Dr. Chris Gaskill

Dr. Chris Gaskill

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. The University of Tennessee, 2006

M.A. The University of Tennessee, 1997

M.M. Emory University, 1994

B.A. Rhodes College, 1991

Contact Information

Office: 312

700 University Boulevard East

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Phone: 205-348-9821

Email: cgaskill@bama.ua.edu

Research Interests:

  • Professional voice issues
  • Semi-occluded vocal tract exercises
  • Occupational voice disorders
  • Vocal dosimetry

Classes Taught:

  • Introduction to Communicative Disorders
  • Speech and Hearing Science
  • Voice Disorders
  • Dysphagia

Selected Publications:

Gaskill, C.S. & Quinney, D.M. “The Effect of Resonance Tubes on Glottal Closed Quotient With and Without Task Instruction: A Comparison of Trained and Untrained Voices.” Journal of Voice, accepted for online publication, March 10, 2011Gaskill, C.S. & Erickson, M.L. (2010). “The Effect of an Artificially Lengthened Vocal Tract on Estimated Glottal Closed Quotient in Untrained Male Voices.” Journal of Voice, 24(1), 57-71.

Gaskill, C.S. & Cowgill, J.G. (October, 2009). “Vocal Dose Measurements with Undergraduate Music Majors.”  Ambulatory Phonation Monitor: Applications for Voice & Speech. KayPENTAX.

Gaskill, C.S. & Weems, W.H. (2009) “Occupational Vocal Health: An Emerging Workplace Wellness Issue.” Occupational Health and Safety., 78(7), 44-46.

Gaskill, C.S. & Erickson, M.L. (2008). “The effect of a voiced lip trill on estimated glottal closed quotient” Journal of Voice, 22(6), 634-43.

Link to Curriculum Vitae