SARAH KERVIn is a performer, pedagogue, researcher, and voice-specialized speech language pathologist who splits her time between the worlds of vocal artistry and clinical voice rehabilitation.
Sarah studied jazz saxophone and voice at the University of South Carolina and the University of North Texas before moving to New York City, where she has worked as a recording artist, bandleader, and songwriter. She served as an Assistant Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music for almost a decade, where she created a specialized education and “vocal triage” program to facilitate early intervention for young performers with voice problems.
Inspired by the needs of injured singers and her own journey with vocal injury, Sarah went on to pursue a master of science in speech pathology at New York University, where she completed research under Dr. Aaron Johnson at NYU Voice Center as well as clinical rotations at Brigham and Women’s Voice Program, University of Alabama Birmingham Voice Center, and completed her clinical fellowship at The Voice Rehab and Cleveland Clinic Florida in Miami, FL.
Sarah currently practices as a voice-specialized speech-language pathologist at the Sean Parker Institute for the Voice at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, where she specializes in rehabilitating performers and providing gender-affirming voice care and is extensively involved in research, specifically understanding of the effects of the menstrual cycle on the voice. She continues to teach, write, record, and perform throughout NYC.