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The second experiment involved forty-one participants and evaluated the effects of multisensory simulations on the same outcomes. Linear mixed effects regression models indicated that densely occupied and large VR rooms significantly influenced voice-related outcomes in comparison to sparsely occupied and small VR rooms. A secondary set of statistical models were implemented to analyze results across the first two experiments. These models revealed that multisensory simulations and unisensory (i.e., single-sensory) auditory simulations tended to significantly influence acoustic voice parameters and self-reported vocal status, compared to unisensory visual VR simulations. From these two studies, it can be determined that speech and voice production adapt significantly to audiovisual sensory input in VR, both when evaluating different aspects of the sensory input itself and when comparing multisensory simulations to unisensory simulations. Such multisensory simulations could improve voice recordings obtained in traditional contexts, such as laboratory and clinical settings. The third experiment endeavored to pilot a brief VR intervention for the clinical prevention of voice disorders using an evidence-based voice therapy. Ten pre-professional teachers recorded speech samples in three different conditions – a control condition (conversational speech), a teaching style condition in a sound booth, and a VR condition with voice-related cues provided by a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist. Linear mixed effects regression models revealed that the VR intervention condition contributed to the adoption of a teaching style of speech for all participants. The VR intervention condition resulted in significantly improved voice acoustic outcomes and significantly increased self-reported vocal discomfort compared to the control condition. Finally, responses on a VR questionnaire indicated that in the VR intervention condition, participants endorsed a strong sense of presence and immersion. This VR intervention demonstrates early feasibility that multisensory simulations can feasibly elicit vocal adaptations in a clinician-patient interaction. 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The second experiment involved forty-one participants and evaluated the effects of multisensory simulations on the same outcomes. Linear mixed effects regression models indicated that densely occupied and large VR rooms significantly influenced voice-related outcomes in comparison to sparsely occupied and small VR rooms. A secondary set of statistical models were implemented to analyze results across the first two experiments. These models revealed that multisensory simulations and unisensory (i.e., single-sensory) auditory simulations tended to significantly influence acoustic voice parameters and self-reported vocal status, compared to unisensory visual VR simulations. From these two studies, it can be determined that speech and voice production adapt significantly to audiovisual sensory input in VR, both when evaluating different aspects of the sensory input itself and when comparing multisensory simulations to unisensory simulations. Such multisensory simulations could improve voice recordings obtained in traditional contexts, such as laboratory and clinical settings. The third experiment endeavored to pilot a brief VR intervention for the clinical prevention of voice disorders using an evidence-based voice therapy. Ten pre-professional teachers recorded speech samples in three different conditions – a control condition (conversational speech), a teaching style condition in a sound booth, and a VR condition with voice-related cues provided by a certified and licensed speech-language pathologist. Linear mixed effects regression models revealed that the VR intervention condition contributed to the adoption of a teaching style of speech for all participants. The VR intervention condition resulted in significantly improved voice acoustic outcomes and significantly increased self-reported vocal discomfort compared to the control condition. 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