Biography
Elizabeth Heller Murray, PhD, CCC-SLP (pronouns: she/her) is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She completed her MS in Speech-Language Pathology with a concentration in Voice Disorders from the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Dr. Heller Murray received her PhD from Boston University under the mentorship of Dr. Cara Stepp, and completed postdoctoral training under the mentorship of Dr. Frank Guenther. Dr. Heller Murray’s research uses acoustic, aerodynamic, and perceptual methods to investigate vocal development. Her research interests focus on the development of voice and vocal motor control in children with and without communication disorders. The goal of her work is to leverage this information to improve current therapeutic interventions for children with voice disorders.
Education
- PhD, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University
- MS, Speech-Language Pathology (concentration in Voice Disorders), MGH Institute of Health Professions
- BA, Psychology and Linguistics, Emory University
Google Scholar: Elizabeth Heller Murray's Google Scholar profile
Labs: Vocal Development Lab
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
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CSCD 5528 | Voice Disorders: Theory and Analysis | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Fujiki, R.B., Venkatraman, A., & Murray, E.S.H. (2025). The Pediatric Vocal Mechanism: Structure and Function. J Voice. United States. 10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.03.025
Littlejohn, M., Woodnorth, G.H., Hseu, A., Nuss, R., & Murray, E.H. (2025). Voiced-Voiceless Consonant Distinction in Children With Vocal Fold Nodules: A Preliminary Study. J Voice. United States. 10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.02.045
Murray, E.S.H., Chao, A., & Colletti, L. (2025). A Practical Guide to Calculating Cepstral Peak Prominence in Praat. J Voice, 39(2), 365-370. United States. 10.1016/j.jvoice.2022.09.002
Murray, E.H. & Yucel, R. (2024). Longitudinal Evaluation of Cepstral Peak Prominence in Children. J Voice. United States. 10.1016/j.jvoice.2024.04.019
Murray, E.H. (2024). Conducting high-quality and reliable acoustic analysis: A tutorial focused on training research assistants. J Acoust Soc Am, 155(4), 2603-2611. United States. 10.1121/10.0025536
Miller, H.E., Kearney, E., Nieto-Castañón, A., Falsini, R., Abur, D., Acosta, A., Chao, S., Dahl, K.L., Franken, M., Murray, E.S.H., Mollaei, F., Niziolek, C.A., Parrell, B., Perrachione, T., Smith, D.J., Stepp, C.E., Tomassi, N., & Guenther, F.H. (2023). Do Not Cut Off Your Tail: A Mega-Analysis of Responses to Auditory Perturbation Experiments. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 66(11), 4315-4331. United States. 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00315
Murray, E.S.H. & Chao, A. (2023). The Relationships Among Vocal Variability, Vocal-Articulatory Coordination, and Dysphonia in Children. J Voice, 37(6), 969.e43-969.e49. United States. 10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.06.008
Colletti, L. & Murray, E.H. (2023). Voice Onset Time in Children With and Without Vocal Fold Nodules. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 66(5), 1467-1478. United States. 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00463
Frankford, S.A., Murray, E.S.H., Masapollo, M., Cai, S., Tourville, J.A., Nieto-Castañón, A., & Guenther, F.H. (2021). The Neural Circuitry Underlying the "Rhythm Effect" in Stuttering. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 64(6S), 2325-2346. United States. 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-20-00328
Murray, E.H., Lewis, J., & Zimmerman, E. (2021). Non-nutritive suck and voice onset time: Examining infant oromotor coordination. PLoS One, 16(4), e0250529. United States. 10.1371/journal.pone.0250529
Murray, E.S.H. & Stepp, C.E. (2020). Relationships between vocal pitch perception and production: a developmental perspective. Sci Rep, 10(1), 3912. England. 10.1038/s41598-020-60756-2
Murray, E.S.H., Segina, R.K., Woodnorth, G.H., & Stepp, C.E. (2020). Relative Fundamental Frequency in Children With and Without Vocal Fold Nodules. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 63(2), 361-371. United States. 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00058
Daliri, A., Murray, E.S.H., Blood, A.J., Burns, J., Noordzij, J.P., Nieto-Castanon, A., Tourville, J.A., & Guenther, F.H. (2020). Auditory Feedback Control Mechanisms Do Not Contribute to Cortical Hyperactivity Within the Voice Production Network in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia. J Speech Lang Hear Res, 63(2), 421-432. United States. 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-19-00325