Maria Dietrich, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Post-Doctoral Scholar
College of Health Sciences
Maria Dietrich is a Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders within the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences under the mentorship of Dr. Joseph Stemple. Her responsibilities are primarily research oriented. Further, she oversees activities of Dr. Stemple’s Vocal Dynamics Lab.
Dr. Dietrich completed her Ph.D. in Communication Science and Disorders in 2008 at the University of Pittsburgh under the mentorship of Dr. Katherine Verdolini. Leading up to her Ph.D., she received a M.A. degree in Speech Language Pathology in 2003 from Kent State University and a degree in Diplom-Heilpädagogik in 2001 from Universität zu Köln in Germany.
Research Interests
Dr. Dietrich’s primary area of research is the relation between psychobiological processes and voice disorders. Within the broader context of mind and body research, she is in particular interested in the biological and behavioral expression of psychological stress in the larynx under consideration of individual trait differences such as personality. Dr. Dietrich employs psychobiological methodologies to uncover the central and peripheral processes and ultimately mechanisms that control vocalization under various conditions. Ultimately, her research hopes to inform education and prevention programs as well as treatment approaches based on a patient’s psychobiological profile.
Clinical
Dr. Dietrich has completed her Clinical Fellowship Year at the University of Pittsburgh Voice Center under the mentorship of Dr. Jackie Gartner-Schmidt. She holds the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology since 2004.
Awards
2008: Bruce Baker Education Travel Fund award, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
2008: Travel award to the 1st International Conference on Advances in Laryngeal Biophysiology (ICALB), University of Wisconsin at Madison
2007: Acceptance to the 1st Summer Institute in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa with a partial tuition scholarship sponsored by the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the ASHFoundation
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Dietrich, M., & Verdolini Abbott, K. (in preparation). The effects of stress reactivity on extralaryngeal muscle tension in vocally normal participants as a function of personality (main study).
Dietrich, M., & Verdolini Abbott, K. (in preparation). The effects of stress reactivity on extralaryngeal muscle tension in vocally normal participants as a function of personality (pilot study).
Dietrich, M., & Verdolini Abbott, K. (in preparation). The Voice Handicap Index in light of personality differences.
Dietrich, M., Verdolini Abbott, K., Gartner-Schmidt, J., & Rosen C.A. (2008). The frequency of perceived stress, anxiety, and depression in patients with common pathologies affecting voice. Journal of Voice, 22(4), 472-488.
Invited Book Chapters
Dietrich, M. & Andreatta, R.D. (in preparation). The applications of surface electromyography in laryngeal psychobiological research. In: E. Ma & E. Yiu (Eds.), Handbook of Voice Assessments. San Diego: Plural Publishing.
Dietrich, M. & Verdolini Abbott, K. (2008). Psychobiological framework of stress and voice: A psychobiological framework for studying psychological stress and its relation to voice disorders. In: K. Izdebski (Ed.), Emotions in the Human Voice (Vol.II, Clinical Evidence, pp. 159-178). San Diego: Plural Publishing.
Dietrich, M. & Marsland, A. (2008). Autonomic dysfunction. In: D. Walsh (Ed.). Palliative Medicine.
Philadelphia: Elsevier.
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