Specialties
Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC-SLP
Professor
- Diane M. Bless Endowed Chair in Otolaryngology
- UW Health Medical Director of Speech & Hearing Services
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR) BLDG. 1485
1111 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2275
Education
- BS, University of Western Ontario, Biology, London, Ontario, Canada
- MS, Communication Disorders, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
- PhD, Communication Disorders, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Clinical Specialties
Susan Thibeault, PhD, CCC–SLP, is the Medical Director of the Speech & Hearing Services at UW Health and the Diane M. Bless Endowed Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Research Interests
Dr. Thibeault received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her NIDCD funded research efforts are primarily in the areas of vocal fold mucosa biology encompassing regenerative medicine, immunology and development.
Specific to WiSOR affiliated health services research, Dr. Thibeault is the Principal Investigator for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Voice and Swallow Outcomes Database. This is a disease specific database that has health-related data including long-term data from more than 5000 patients who have been seen at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Dr. Susan Thibeault and Dr. Vlasta Lungova were awarded a five-year, $2.7 million research grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Their study will focus on vocal fold epithelial stem cells and their role in maintaining the structure and function of the vocal fold epithelium. Read more here.
Recent Publications
Defining Goals of Transfeminine Individuals Seeking Gender-Affirming Voice Therapy: A Qualitative Study.
François F, Wolfberg J, Croegaert-Koch C, Fujiki RB, Thibeault SL
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2025 May 09; 1-10
[PubMed ID: 40340436]Side-Lying Position Is Associated With Improved Swallow Outcomes When Compared to Semi-Upright Position in Infants With Dysphagia.
Fujiki RB, Nimtz A, Thibeault SL
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2025 May 06; 34(3): 1366-1379
[PubMed ID: 40258117]Practice Patterns in Speech-Language Pathologist Treatment of Induced Laryngeal Obstruction.
Fujiki RB, Venkatraman A, Thibeault SL
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2025 May 06; 34(3): 1269-1288
[PubMed ID: 40258115]RNA-sequencing demonstrates transcriptional differences between human vocal fold fibroblasts and myofibroblasts.
Bretl M, Cheng L, Kendziorski C, Thibeault SL
BMC Genomics 2025 Apr 07; 26(1): 347
[PubMed ID: 40197133]Laryngeal Aerodynamics, Acoustics, and Hypernasality in Children With Cleft Palate.
Fujiki RB, Munday J, Johnson R, Thibeault SL
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2025 Apr 08; 68(4): 1676-1690
[PubMed ID: 40020658]