College of Education and Human Development

School of Kinesiology

Amini gives first presentation at CATSS Fall Symposium

She spoke about an ongoing clinical trial that investigates the usability of a wearable vibration device to treat the voice symptoms of people with laryngeal dystonia.

Headshot of Shima Amini

Shima Amini, a master's student in the School of Kinesiology and Human Sensorimotor Control Laboratory (HSC), directed by Jürgen Konczak, PhD, Jürgen Konczak, gave her first verbal presentation at a scientific meeting, the Fall Symposium of the Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science. Amini spoke about an ongoing clinical trial that investigates the usability of a wearable vibration device to treat the voice symptoms of people with laryngeal dystonia. Her preliminary analysis showed that wearing the device reduced voice symptoms in approximately 65% of participants.