Name: Joanna Cazden MFA, MS-CCC
Address:
Burbank, CA
USA
Email Address: jcazden@earthlink.net
Current Affiliation: Outpatient Voice and Speech Services, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; and private practice, Burbank CA.
Training: Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework; MS in Communication Disorders & Sciences, Cal State Univ Northridge with licensure/ certification in speech pathology; MFA Acting , CalArts; VA Acting & Directing, Univ Washington. Summer COngress ACT. Specialty training in treatment of vocal cord dysfunction, SD, Parkinson's. Lifelong musician, classical/ folk/ ethnic styles. Reiki III; Theta Healing with Vianna Stibbel. Familiar with Linklater, Feldenkrais, Reichian principles, energy work.
Selected Work Experience: Clinical service to veterans & other local hospitals. Lecturer in voice disorders and Clinical Instructor, Cal State Univ, 1991 - 2006. National presentations to ATHE, NATS, ASHA, VASTA, Voice Foundation Symposium; state speech & hearing conferences; contributor to continuing medical ed. courses at Cedars-Sinai.
Areas of Specialization:
1. Voice rehabilitation for actors & singers
2. Vocal health education and injury-prevention
3. Voice methods training for speech pathologists
4. Voice training for medical patients with non-laryngeal disorders (head trauma, stroke)
Professional Organizations: VASTA (Board member since 2005); ASHA; NATS; Am. Federation of Musicians; California speech & hearing Assoc.
Selected Publications: Voice & Speech Review; Onstage; Folkworks; Electronic Musician' Whole Life Times.
Statement of Philosophy: Healthy, authentic voice use is a human right and a personal joy. As a speech clinician in a medical setting, as well as a trained musician, actor, and healer, I draw from a broad range of techniques according to clients' individual needs. I have special interests in the language of voice training and in the neuro-cognitive control of "invisible" systems such as voice. I believe that the vocal arts and sciences have much to learn from each other, and that intuitive sensitivity to the body can coexist with objective problem-solving and accountability.
