Profil

• Training as a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) at RWTH Aachen University Hospital
• 1995-2003 SLP in several logopedic practices
• Degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Research “Lehr- und Forschungslogopädie” (RWTH Aachen University)
• 2008 Foundation/management: Praxis für Stimme; stimmraum aachen
• 2013-15 SLP college teacher at Caritas Schulen gGmbH (Würzburg)
• 2014-20 course coordinator in the dual bachelor program Academic Speech and Language Therapy (University of Würzburg)
• Lecturer at the Chair for Special Education/Speech Therapy (University of Würzburg) and at the FH Joanneum (Graz) as well as full-time lecturer at the University of Music and Drama Munich (HMTM)
• 2019 PhD (rer. nat.): "Cognitive Processing of Voice Information" (University of Würzburg)
• Professor of Health Sciences since 2020; Program director for Interprofessional Health Care at DHBW Heidenheim

Teaching areas  

• Interprofessional communication
• Patho- and psycholinguistics
• Basics of early language development
• Concepts for prevention and early intervention
• Voice therapy, diagnosis, and prevention
• Speech training and techniques/phonetics

Research areas

• Interprofessional training
• Cognitive voice processing
• Artistic speaking and vocal health
•Reading development in elementary school students (until 2006)

  • Hochschulverbund Gesundheitsfachberufe (HVG) e.V.
  • Deutscher Bundesverband für Logopädie e.V. (dbl)
  • Deutscher Bundesverband für akademische Sprachtherapie und Logopädie e.V. (dbs)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Musikphysiologie und Musikermedizin e.V. (DGfMM)
  • Healthy Conservatoires Centre for Performance Science (GB)
  • American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (USA)

• Program/Course development
• Interdisciplinary and interprofessional cooperation
• Communication
• Artistic speaking and vocal health (singers/actors)
• Voice prevention and voice hygiene (professional voice users and non-vocal professionals)

  • Evaluation of interprofessional training schemes
  • Cognitive voice and face processing and development

University

• 2016 Accreditation of the dual bachelor's program in academic speech and language therapy (University of Würzburg)
• 2017-20 Member of the study commission in the dual bachelor's program Academic Speech and Language Therapy (University of Würzburg)

University of Performing Arts

• 2017-20 Member of the study commission (bachelor/master) at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (spokesperson for the areas of speech technique, diction, phonetics/language)

Publications (Peer Review):

Bonetti, A, Huestegge, S. Ibrahimagic, A, (submitted). Voice Use in Preschool Teachers in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Voice Hygiene Education.

Wannagat, W., Huestegge, L., Landmann E., Nieding, G., Huestegge, S.M. (2022). Development of visual dominance in face-voice integration: Evidence from cross-modal compatibility effects in a gender categorization task. Cognitive Development 64, 101263

Huestegge, S. M., Raettig, T. (2020). Crossing gender borders: Bidirectional dynamic interaction between face-based and voice-based gender categorization. Journal of Voice, 34(3), 487.E1-487.E9, doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2018.09.020

Huestegge S. M. (2019). Matching unfamiliar voices to static and dynamic faces: No evidence for a dynamic face advantage in a simultaneous presentation paradigm. Frontiers Psychology, 10, 1957. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01957

Huestegge S. M., Raettig T., & Huestegge L. (2019). Are face-incongruent voices harder to process? Effects of face-voice gender incongruency on basic cognitive information processing. Experimental Psychology, 66, 154-164.

Huestegge, S. M. (2019). Cognitive mechanisms of voice processing. Würzburg: OPUS. Online abrufbar unter: opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/opus4-wuerzburg/frontdoor/deliver/index/docId/18608/file/Huestegge_Sujata_Stimmverarbeitung_voice_processing.pdf

Huestegge, L., Radach, R., Corbic, D., & Huestegge, S. M. (2009). Oculomotor and Linguistic Determinants of Reading Development: A Longitudinal Study. Vision Research, 49, 2948-2959.

Publication (Germany):

Huestegge, S. M., de Sunda, A., Heinzl Mania, M., Kraus, F., Kühn, H., Schuppert, M., Shehata-Dieler, W., & Hansen, D. M. (2020). Wege zur interprofessionellen Ausbildung im Studium. Forum Logopädie, 34(1), 34-35.

Huestegge, S. M. (2015). Grundgedanken der Linklater-Stimmarbeit – Einsatzmöglichkeiten für die logopädische Stimmtherapie. Forum Logopädie, 4 (29), 12-17.

Publications (Congress Lectures/Posters):

Huestegge, S. M. (2024). Cross-modal processing of face and voice information. Präsentation auf dem Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in New York (USA).

Götz, R., Kraus, F., Huestegge, S.M., Jurkutat, A., Perneker, E. (Ringvorlesung 2024/2025) Stimmphysiologie für Musiker*innen und Sänger*innen; 4 von 18 eingeladene Vorträge an der HfM Würzburg.

Huestegge, S. M. (2024). Professional and Empathetic Voice – Communication Training for Health Care Workers. Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK, Finnland)

Huestegge, S. M. (2023). Neue Wege in der Stimmprävention/“The independent voice“. Universität Tuzla (Bosnien und Herzegowina)

Huestegge, S.M. (2023). Insights into the future of interprofessional collaboration – Cooperative Studies at the DHBW in Germany. Universität Tuzla (Bosnien und Herzegowina)

Huestegge, S. M. (2022). Communication at „eye-level”: The future of interprofessional collaboration in health care. Chitkara University, Health Department (Allied Health Science & Physiotherapy). 12th Global Week. Chandigarh-Indien

Huestegge, S. M. (2022). Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Communication. Chitkara University Health Department (Allied Health Science & Physiotherapy). 12th Global Week. Chandigarh-Indien

Huestegge, S. M. (2020). Interprofessionelle Praktika im Studiengang "Akademische Sprachtherapie/Logopädie" in Würzburg. 4. Interprofessioneller Ausbildungskongress für Lehrende der Gesundheitsfachberufe in schulischen, hochschulischen und praktischen Kontexten 05./06.03.2020 – Universität Osnabrück

Huestegge, S. M. (2018). Voice Training for Actors and Singers - Differences. “International Workshop on Phonosurgery & Functional Laryngology” (2.2.2018) in Würzburg

Huestegge, S. M. (2016). Kognitive Verarbeitung von Stimminformation. Kolloquiumsvortrag zur Dissertation (Abt. Medienpsychologie Prof. Gerhild Nieding) an der Universität Würzburg.

Huestegge, S. M. (2016). Ad-hoc Interventionen für eine gesunde – künstlerisch eingesetzte – Stimme im laufenden Theaterbetrieb. “3. Würzburger Stimmtag” im Rahmen der 100. Jahrestagung der Südwestdeutschen Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Ärzte

Huestegge, S. M. (2016). Preventive Voice Training for Actors and Singers. “International Workshop on Phonosurgery & Functional Laryngology” in Würzburg

Huestegge, S. M. (2009). Stimmtraining bei Berufssprechern. Kognitionspsychologisches Forschungskolloquium „Kognitions- und Experimentalpsychologie“ der RWTH Aachen Universität.

Huestegge, S. M. (2004). Visuelle Verarbeitung & Okulomotorik beim Lesen: Eine Studie mit Grundschulkindern. 8. Aachener Logopädie-Kolloquium (RWTH Aachen University).