
MVAC Authors-Selected Publications | 2025–2026
Our MVAC team is actively contributing to research across voice, laryngology, gender-affirming care, speech pathology and otolaryngology.
Below is a selection of publications authored or co-authored by members of the MVAC team.
2026
Free, N., Phyland, D.J., Oates, J., Quinn, S. Steele, M. & Paddle, P. M. “
Beyond Group Outcomes: Gender-Affirming Glottoplasty and Postoperative Voice Therapy,”
The Laryngoscope (2026): 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.70882.
Naunheim, M. R., Paddle, P. M., & Franco, R. A. (2027).
Office-Based Voice Procedures for Gender-Affirmation in Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals.
Office-Based Surgical Procedures in Otolaryngology, 274-277.
Yogaraj, V., Phyland, D., & Sinclair, C. (2026).
Development and Preliminary Validation of a Modified Thyroid Symptom Questionnaire (TSQ).
Head & Neck, https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70443
Rotman, A., Tchernegovski, A., Phyland, D., & Paddle, P. (2026).
Contemporary management of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: a survey of Australian otolaryngologists.
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 283(2), 969-978
Stewart, L., Oates, J., & Gupta, M. (2026).
Adherence to Voice Therapy: A Scoping Review of Influencing Factors, Support Strategies, and Evidence Gaps.
Journal of Voice.
Sinclair, C. F., Tellez, M. J., Rodriguez Morel, P. M., Torralba, P., & Ulkatan, S. (2026).
The Laryngeal Auditory Startle Reflex (LASR): A New Component of the Auditory Startle Response.
The Laryngoscope.
Dhillon, V. K., & Sinclair, C. F. (2026).
Vocal fold immobility after radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules: A survey of laryngologists and an algorithm for periprocedural voice assessment.
Head & Neck, 48(3), 821-826.
Alwan, M., Phyland, D. J., Smith, J. A., & Paddle, P. M. (2025).
Systemic effects and absorption of subepithelial dexamethasone vocal fold injections.
The Laryngoscope, 135(2), 801-808.
Papeleu, T., Oates, J., Motmans, J., Morsomme, D., T’Sjoen, G., & D’haeseleer, E. (2026).
Voice-related challenges experienced by transgender and gender diverse individuals in Belgium.
International Journal of Transgender Health, 27(3), 1466-1493.
Glanville, B., Oates, J., Foley, K. R., Hurem, A., Osmetti, L., & Allen, K. (2026).
Harmonizing identities: A scoping review on voice and communication supports and challenges for autistic trans and gender diverse individuals.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 56(8), 3114-3128.
2025
Yogaraj, V., Sinclair, C., Tchernegovski, A., & Phyland, D. (2025).
In Response to The Prevalence of Local Symptoms in Benign Thyroid Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta‐Analysis.
Laryngoscope, 135(9), E61.
Nainani, A., Leong, C. L., Ojaimi, S., Rudd, I., Yin, A., Paddle, P., … & Leong, T. (2025).
Pulmonary Dissemination in Adult‐Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: A Rare and Severe Manifestation.
Respirology Case Reports, 13(10), e70375.
Alwan, M., Phyland, D., Leahy, T., & Paddle, P. M. (2025).
Preprocedural Paracetamol Reduces Pain Scores in Patients Undergoing in‐Office Laryngeal Procedures.
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 171(5), 1469-1475.
Free, N., Stemple, J. C., Smith, J. A., & Phyland, D. J. (2025).
Variability in voice characteristics of female speakers with phonotraumatic vocal fold lesions.
Journal of Voice, 39(4), 1118-1129.
Papeleu, T., Oates, J., Tomassen, P., Adriaansen, A., Leyns, C., Alighieri, C., … & D’haeseleer, E. (2025).
Effects of intensive intonation training in transgender and gender diverse people aiming for a more feminine-sounding voice: A randomized clinical trial.
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(4), 1711-1742.







