We're a multi-disciplinary group of researchers from a wide variety of fields: Acoustics, Communications, Economics, Engineering, Epidemiology, Health Care, Immersive Technology, Linguistics, Music, Physics, Psychology, Education — and, of course, Communication Sciences & Disorders. The Voice Biomechanics and Acoustics Laboratory (V-BAL) is housed in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at the University of Iowa.

People

Learn more about the backgrounds and professional passions of our lab members.

Projects

Discover how our skills and professional passions synergize to lead to scientific discoveries about the human voice.

Research

Read our scientific papers and presentations from  local and national conventions, including ASA, ASHA, PAVA, Voice Foundation, and others.