About New York Speech Consultants
The Directors of NYSC
Judy Cavallo, M.S., CCC/SLP
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
Director of NY Speech Consultants & NY Speech Solutions
 Judy Cavallo is the Director and Founder of New York Speech Consultants (NYSC) and New York Speech Solutions (NYSS). Ms. Cavallo is a New York State licensed speech-language pathologist who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She has more than 10 years experience evaluating and treating individuals with speech, language, cognitive, voice and swallowing disorders in a variety of settings. Ms. Cavallo has been featured in both Newsday and Long Island Business News.
Ms. Cavallo has received several ACE Awards from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for completing hundreds of hours of continuing education. She has expertise in the most current, state-of-the-art treatments for communication and swallowing disorders. She is trained in the PROMPT technique and Lessac-Madson Resonant Voice Therapy. She is certified in: VitalStim Swallowing Therapy, Interactive Metronome (IM) and Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT).
Ms. Cavallo is frequently invited to speak at local support groups, including the American Parkinson Disease Association Support Group, North Shore Stroke Club, Winthrop University Hospital Stroke Support Group, South Nassau Hospital Parkinson and Stroke Support Groups and Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC). She is a frequent guest speaker at assisted living facilities and senior centers in the community.
Ms. Cavallo is a member of the following professional associations:
- ASHA - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- CORSPAN - Corporate Speech Pathology Network
Past Vice President of Corporate Speech Pathology Network
- HBA - Health & Business Alliance
Stephen A. Cavallo, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
Associate Director, NY Speech Consultants
 Dr. Cavallo is Associate Director of New York Speech Consultants. His primary responsibilities include supervising voice evaluations and clinical staff. Dr. Cavallo is a New York State licensed speech-language pathologist and holds ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in speech-language pathology. Dr. Cavallo has had more than 25 years experience as a speech-language pathologist specializing in voice disorders.
Dr. Cavallo earned his Ph.D. in Speech Science from the College of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University in 1982. He is an Associate Professor and Acting Chair of the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at Lehman College, CUNY. Prior to his appointment to Lehman College, he taught at Teachers College - Columbia University, the State University College of New York at Geneseo, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and Adelphi University. Dr. Cavallo teaches both undergraduate and graduate students in Speech-Language Pathology in the basic communication processes. He has taught graduate courses in Voice Disorders, Speech Science, and Research Methods for more than 24 years. In addition, he supervises graduate students' clinical practica at the Lehman College Speech and Hearing Center. Dr. Cavallo's research interests are in the areas of ventilatory and phonatory control, vocal tract aerostatics and aerodynamics, and normal and disordered voice production.
Recent Professional Presentations
- Voice Disorders: Clinical Problem Solving and Discussion (with N. Schaeffer and J. Haskell) Miniseminar presented at the annual meeting of the New York Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA),. Saratoga Springs, NY April, 2006.
- Managing Voice Disorders in the School Setting: Defining the SLP's Role (with D. Tine). Miniseminar presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA), Melville, NY, April, 2005 (invited presentation)
- Interpreting Maximum Performance Measures When Evaluating Voice (with B. Soman). Poster Session presented at the annual meeting of the New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NYSSLHA), Melville, NY, April, 2005.
- Clinical Evaluation of Ventilatory Behavior in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Dysphonia, Presentation at the Manhattan VA Medical Center (NYHHS) Grand Rounds, May, 2003.
- Voice Problems in Children: Signs, Symptoms, Causes, and Risk Factors. Presentation at the School for Language and Communication Development's Parent Education Program, Glen Cove, NY, May, 2003.
- Clinical Measures of Speech and Voice in Young Adult Females (with Soman, B. Albertelli, G., Blitman, S.E., and Voyes, M.), Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA., November, 2002.
Selected Publications:
- National Speech-Language Pathology Praxis Examination Review and Study Guide. (Cavallo, S.A. and Siegelman, R., Eds.), Evanston, IL: International Educational Resources (under contract)
- Speech Breathing Behavior in Normal and Moderately-to-Severely Dysphonic Subjects During Connected Speech (2002). (with N. Schaeffer, M. Wall, and C. Diakow). Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 10:1.
- Intervention Planning for Adults with Voice Disorders (1999). Invited chapter in Intervention Planning for Adults with Communication Problems (Klein, H. and Moses, N., Eds.), Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
- Chest Wall Preparation for Phonation in Congenitally Profoundly Hearing-Impaired Persons (1991). (with D.E. Metz, R.L. Whitehead and R.J. Baken). Volta Review, 93:7, 287 - 300.
- A Response to Hixon: Letter to the Editor (1988). (with R.J. Baken). Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 31, 726-729.
- Respiratory Function (1988). Invited chapter in Decision-Making in Speech-Language Pathology (Yoder and Kent, Eds.). Toronto: B.C. Decker.
- Prephonatory Laryngeal and Chest Wall Dynamics (1985). (with R.J. Baken). Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 28, 79 - 87.
- Frequency Perturbation Characteristics of Pulse Register Phonation (1984). (with R.J. Baken and S. Shaiman) Journal of Communication Disorders, 17, 231-243.
- Prephonatory Chest Wall Posturing in Stutterers (1983). (with R.J. Baken and D. McManus) Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 26, 444-450.
- The Laryngeal Component of Prephonatory Chest Wall Posturing (1983). (with R.J. Baken) In Transcripts of the Eleventh Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice, Part I: Scientific Sessions (V. Lawrence, Ed.) The Voice Foundation, New York, 37-45.
- Prephonatory Chest Wall Posturing (1981). (with R.J. Baken) Folia Phoniatrica, 33, 193-203.
- Chest Wall Preparation for Phonation in Untrained Speakers (1980). (with R.J. Baken). In Transcripts of the Eighth Symposium on the Care of the Professional Voice Part II: Respiratory and Phonatory Control Mechanisms. (V. Lawrence, Ed.) The Voice Foundation, New York, 19-24.
- Chest Wall Movements Prior to Phonation. (1979) (with R.J. Baken and K.Weissman) Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 22, 862-892.
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