Cynthia Fox Ph.D., CCC-SLP

The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment – LOUD (LSVT LOUD) is a treatment for speech disorders associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). It focuses on increasing vocal loudness and is delivered by a speech therapist in sixteen one-hour sessions spread over four weeks. Dr. Lorraine Ramig started Parkinson's Disease rehabilitation research in 1983 while serving as assistant professor on tenure track in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Science at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Dr. Ramig was approached by colleague Dr. Wilbur Gould who requested her assistance in treating a friend, Mrs. Lee Silverman. The Voice Treatment consisted of four weeks of rigorous therapy, entailing four one-hour sessions per week, with the goal of increasing patient's voice and speech abilities. Dr. Ramig officially founded the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment program LSVT Global in 1985 in honor of the first patient who died before research was officially published and recognized as a medical discovery.
Short description of what Cynthia does in her own words.
"I oversee the strategic vision for the company and lead the team towards our collective goals for improving lives of people living with Parkinson’s, other neurological conditions and for children with speech and movement disorders. I coordinate operations, marketing, finances, course development, community outreach, and all other aspects of our organization. I participate in research and development, am faculty for all our LSVT Training and Certification Courses and prepare and present on many of our webinar topics"

How long have you been with LSVT Global?
"30 years! I began as a clinical fellow in 1994 as the onsite research assistant on Dr. Lori Ramig’s R01 research grant. The research was examining the efficacy of voice treatment for people with Parkinson’s. I would recruit and treat patients with LSVT LOUD® during that time – and it was like magic!"
Cynthia discovered our Think Loud song by accident on YouTube and reached out and we've been working closely ever since!