Linda Rammage

Linda Rammage is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Surgery and an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the School of Audiology & Speech Sciences at the University of British Columbia. With over 40 years of clinical experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist, she specializes in voice and laryngeal dysfunction, alaryngeal speech, and treatment outcomes.

• Education:
• BA, University of Alberta (1977)
• MSc, University of British Columbia (1979)
• PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1992)

Her research and clinical work focus on voice disorders, muscle misuse voice disorders, and irritable larynx, with international publications and lectures on assessment and management of voice disorders, psychopathology of voice disorders, and voice care for professional voice users. She is actively involved in interprofessional clinical outcomes research collaborating with experts in otolaryngology, neurosurgery, audiology, and psychiatry.

Linda has held prominent leadership roles, including President of the BC Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Past-President of CASLPA, and Chair of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada and the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professions of British Columbia. She is currently chairing the Pan Canadian Alliance of Speech-Language and Audiology Associations and co-chairing international/national conference committees.

She practices exclusively in her private clinic since 1980 and contributes to the field through authoring professional textbooks, chapters, and self-help guides on optimizing voice function.