Students conduct research on normal and disordered voice production under the supervision of a faculty member, the biopsychosocial aspects of voice, transgender voice, effects of risk factors on voice, singing, and the impact of neurological disorders on voice. Activities may include a literature review, learning laboratory techniques, collecting data, coding data, analyzing data, and statistical
analysis. At the end of the term, students complete a written report about a research project they worked on or give an oral presentation about the project at a lab meeting.