National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS)

The National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) is an interdisciplinary team of investigators and health care professionals dedicated to vocology, which deals with the powers, limitations, and enhancement of voice and speech. A primary outreach of NCVS is the Summer Vocology Institute, which provides background in vocology and related topics as well as real-world experience in applying those concepts in laboratory, performance, and health services settings. NCVS is headquartered at the University of Utah, under its Vice President for Research, with active associates in several universities across the country. Professional/consumer publications are available, with some materials in Spanish and French.