Catherine Brown

Catherine Kay Brown is an adjunct voice instructor at Immaculata University and a private voice teacher in Downingtown, Pennsylvania (USA).

During her graduate studies at West Chester University, she researched mindfulness in people with voice disorders. Her article, “Effects of an 8-Week Mindfulness Course in People with Voice Disorders,” is in press in Journal of Voice.

She has led a two-part workshop, “Mindfulness Exercises for Use in the Voice Therapy or Pedagogy Settings,” at the 2023 Pan-American Vocology Association’s Symposium with Julia Gerhard, DMA, CCC-SLP of the University of Miami. She has presented a webinar, “Mindfulness for People with Voice Disorders: Research and Resources,” for Dysphonia International and has led a workshop on mindfulness for singers at the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s Eastern Regional Conference.

Ms. Brown runs ongoing mindfulness courses for people with voice disorders and is currently collaborating with the University of Miami on several research projects related to voice and mindfulness.