Middletown, PA 17057
Publications
Recent Publications
Searl, J. & Evitts, P. M. (2024). Changes in articulatory contact pressure as a function of vocal loudness. Applied Sciences, 14, 8853. doi.org/10.3390/app14198853 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/19/8853
Evitts, P. M., Porcaro, C., & Gollery, T. (2024). Impact of perceptual-learning strategies and background noise on disordered speech intelligibility. Archives of Otolaryngology & Rhinology, 10(1), 004-015. Doi: 10.17352/2455-1759.000153. https://www.organscigroup.us/articles/AOR-10-253.php
Doyle, P., Baker, A., & Evitts, P. M. (2023). Communication competence and disability secondary to laryngectomy and tracheoesophageal puncture voice restoration. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, Mar 58, 441-450.
Evitts, P. M., Allebeck, M., & Åberg, O. (2022). Effects of virtual teaching on Swedish teachers’ voices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Voice. Dec 30:S0892-1997(22)00423-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.12.022.
Addona, S. & Evitts, P. M. (2022). Effects of virtual instruction on educators’ voices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Voice, Aug 15:S0892-1997(22)00244-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.08.012.
Evitts, P. M., Starmer, H., & Webster, K. (2021). Effects of mode of presentation and mode of speech on listener perceptions of voice, speech, and personality following supracricoid laryngectomy. Archives of Otolaryngology & Rhinology, 7(1): 001-011. DOI: 10.17352/2455-1759.000138 .
Evitts, P. M., Fields, K., & Lande, B. (2021). Metadeglutition? Rate of aspiration-related events in young, healthy females using a novel data collection app. Perspectives (SIG 13), 6(2), 454-464.
Porcaro, C, Evitts, P. M., Hood, C., Campbell, E., White, L., King, N., & Veraguas, J. (2019). Effect of dysphonia and cognitive-perceptual listener strategies on speech intelligibility. Journal of Voice, 34(5), 806.e7 – 806.e18.
Evitts, P. M., Nichols, D., Asbury, K., & Dobrosielski, D. (2018). Relationship between fat distribution and tongue strength in persons with and without obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Medicine and Disorders: International Journal, 2(5), 109-113.
Joseph, R., Evitts, P. M., Bayley, E., & Tulenko, C. (2017). Oral feeding outcomes of infants with a tracheostomy. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 33, 70-75.
Papers and Presentations
Recent Presentations
Evitts, P. M. *Elliot, B., & Ames, S., & Fisher, N. (2023, November). Development of a 3-D printed pneumatic artificial larynx. Poster presentation accepted at the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association annual convention, Boston, MA.
Evitts, P. M., *Heilman, E., *Spangler, F., & Ayala, A. (2023, November). Acoustic characteristics of top audio narrator voices. Poster presentation accepted at the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association annual convention, Boston, MA.
Kurtz, M., Lenc, E., Maurer, K., *Ziegler, G., Evitts, P. M. (2023, November). Efficacy of LOUD LSVT through telehealth for a child with cerebral palsy. Poster presentation accepted at the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association annual convention, Boston, MA.
Evitts, P. M., **Allebeck, M., & **Åberg, O. (2022, November). Effects of virtual teaching on Swedish teachers’ voices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presentation accepted at the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA.
Evitts, P. M., Porcaro, C., **Getejanc, C., & **Scott, J. (2020, November). The relationship between cepstral-based acoustic measures and speech intelligibility with low proficiency speakers.
Proposal accepted at the Annual Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA (Convention canceled).
Evitts, P., **Yinger, S., Porcaro, C., **Horn, A., **Cloonan, C., & **Stolz, A. (2019, November). Does providing listeners perceptual strategies improve dysphonic speech intelligibility in the presence of background noise? Poster presentation accepted at the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association annual convention, Orlando, FL.
Abrams, R., Webster, K., Evitts, P., **Taormina, L., & **Foust, K. (2019, November). Lip strength and maximum inter-incisinal opening measures in healthy elderly persons. Poster presentation accepted at the American Speech-Hearing and Language Association annual convention, Orlando, FL.
** graduate student; * undergraduate student