Bernard Rousseau
b.rousseau@tcu.edu817-257-6749Annie Richardson Bass Building 2101
Program Affiliations
Biography
Rousseau has served as dean of the Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University, associate dean and department chair in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, associate vice chair for research in the Department of Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and Chancellor Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University.
He is president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and an associate fellow of the American Laryngological Association.
He earned his bachelor’s and master’s in communicative disorders from the University of Central Florida, his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Management in Health Care from the Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management and a clinical fellowship in speech-language pathology from Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, Communicative Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004
- Master of Management in Health Care, Vanderbilt University, 2016
- Master of Arts in Communicative Disorders, University of Central Florida, 2000
- Bachelor of Science in Communicative Disorders, University of Central Florida, 1998
Areas of Focus
- Voice Disorders
- Laryngeal Biology
- Laryngeal Physiology and Tissue Biomechanics
- Surgical and Pharmacological Treatment Optimization
- American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- American Laryngological Association (ALA)
- American Speech Language Hearing Foundation (ASHF)
- 2015, Professional Achievement Award, University of Central Florida, College of Health and Public Affairs
- 2014, Recipient of the Elaine Sanders-Bush Award for Excellence in Teaching (Mentorship of Graduate and/or Medical Students in the Research Setting)
- 2013, Outstanding Alumni Award, University of Central Florida, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- 2013, Award for Continuing Education, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- 2013, Best Paper Award, "A 3D Numerical Simulation of Wave Propagation on the Vocal Fold Surface." Presented at the 10th International Advances in Quantitative Laryngology Voice and Speech Research
- 2013, Resident Research Competition, 1st place, Joshua Mitchell (resident research fellow), 21st Annual Adams Lectureship in Otolaryngology/Resident Recognition Weekend, Vanderbilt University of School Medicine
- 2013, 1st place, Poster Presentation, "The Natural Time Course of Post-Microflap Healing and Restoration of Vibratory Function Following Vocal Fold Microflap Surgery in a Rabbit Model." Presented at the American Laryngological Association Spring Meeting
- 2013, Invited Paticipant, Clinical Practice Research Institute (CPRI) American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- 2012, 1st place, Poster Presentation, "Transepithelial Resistance in the Rabbit Vocal Fold." Presented at the American Bronchoesophagological Association Spring Meeting
- 2011, Resident Research Competition, 1st place, Joseph E. Hall (resident research fellow), 19th Annual Adams Lectureship in Otolaryngology/Resident Recognition Weekend
- 2011, Resident Research Competition, 2nd place, Harry V. Wright (resident research fellow), 19th Annual Adams Lectureship in Otolaryngology/Resident Recognition Weekend
- 2010, Mentor, Students Preparing for Academic and Research Careers Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- 2009, Resident Research Competition, 3rd place, Erik R. Swanson (resident research fellow),, 16th Annual Adams Lectureship in Otolaryngology/Resident Recognition Weekend
- 2009, Junior Faculty Leadership Development Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- 2008, Young Faculty/Practitioner Award, American Laryngological Association Award for Continuing Education, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- 2008, Resident Research Competition, 3rd place, Lesley F. Childs (resident research fellow), 16th Annual Adams Lectureship in Otoaryngology/Resident Recognition Weekend
Last Updated: June 30, 2026