Preeti M. Sivasankar

Education
PhD - Northwestern University - Communication Sciences and Disorders, General - 2005

 

Research Interests
Laryngeal physiology; voice across the lifespan; vocal endurance

 

Teaching Interests
Voice disorders, anatomy and physiology

 

Selected Grants
2022 - National Institutes of Health

 

Selected Publications
Bailey, TW., Narra, N., Cannes do Nascimento, N., Sivasankar, MP., Goergen, CJ. & Cox, A. (2026). MRA and Doppler Ultrasound of laryngeal blood flow under hormonal and hydration modulation. BMC Research Notes. (accepted)

 

Dwenger, K., Cannes do Nascimento, N., Bailey, TW., Xie, J., Cox, A., Schaser, AJ. & Sivasankar, MP. (2026). Impact of Circulating Estrogen and Mild Systemic Dehydration on Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Female Rats. Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research. (accepted)

 

Rodgers, B., Cannes do Nascimento, N., Cox, A., Bailey, TW., Sivasankar, MP. & Schaser AJ. (2025). Molecular changes, histopathology, and ultrasonic vocalization acoustic profiles of systemically dehydrated rats. PLoS One:e0322187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0322187.

 

Arkenberg, RH., Mitchell, S., Venkatraman, A., Sivasankar, MP., Pearson, WG Jr. & Malandraki GA. (2025). Maximum Vocal Pitch Elevation and Swallowing: A Secondary Data Analysis Supporting Additional Shared Biomechanics and Potential Treatment Targets. Journal of Speech Language Hearing Research, 5;68(6):2674-2684.

 

Bailey, TW., Venkatraman, A., do Nascimento, NC., Cox, A. & Sivasankar, MP. (2024). Water versus electrolyte rehydration on vocal fold osmotic and oxidative stress gene expression. The Laryngoscope, 134, 4636-4641.

Duan, C., Anderson, JL., Schepers, LE., Damen, FW., Cox, A., Goergen, C. & Sivasankar, MP. (2024). In vivo visualization and quantification of rat laryngeal blood supply after hydration challenge. The Laryngoscope, 134, 2, 779-785.

Fujiki, R., Sanders, PW., Anthony, B., Parker, N., Sivasankar, MP. & Halum SL. (2024). Can resident auditory-perceptual voice assessments predict medical urgency of voice disorders? Journal of Voice, 38, 1, 181-188.

Bailey, T., do Nascimento, NC., dos Santos, AP., Cox, A. & Sivasankar, MP. (2023). Impact of rehydration following systemic dehydration on vocal fold gene expression. The Laryngoscope, 133, 12, 3499-3505.

Bailey, T., do Nascimento, NC., dos Santos, AP., Sivasankar, MP. & Cox, A. (2023). Comparative proteomic changes in rabbit vocal folds undergoing systemic dehydration and systemic rehydration. Journal of Proteomics,270:104734. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2022.104734.

Venkatraman, A., Fujiki, RB. & Sivasankar, MP. (2023). A Review of Factors Associated with Voice Problems in the Fitness Instructor Population. Journal of Voice, 37, 5, E13-E17.