Jenna M. Battipaglia, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD, PAVA-RV, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. A dual alumna of NYU Steinhardt, she earned a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. She is an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certified and New York State licensed speech-language pathologist, holds certification as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD), and is a Recognized Vocologist through the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA-RV). She previously served as Clinical Assistant Professor, Adjunct Instructor, and Adjunct Clinical Supervisor.
Jenna’s clinical and academic interests focus on rehabilitation of voice disorders and vocal injury, professional and performance voice, and gender affirming voice and communication. She teaches across the graduate clinical practicum sequence and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to graduate student clinicians in the NYU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. She co-leads the Gender Affirming Voice and Communication Group, and has maintained a student-led community initiative at the Ali Forney Center. She has collaborated in the development of curricular and clinical education initiatives, including reflective practice frameworks, telepractice best-practice guidelines, and comprehensive resources to support gender affirming voice and communication assessment and services. Her work in these areas has been recognized through awards and grant funding, such as the Continuing Contract Faculty Fellowship Award and the Steinhardt Faculty Challenge Grant, Steinhardt Dean Innovation Grant, and NYU Office of the Provost Student Activities Grant.
Jenna maintains an active clinical practice specializing in voice. She has over 15 years of experience collaborating with a wide range of voice users, including singers, actors, broadcasters, public speakers, and other occupational and professional voice users. She has held clinical appointments at NYU Langone Health, including roles as a Clinical Voice Specialist and per diem voice therapist within the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine and the NYU Langone Voice Center. Earlier in her career, she was a tenured speech-language pathologist with the New York City Department of Education.
Jenna’s service includes various roles within the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, the Steinhardt School, and New York University, as well as sustained engagement in local, national and international professional organizations. She is an active member of ASHA, including Community Groups in Voice and Upper Airway Disorders and Higher Education; The Voice Foundation; Voice and Speech Trainers Association (VASTA); Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA); World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH); Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD); and the New York Voice Study Group.
In addition to her academic and clinical work, Jenna engages in public-facing and professional outreach focused on vocal health education and advocacy. She is the co-creator and co-host of On The Voice, a podcast dedicated to contributing to the destigmatization of vocal injury within the performing arts and professional voice communities. Drawing on their own experiences with voice injury as performers, she and her co-host integrate clinical expertise and lived experiences across a variety of guests and topics.