Rachel convey, phd, ccc-slp
Rachel Convey, PhD CCC-SLP is nationally certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and maintains a California state license in Speech-Language Pathology. She received a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of the Pacific. In 2021, she traveled to Finland as a Fulbright Scholar where she conducted research on voice analysis in speakers with Parkinson's Disease at Tampere University. She continued this research as a doctoral student and received her Doctorate of Philosophy from Tampere University in 2024. Rachel is currently working as a Speech-Language Pathologist in an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
Professional Licensure & membership
American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
The Voice Foundation, Member
The Voice Foundation Southern California Chapter, Vice President
ASHA Special Interest Group 2, Neurogenic Communication Disorders
ASHA Special Interest Group 3, Voice and Upper Airway Disorders
ASHA Special Interest Group 13, Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)
ASHA Special Interest Group 15, Gerontology
therapeutic certifications
Certified SPEAK OUT!® Clinician (Parkinson’s Disease)
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Program (LSVT) (Parkinson's Disease)
Lingraphica
Scientific publications
Convey, R.B., Laukkanen, A.-M., Ylinen, S., & Penttilä, N. (2024). Analysis of Voice Changes in Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease with AVQI and ABI: A Follow-up Study. Journal of Voice.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.05.009
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Convey, R. B., Laukkanen, A.-M., Ylinen, S., & Penttilä, N. (2024). Analysis of Voice in Parkinson’s Disease Utilizing the Acoustic Voice Quality Index. Journal of Voice.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.12.025
Convey, R. B., Ihalainen, T., Liu, Y., Räsänen, O., Ylinen, S., & Penttilä, N. (2023). A comparative study of automatic vowel articulation index and auditory-perceptual assessments of speech intelligibility in Parkinson’s disease. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 0(0), 1–11.https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2251725
Penttilä, N., Ihalainen, T., Kosin, M., Slocinska, A. & Convey, R. (2023). AAVISTUS-
tutkimushanke: Akustisen ja audiovisuaalisen signaalin käyttö terveydentilan analysoinnissa.
Puheterapeutti, 4.
Liu, Y., Penttilä, N., Ihalainen, T., Lintula, J., Convey, R., & Räsänen, O. (2021). Language-Independent Approach for Automatic Computation of Vowel Articulation Features in Dysarthric Speech Assessment. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech, and Language Processing, 29, 2228–2243. https://doi.org/10.1109/TASLP.2021.3090973
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Convey, Rachel Brooke. (2019). Visual Feedback in Voice Therapy for Individuals with Parkinson's
Disease. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3657