Susan Baker Brehm

Education

• Doctorate of Philosophy in Speech Pathology, University of Florida, 2003
• Master of Arts, Miami University, 1999
• Bachelor of Science, Miami University, 1997

Dr. Baker Brehm is a speech-language pathologist whose interests include the evaluation and treatment of voice disorders. Her research also focuses on the use of respiratory training to reduce breathlessness during speech and exercise in patients with upper airway disorders. She is a Research Affiliate with the Center for Pediatric Voice Disorders at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

She earned her Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Florida in 2003. She is a professor in the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology and served as Chair of that department for nine years. She became a CAS Associate Dean in 2022.

Professional Recognition and Affiliation

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Special Interest Group 3 affiliate)
• Ohio Speech Language and Hearing Association
• Voice Foundation (Professional Member)
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Voice 

Selected Publications

• Park, Y., Baker Brehm, S., Kelchner, L., Weinrich,B.,  McElfresh, K.,  Anand, S.,  Shrivastav, R., de Alarcon, A., Eddins, D. (In press). Effects of Vibratory Source on Auditory-Perceptual and Bio-Inspired Computational Measures of Pediatric Voice Quality. Journal of Voice.
• Weinrich, B., Baker Brehm, S., LeBorgne, S., Eanes, C., Zacharias, S., Beckemeyer, J., Hughes, M., & deAlarcon, A. (2022). Perceptual Measures of Boychoir Voices during the Phases of Pubertal Voice Mutation. Journal of Voice.
• Walstrom, A., Baker Brehm, S., LeBorgne, W., Acord, A., & Gottliebson, R. (2021) Use of Terminology and Effect of Training on Auditory-Perceptual Ratings of Speaking Voice by Singing Teachers. Journal of Voice.
• Baker Brehm, S., Weirnich, B., & Kelchner, L. (2019). Pediatric Voice Disorders: Diagnostic and Treatment Approaches: Twenty Questions. SpeechPathology.com.
• Bergeron, M., Kelchner, L., Weinrich, B., Baker Brehm, S., Zacharias, S., Myer, C., & de Alarcon, A. (2018). Influence of Preoperative Voice Assessment on Treatment Plan Prior to Airway Surgery. Laryngoscope, 128(12), 2858-2863
• Werner, C.,*Bowyer. S., Gottliebson, R., Weinrich, B., & Baker Brehm, S. (2017). Examining the impact of video modeling techniques on the efficacy of clinical voice assessment. Journal of Voice, 31(1), 118.e13–118.e20.
• Zacharias, S. R., Baker Brehm, S., Weinrich, B., Kelchner, L., Deliyski, D., Tabanging, M., & de Alarcon, A. (2016). Feasibility of clinical endoscopy and stroboscopy in children with bilateral vocal fold lesions. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 25, 598-604.
• Zacharias, S. R., Weinrich, B., Baker Brehm, S., Kelchner, L., Deliyski, D., Tabanging, M., & de Alarcon, A. (2015). Assessment of vibratory characteristics in children following airway reconstruction using flexible and rigid endoscopy and stroboscopy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 141(10), 882-887.
• Kelchner, L., Baker Brehm, S., & Weinrich, B. (2014). Pediatric voice: A modern, collaborative approach to care. Plural Publishing, Inc., San Diego, CA.
• Weinrich, B., Baker Brehm, S., Knudsen, C., McBride, S., & Hughes, M. (2013). Phonatory aerodynamic system (PAS Model 6600) pediatric normative study. Journal of Voice, 27(1), 46-56.
• Kelchner, L., Baker Brehm, S., de Alarcon, A., & Weinrich, B. (2012). Update on pediatric voice and airway disorders: Assessment and care. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 20(3), 160-164.