth Annual G. Paul Moore Communication Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, March, 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Assessment of the Voice," Graduate Student Lecture, School of Speech Kent State University, Kent, OH, March 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Proper Vocal Hygiene for Singers," Vocal Pedagogy Lecture, Oberlin College, Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, April, 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Voice Assessment," Second International Symposium: Phonosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May, 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Voice Assessment" (Panel), Second International Symposium: Phonosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May, 1992.
Hicks, D.M., "Treatment of Spasmodic Dysphonia," (Panel), Second International Symposium: Phonosurgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, May, 1992.
Morris, R.J., Brown, W.S., Jr., Hicks, D.M., Howell, E. and Murry, T., "Phonational Profiles of Male Trained Singers and Non-Singers," Twenty-First Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA, June, 1992.
Levine, H.L. and Hicks, D.M., "Clinical Management of the Professional Voice User," Instructional Course, AAO-HNS Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., September, 1992.