Emily Elizabeth Kimball, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

emily.kimball@vumc.org
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences
Education
Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TennesseeM.S., Speech Language Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UtahB.S., Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Research Description
Dr. Kimball's research focuses primarily on the cellular and molecular underpinnings of the development of vocal fold dysfunction and pathology, with her dissertation focusing on the structural and molecular changes to the vocal folds as a result of systemic dehydration.

She has ongoing plans to continue her vocal fold pathology work in dehydration, as well as spearhead a parallel line of human subject research investigating lifestyle and behavioral modification efficacy in the treatment of benign phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions. She is excited by the vast opportunity for exploration provided by the field of voice disorders and pathology, and plans to implement cellular and molecular methodologies to a field that is turning a corner toward translational basic science research.
Research Keywords
voice, larynx, speech pathology, laryngeal biology, voice physiology, voice disorders
Publications
Gartling GJ, Sayce L, Kimball EE, Sueyoshi S, Rousseau B. A Comparison of the Localization of Integral Membrane Proteins in Human and Rabbit Vocal Folds. Laryngoscope [print-electronic]. 2020 Nov 11/6/2020; PMID: 33155693, DOI: 10.1002/lary.29243, ISSN: 1531-4995.

Sayce LJ, Powell ME, Kimball EE, Chen P, Gartling GJ, Rousseau B. Continuous Rate Infusion of Ketamine Hydrochloride and Dexmedetomidine for Maintenance of Anesthesia during Laryngotracheal Surgery in New Zealand White Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci [print-electronic]. 2020 Mar 3/1/2020; 59(2): 176-85. PMID: 32005295, PMCID: PMC7073403, DOI: 10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-19-000076, ISSN: 1559-6109.

Kimball EE, Sayce L, Powell M, Gartling GJ, Brandley J, Rousseau B. Different Vibratory Conditions Elicit Different Structural and Biological Vocal Fold Changes in an In-Vivo Rabbit Model of Phonation. J Voice [print-electronic]. 2019 Sep 9/18/2019; PMID: 31542239, PMCID: PMC7078053, PII: S0892-1997(19)30215-2, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.08.023, ISSN: 1873-4588.

Pitman MJ, Kurita T, Powell ME, Kimball EE, Mizuta M, Chang S, Garrett CG, Rousseau B. Vibratory function and healing outcomes after small intestinal submucosa biomaterial implantation for chronic vocal fold scar. Laryngoscope [print-electronic]. 2018 Apr; 128(4): 901-8. PMID: 29105772, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26883, ISSN: 1531-4995.

Mizuta M, Kurita T, Dillon NP, Kimball EE, Garrett CG, Sivasankar MP, Webster RJ, Rousseau B. In vivo measurement of vocal fold surface resistance. Laryngoscope [print-electronic]. 2017 Oct; 127(10): E364-E370. PMID: 28573762, PMCID: PMC5607073, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26715, ISSN: 1531-4995.

Mizuta M, Kurita T, Kimball EE, Rousseau B. Structurally and functionally characterized in vitro model of rabbit vocal fold epithelium. Tissue Cell [print-electronic]. 2017 Jun; 49(3): 427-34. PMID: 28395914, PMCID: PMC5467526, PII: S0040-8166(17)30057-5, DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2017.03.006, ISSN: 1532-3072.

Rousseau B, Kojima T, Novaleski CK, Kimball EE, Valenzuela CV, Mizuta M, Daniero JJ, Garrett CG, Sivasankar MP. Recovery of Vocal Fold Epithelium after Acute Phonotrauma. Cells Tissues Organs [print-electronic]. 2017; 204(2): 93-104. PMID: 28647731, PMCID: PMC5555600, PII: 000472251, DOI: 10.1159/000472251, ISSN: 1422-6421.

Novaleski CK, Kimball EE, Mizuta M, Rousseau B. Acute exposure to vibration is an apoptosis-inducing stimulus in the vocal fold epithelium. Tissue Cell [print-electronic]. 2016 Oct; 48(5): 407-16. PMID: 27577014, PMCID: PMC5035627, PII: S0040-8166(16)30174-4, DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2016.08.007, ISSN: 1532-3072.