Louise Pinkerton

Louise Pinkerton, MM, MA, CCC-SLP is a clinical singing voice specialist, a clinical assistant professor coordinating voice services in the University of Iowa student clinic, and a speech-language pathologist for the LGBTQ Clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She provides voice and upper airway services across the lifespan, rehabilitation for professional voice users, and gender affirming training. Her professional and research interests include voice perception and training perceptual skills, culturally sensitive practice, graduate student supervision, and group voice therapy and training. Louise earned a master's degree in speech-language pathology from the University of Iowa, and vocal performance degrees from Indiana University and the University of North Dakota. Louise has a certificate in vocology from the University of Utah and National Center for Voice and Speech. She presented at conferences with the Voice Foundation, Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, National Association of Teachers of Singing, National Federation of Music Clubs, and the National Association for Music Education. For PAVA, Louise serves as the Continuing Education Administrator for ASHA CEUs. Louise received the prestigious ASHFoundation Graduate Award and numerous singing awards including regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Competition. She is a soprano with professional opera and musical theatre experience and training in vocal pedagogy for classical and contemporary commercial music (CCM). For 20 years, Louise taught singing privately and at the University of North Dakota and Minnesota State University Moorhead. She is certified in SPEAK OUT! and LSVT LOUD. Louise is on social media @louiseSLPrano (pronounced: s-l-prano).