Adrienne Hancock PhD, CCC-SLP

Adrienne Hancock, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor at The George Washington University. Her primary research addresses voice and communication as it relates to gender expression, particularly for people who are transgender. Winner of the GW Bender Teaching Award and CCAS Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award, Dr. Hancock is known for innovative and effective teaching and is currently serving as the Director of Graduate Studies in the SLHS department.

Dr. Hancock has examined voice physiology as well as the psychosocial influence of voice and communication skills for transgender speakers. Additional areas of inquiry are pedagogical practice in higher education and treatment outcome studies using a sing-subject design. She has published several peer-reviewed articles, presented nationally and internationally, and serves as the lead author for the upcoming voice and communication chapter of WPATH's Standards of Care. She is a co-author of Transforming Voice and Communication with Transgender and Gender Diverse People: An Evidence-Based Process.