Dr. Jeremy Manternach is Associate Professor of Vocal/Choral Music Education and Program Coordinator of the Music Education Area at the University of Iowa, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in choral pedagogy, voice science, music education, and research, and conducts the UI Youth Chorale, a high school outreach choir. His research interests include vocal pedagogy, semi-occluded vocal tract exercises such as straw phonation, choral and vocal acoustics, conducting gesture and singer efficiency, musician health and wellness, and teacher voice use. He frequently presents research and workshops at music education, choral, and voice science conferences, and has published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal of Voice, Journal of Music Therapy, Psychology of Music, Journal of Music Teacher Education, and Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education. He has also served on the review boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, and International Journal for Research in Choral Singing. As a member of the lab's interdisciplinary team, he contributes expertise in vocal function, research design, and evidence-based singing practices.