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Pasquale Bottalico

Assistant Professor, Speech and Hearing Science

Biography

Pasquale Bottalico earned his bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Univeristà Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (Italy), while simultaneously pursuing a degree in Opera Singing at the F. Cilea Music Academy of Reggio Calabria (Italy). In 2005, he moved to Turin where he earned his master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Italy). For his master’s thesis, Dr. Bottalico combined his studies of engineering and music to explore musician perceptions of acoustics and the correlation with objective index from ISO 3382.

Dr. Bottalico earned his Ph.D. in Metrology, studying acoustics with particular attention to the uncertainty of measurements and statistical analysis of data. For his dissertation, he investigated classroom acoustics of primary schools, and its relationship with safety, examining the students and the teachers separately. Specifically, he: 1) described the speech intelligibility in the classroom, which affects students’ learning; and 2) examined how the acoustical features of a classroom can influence vocal performances. Dr. Bottalico is particularly interested in the professional voice user and singer techniques, as well as the definition and the quantification of the vocal load. Other fields he is interested in are Speech Intelligibility, Room Acoustics, and Musical Acoustics. Bottalico is also a professional chorister, performing under such prestigious directors as Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos, Yuri Ahronovitch, Jeffrey Tate, Juanio Mena, Gianandrea Noseda, Ottavio Dantone, Wayne Marshall, Helmuth Rilling, Christopher Hogwood, Robert King, and Ivor Bolton.

 

Additional Campus Affiliations

Associate Professor, Speech and Hearing Science
Associate Professor, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Recent Publications

Nudelman, C., Webster, J. M., & Bottalico, P. (2024). The Effects of Reading Speed on Acoustic Voice Parameters and Self-reported Vocal Fatigue in Students. Journal of Voice, 38(1), 243.e1-243.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.05.021

Anand, S., Gutierrez, D., & Bottalico, P. (2023). Acoustic-Perceptual Correlates of Voice Among Steam Train Engineers: Effects of Noise and Hearing Protection. Journal of Voice, 37(3), 366-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2021.01.006

Bottalico, P., & Nudelman, C. J. (2023). A Tutorial to build a voice dosimeter. 1225-1229. Paper presented at 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023. https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0213

Bottalico, P., Murgia, S., Mekus, T., & Flaherty, M. (2023). Classroom Acoustics for Enhancing Students’ Understanding When a Teacher Suffers From a Dysphonic Voice. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 54(4), 1195-1207. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_LSHSS-22-00158

Bottalico, P., Plachno, A., & Nudelman, C. J. (2023). Self-Reported Voice-Related Quality of Life in Cochlear Implant Users. Revista de Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencias de la Salud, 5(2), 69-92. https://doi.org/10.46634/riics.232

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