LSVT LOUD COURSE FACULTY
 

Lorraine Olson Ramig Ph.D., CCC-SLP
 

Dr. Ramig received her doctoral degree at Purdue University and master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin‐Madison in communication disorders. Dr. Ramig is a Professor in the Department of Speech‐Language and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado‐ Boulder, a Senior Scientist at the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS), a division of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA), located in Denver, Colorado, and an adjunct professor at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Columbia Teacher’s College in New York City. Dr. Ramig is an internationally recognized scientist with an established research record in the areas of aged and neurological voice disorders. She has been investigating neurological voice disorders for over 20 years and has authored numerous refereed journal articles and book chapters. She has been awarded Honors of the American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Cynthia Fox Ph.D., CCC-SLP
 

Dr. Fox received her doctorate degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences from the University of Arizona, Tucson. Her training included a focus in the areas of neuroscience and motor control. She is an expert on rehabilitation and neuroplasticity and the role of exercise in the improvement of function consequent to neural injury and disease. Dr. Fox is a world leader in administration of LSVT LOUD speech treatment for people with Parkinson disease. Dr. Fox began working with Dr. Ramig over 20 years ago conducting efficacy research on LSVT in people with Parkinson disease. She was the first to apply this treatment to disorders other than Parkinson disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis) and pioneered the application to pediatric populations including children with cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. Dr. Fox worked closely on the development of a physical therapy program, LSVT BIG, that was modeled after the speech treatment protocol. Dr. Fox also serves as faculty for LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG training and certification courses. She has numerous publications in these areas of research and has presented extensively nationally and internationally. Dr. Fox is a Co‐Founder and Vice President of Operations of LSVT Global, Inc.; a Research Associate at the National Center for Voice and Speech in Denver,CO.

                                                                         Jessica Galgano Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Galgano received her doctoral degree in the department of Biobehavioral Sciences from Columbia University in NYC. Dr. Galgano has presented at national and international conferences and has authored and coauthored publications related to neurologic communication and voice disorders. She is a faculty instructor at NYU Langone School of Medicine and is the Executive Director of Open Lines Speech and Communication in NYC, where she provides LSVT LOUD® and other types of therapy to adults and children with a wide variety of speech and language diagnoses. She is also an adjunct professor at San

Francisco State University. Dr. Galgano conducted research with Dr. Ramig at Columbia University and is a clinical expert, faculty member and workshop leader for LSVT Global, Inc.

                                                               Angela Halpern M.S., CCC-SLP
Ms. Halpern is Chief Clinical Officer of LSVT LOUD and a research associate with Dr. Ramig’s research team at the National Center for Voice and Speech in Denver, CO. She received her master's degree in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh and has been LSVT LOUD Certified since 1997. Ms. Halpern has worked extensively in the area of neurogenic disorders with a specialty in Parkinson disease. She has presented at national and international conferences and authored and co‐authored publications related to voice and speech in Parkinson disease.

                                                          Heather Hodges M.A., CCC-SLP
Ms. Hodges received her master's degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado. She been part of Dr. Ramig’s research team since 2004. In addition to studying neurogenic voice and speech disorders and being LSVT LOUD certified since 2008, Ms. Hodges also works at National Jewish Health in Denver, CO treating a variety of speech, language and swallowing disorders in adult and pediatric populations with specialty expertise in the area of Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion.

Elizabeth Peterson M.A., CCC-SLP
 

Ms. Peterson received her master’s degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of Colorado‐Boulder where she was part of Dr. Ramig’s research team. Ms. Peterson primarily delivers LSVT LOUD in the research setting and worked as a research associate at the National Center for Voice and Speech-Denver and the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. Ms. Peterson has been involved in research investigating the short and long-term impact of LSVT LOUD on neural underpinnings of speech in Parkinson disease. She has been LSVT LOUD Certified since 2012.