The goal of my research is to understand the neural basis of communication and hearing disorders like laryngeal dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, and tinnitus.

I focus on several key areas. In Parkinson’s disease, I study the effect of professional singing on the progression of voice symptoms and neural network organization. In dystonia and tinnitus, my work aims at providing a fine-grained description of cerebral architecture to understand the disorders’ pathogeneses.  In transgender individuals, I explore how the brain networks controlling voice respond to voice feminization therapies, thus identifying imaging markers of successful therapeutic outcomes. Lastly, in healthy individuals, my research focuses on unraveling age- and sex-specific brain organization that controls speaking.

To address these research interests, I use novel imaging tools, including high-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetoencephalography, and dynamic acquisition of vocal tract structures images during speaking, advanced analytical methods, and machine learning. The ultimate goal of my research is to provide clinicians with better tools to diagnose, treat, and manage these conditions.