As a voice therapist and singing voice specialist, Scearce combines her passion for helping people with voice disorders with her extensive background as a singer and voice teacher. Scearce holds bachelor and master of music degrees in Voice Performance from Indiana University. Her performance experience includes appearances as leading soprano and soloist with opera companies, orchestras, and music festivals across the United States.

A voice teacher for more than 20 years, she has served on the faculties of five universities and colleges. Scearce obtained a master of science degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Boston University, where she completed an internship in voice disorders at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

As a member of the Duke Voice Care Center team, she provides voice evaluation and rehabilitation therapy to singers, actors, and other vocal performers with voice injuries. Scearce is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing.