• Erickson, E. & Sivasankar, M. (in review). Evidence for Adverse Phonatory Change Following an Inhaled Combination Treatment. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research.


• Leydon, C., Wroblewski, M., Eichorn, N. & Sivasankar, M. (in review). A meta-analysis of clinical outcomes of hydration intervention on phonation threshold pressure. Journal of Voice.


• Sivasankar, M. & Erickson, E. (to appear). Short duration accelerated breathing challenges affect phonation. Laryngoscope.


• Sivasankar, M. & Blazer-Yost, B. (2009). Effects of long-acting beta agonists on vocal fold ion transport. Laryngoscope,119, 3, 602-607


• Sivasankar, M., Erickson, E., Schneider, S. & Hawes, A. (2008). Phonatory effects of oral breathing: Preliminary evidence for impaired compensation to airway dehydration in individuals with vocal fatigue. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, 6, 1494-1506


• Leydon, C., Sivasankar, M., Lodewyck, D.L., Atkins, C., & Fisher, K.V. (Epub 2008). Vocal fold surface hydration: A review. Journal of Voice.


• Sivasankar, M., Nofzigger, C. & Blazer-Yost, B. (2008). cAMP regulation of ion transport in porcine vocal fold mucosa. Laryngoscope, 118, 8, 1511-1517.


• Sivasankar, M. & Fisher, K.V. (2008). Vocal folds detect luminal ionic perturbations: An in vitro investigation. Journal of Voice, 22, 4, 408-419.


• Sivasankar, M. & Ivanisevic, A. (2007). Atomic force microscopy investigation of vocal fold collagen. Laryngoscope, 117, 10, 1876-1881.


• Sivasankar, M. & Fisher, K.V. (2007). Vocal fold epithelial response to luminal osmotic perturbation. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 50, 3, 886-898.


• Ayala, K.J., Cruz, K.J. & Sivasankar, M. (2007). Increased hydration in voice therapy: Is there support for widespread use? Texas Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology, 1, 1, 47-57.


• Sivasankar, M., Bauer, J., Babu, T. & Larson, C.R. (2005). A comparison of vocal responses to pitch changes in voice, triangular and sinusoidal tone feedback. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 117, 2, 850-857.


• Sivasankar, M. & Fisher, K.V. (2003)*. Oral breathing challenge in subjects with vocal attrition. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 46, 1416-1427. (*Editors Award).


• Sivasankar, M. & Fisher, K.V. (2002). Oral breathing increases Pth and vocal effort by superficial drying of vocal fold mucosa. Journal of Voice, 16, 2, 178-181.


• Sivasankar, M. (2002). Effects of vocal fatigue on voice parameters of Indian schoolteachers. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 54, 3, 245-247.

Other Publications

• Sivasankar, M. & Leydon, C (in press). From bench to bedside: Translational research on vocal fold hydration. Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders, Division-3 Newsletter.


• Branski, R.C. & Sivasankar, M. (2006). An update on voice research in the United States, ASHA Leader, 11, 6, 10-11.