Department: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Kristiane Van Lierde is full professor at the Ghent University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences (center for Speech and Language Sciences). Her research expertise is the assessment and treatment of voice, resonance and articulation disorders (especially in resource poor countries). In this field of study; she authored until now 200+ peer-reviewed publications. Moreover she was co-supervisor of a VLIR-UOS project in Uganda and this project resulted in a sustainable logopedic center for the treatment of cleft palate children. Her clinical expertise is illustrated by her leading role as speech language pathologist of the craniofacial team and the voice clinic of the Ghent University Hospital. Furthermore she is a member of the Royal Acdemy of Medicine of Belgium.

Evelien D’haeseleer, (she/her), is professor at the Center for Speech and Language Sciences at Ghent University and guest professor at the Musical Department of the Brussels Royal Conservatory. She works as a Speech Language Pathologist at the multidisciplinary gender team and ENT Department of Ghent University Hospital and is a member of the International Association of Logopaedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) and the European Professional Association of Transgender Health (EPATH) voice committee. Her main research areas of interest are speech and language disorders, multilingualism, transgender voice, effectiveness of voice training and voice in elite vocal performers.