Date of Award
6-17-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Disorders, MCD
First Advisor
Shanon Brantley
Committee Members
Amy Shollenbarger; Arianne Pait; Hao Yang Teng
Abstract
This investigation was conducted to assess the Prevalence of Dysphonia, while comparing indoor and outdoor athletic coaches. This investigation also looked at the prevalence of self-perceived vocal dysphonia symptoms within collegiate athletic coaches. This study was conducted by distributing a survey to the Division I athletic coaches in the state of Arkansas. The survey consisted of demographic questions, a questionnaire that explored the self-perceived vocal symptoms, clinician perspective vocal ratings, and acoustic parameters of voice recordings. The data collected revealed that there were vocal symptoms that were identified as an effect of occupational voice demand during the current season of coaching.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Peacock, Keelyn, "The Prevalence of Dysphonia: A Comparison of Indoor and Outdoor Athletic Coaches" (2026). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1182.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1182
