Lorraine Ramig Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Ramig is an internationally recognized clinical scientist with an established research record in the areas of aged
and neurological voice disorders. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 20
years. Having published over 100 research articles, she has received the highest professional Honors of the
American Speech Language Hearing Association. Dr. Ramig and her colleagues pioneered LSVT LOUD, an
evidence-based behavioral treatment for Parkinson disease and other neurological disorders, and have trained over
20,000 speech clinicians in 70 countries in LSVT LOUD. Dr. Ramig is Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder of
LSVT Global.
Cynthia Fox Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Fox is an expert on rehabilitation and neuroplasticity and the role of exercise in the improvement of function
consequent to neural injury and disease. She is a world leader in LSVT LOUD and conducted related efficacy
research in Parkinson’s disease and other disorders. She was the first to apply LSVT LOUD to disorders other than
Parkinson’s and pioneered the application to pediatric populations, including children with cerebral palsy. Dr. Fox
worked on the development of LSVT BIG. She is faculty for LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG Training and Certification
courses. Dr. Fox is CEO and Co-Founder of LSVT Global.
Angela Halpern, MS CCC-SLP
Ms. Halpern is in charge of facilitating national and international training and certification courses for LSVT LOUD
and LSVT BIG. She assists the team in the research and development of new courses and products, and she has
worked to develop and advance LOUD for LIFE exercise maintenance classes for LSVT LOUD graduates. Ms.
Halpern serves as national and international faculty for LSVT LOUD training and certification courses. She has been
a part of Dr. Ramig’s research team at the National Center for Voice and Speech in Denver since 2000, where she
has played an integral role in the randomized control trial research for LSVT LOUD. Ms. Halpern received her
Masters degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh, PA. Ms. Halpern was
born and raised in Kansas and currently resides in Golden, Colorado.
Heather Hodges M.A., CCC-SLP
Ms. Hodges received her master’s degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from the University of
Colorado. She has been part of Dr. Ramig’s research team since 2004. She is a consultant, expert clinician, and
training and certification faculty with LSVT Global. In addition to studying neurogenic voice and speech disorders and
being LSVT LOUD certified since 2006, Ms. Hodges also worked for 13 years at an outpatient hospital specializing in
diagnosing and treating dysphagia, dysphonia, and upper airway disorders.
Jessica Galgano Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Dr. Galgano received her PhD from Columbia University. She was certified in LSVT LOUD in 1999 and has worked
with LSVT Global since 2010. Dr. Galgano holds a faculty position at NYU Langone School of Medicine and has
taught in the areas of Voice Disorders, Adult Language Disorders, and Motor Speech Disorders at Columbia
University, NYU, and SFSU. She has presented research at national and international conferences, has received
funding from the National Institutes of Health, and has published in the areas of the neural underpinnings of voice
production using fMRI and EEG, neuroplasticity following thyroplasty, and professional voice use.
Elizabeth Peterson M.A., CCC-SLP
Ms. Peterson received her master’s degree in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences from the University of
Colorado-Boulder. She began working with Dr. Lorraine Ramig’s research team while completing her master’s thesis.
She has worked as a research associate at the National Center for Voice and Speech-Denver and the University of
Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio and primarily delivers LSVT LOUD in a research setting. Ms. Peterson is
currently involved in Dr. Ramig’s research investigating the short and long-term impact of LSVT LOUD on neural
underpinnings of speech in Parkinson disease