She is a fellowship-trained laryngologist and board-certified otolaryngologist. Dr. Howell is the Director of Swallowing in the Voice and Swallowing Center and faculty at the Esophageal Disease Center. She has received numerous awards and given presentations during her training and faculty appointment. Her current interests are in-office procedures, benign swallowing, effects of aging on the larynx, and quality of life in cancer survivors. She is involved in multiple prospective, multi-institutional voice, airway, and dysphagia studies. She has implemented the prospective database for laryngologic patients treated at the University of Cincinnati.