Research interests: The History of Voice Pedagogy, vocal traditions, voice and identity, speech and dialects, presence. For seven years, Rockford was the editor of the academic journal Voice and Speech Review.
Accepting mentees: Yes (3)
Biography
Dr Rockford Sansom is a voice teacher and communication coach. He has worked with senior leaders in business and politics and with actors and singers in major productions around the globe.
For seven years, he was the editor of the academic journal Voice and Speech Review and was instrumental in helping the journal receive Scopus Q1 status as a top 75 Visual and Performing Arts journal. He has published over 30 articles and essays and five books. Four books are anthologies: The History of Voice Pedagogy, Vocal Traditions, Voice and Identity, and Practitioner Research in Voice Studies (all from Routledge Press). With Christina Shewell, he co-authored Voice Work (2nd ed, Wiley)—a leading text in the field of vocal training, currently in use worldwide in high-profile performing arts programs. He holds a PhD in education (Capella University), an MFA in theatre (University of Central Florida), and voice certifications from Fitzmaurice, Knight-Thompson, and Estill.
Dr. Sansom has lectured at over 30 universities across five continents. He is a VASTA Lifetime Distinguished Member for “significant achievements in voice research—advancing the global impact of voice and speech training”; he is the youngest person in the history of VASTA to earn this career achievement award. His interests include connecting voice to history, teaching, learning, research methods, speech, and sociolinguistics.
Qualifications
PhD in education (Capella University)
MFA in theatre (University of Central Florida)
BFA in theatre/BA in English (University of West Florida)
Publications
A Guide to Publishing in the Voice and Speech Review 2024-10-03 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4324/9781003527343-9
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Introduction: Practitioner Research in Voice Studies
2024-10-03 | Book chapter DOI: 10.4324/9781003527343-1
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Practitioner Research in Voice Studies
2024-10-03 | Book DOI: 10.4324/9781003527343
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
The unspoken voice and speech debate [or] the sacred cow in the conservatory
2024-10-03 | Book chapter DOI: 10.4324/9781003527343-25
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Voice Research Reflections: Tips for the Artist-Scholar
2024-10-03 | Book chapter DOI: 10.4324/9781003527343-10
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Characterizing the Roles of Voice Professionals
Journal of Singing 2024-09 | Journal article DOI: 10.53830/sing.00057 Part of ISSN: 2769-4046
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Inviting Self-Directed Learning into the College Voice Classroom
Voice and Speech Review 2024-09 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2023.2262180
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Voice Research Reflections: Tips for the Artist-Scholar
Voice and Speech Review 2024-05 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2024.2348286
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Practitioner Research in Voice Studies
Voice and Speech Review 2024-05-03 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2024.2361557
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Voice: An Interdisciplinary Field and a Field unto Itself
Voice and Speech Review 2024-05-03 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2024.2361556
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Exploring the Range of Voice Research
Voice and Speech Review 2024-01-02 | Journal article DOI: 10.1080/23268263.2024.2317048
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Introduction
2023-01-20 | Book chapter DOI: 10.4324/9781003354918-1
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
Vocal Traditions
2023-01-20 | Book DOI: 10.4324/9781003354918
Contributors: Rockford Sansom
A full list of Rockford's publications can be found here.