Christine E. Murphy Estes

Christine Murphy Estes, M.M., M.A., CCC-SLP, PAVA-RV, is a speech-language pathologist specializing in voice and upper airway disorders. With more than 15 years of experience in academic medical centers, her clinical, research, and academic work has focused on the evaluation and treatment of voice disorders, care of the professional and performing voice, interdisciplinary practice, clinical research, and program development. A singer with a Master of Music in Opera Performance from McGill University and a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the Crane School of Music, she has particular expertise in singing voice rehabilitation.

Christine joined Westchester Medical Center in 2022 as Lead Voice Specialist, where she is helping to build and expand the WMC Voice & Swallow Program. She also serves as Assistant Professor and Clinical Instructor at New York Medical College, where she teaches in the area of voice disorders and supervises students and trainees in clinical voice care. Previously, she was a founding member of the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she contributed to the development of its interdisciplinary clinical model and to the growth of its voice care and research programs, helping establish it as a leading center for voice care and research.

Her clinical research focuses on questions with direct relevance to voice assessment, treatment, and patient care, including professional and performing voice, voice injury, treatment outcomes, and access to care. Her work has appeared in The Laryngoscope, Journal of Voice, Journal of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, and Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, among other publications. She has also contributed to collaborative research in behavioral voice treatment and authored book chapters addressing voice and swallowing disorders.

Christine has presented research, seminars, workshops, and masterclasses for organizations including the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, The Voice Foundation, the Fall Voice Conference, the Performing Arts Medical Association, the Pan American Vocology Association, and the American Laryngological Association. Her educational and outreach work has included programs for singers, actors, voice teachers, fitness professionals, and other occupational voice users. Her expertise in vocal health and rehabilitation has also been featured in national and performing arts media, including BroadwayWorld.com, Medium, and The New York Times.

Christine is active in professional leadership and education. She is a PAVA Recognized Vocologist and serves on the PAVA-RV Applicant Coordinating Committee. A graduate of ASHA’s Leadership Development Program, she has also served on ASHA’s Voice & Upper Airway Professional Development Committee and on multiple ASHA Convention planning committees. She has held several leadership roles with the Fall Voice Conference and will serve as Conference Co-Director in 2027.