Your Voice Is Tired and You Don't Know Why
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What this talk is about
The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.
One speaker. One big idea. One good room.
Where · 2700 SWISS Event Space.
Your voice feels tired by the end of the day, but your throat isn't sore. You push a little harder to be heard, and the effort itself becomes the problem. Dr. Adrianna Shembel studies the mechanics behind that fatigue: how the laryngeal muscles work, what happens when they compensate, and why the sensation of strain often starts before any tissue damage does. The talk draws on her research into vocal function and the biophysiological mechanisms that underlie voice disorders, focusing on the gap between what you feel and what standard exams can see.
How the night goes
Doors at 6:00 PM. Come early, grab a drink and something to eat, settle in.
Adrianna takes the floor at 7:00 PM.
Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.
Afterward, stay for a glass of wine with Adrianna. The best conversations happen then.
Who's speaking
Adrianna Shembel
Adrianna is the PI of the UT Larynx Lab—with joint appointments at The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her research focuses on the role of the larynx in sensorimotor voice disorders, how increased vocal demands affect the larynx, and relationships between the larynx and articulatory, respiratory, and neural subsystems in vocal function and dysfunction. She did her postdoctoral training at the NYU School of Medicine studying the effects of vocal exercise on aging laryngeal muscle. She received her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh where she studied the effects of increased respiratory drive on laryngeal physiology in aerobic athletes. She earned her MA in Communication Sciences & Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh and BS in Communication Science & Disorders, with minors in theater, dance, and music with a voice emphasis from the Pennsylvania State University. She is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with a specialty diagnosing and treating patients with voice and laryngeal disorders. Adrianna is an avid runner and yogi. When she’s not being Sporty Spice, you can find her belting tunes at karaoke.
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2700 SWISS Event Space · Dallas, TX