Thomas J. Hixon, Ph.D. was Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Director of the National Center for Neurogenic Communication Disorders, and Dean Emeritus of the Graduate College at the University of Arizona. He was formerly Head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Director of Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs, Director of the Movement Neuroscience Program, Research Integrity Officer, and Associate Vice President for Research at the same institution. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and did postdoctoral work in physiology at Harvard University. Hixon was a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and holds its Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. He was also awarded Honors of the Association, the Council of Editor’s Award, and two Journal Editor’s Awards from the Association for the outstanding article of the year. Hixon served as an Editorial Reviewer and/or Associate Editor to over a dozen speech and voice journals and twice served as an Editor for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, once as Editor of the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research and once as the Speech Section Editor of the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. His research interests centered on normal and abnormal speech production and the biomechanics of singing.

Books By Author

• Preclinical Speech Science, Anatomy, Physiology, Acoustics, Perception
• Preclinical Speech Science Bundle, Textbook and Workbook
• Evaluation and Management of Speech Breathing Disorders, Priciples and Methods
• Respiratory Function in Singing, A Primer for Singers and Singing Teachers