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Our Fabulous SDI Team - Fall 2022
Our Fabulous SDI Team - Fall 2022
The SDI team includes faculty, students, and clinicians dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with speech, breathing, and swallowing disorders. Through groundbreaking research, our team is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals suffering from neurologic diseases impacting communication and swallowing function.
Current Doctoral Students
Current Doctoral Students
Ankita Bhutada, MS, SLP
Ankita Bhutada, MS, SLP
Doctoral Candidate
Doctoral Candidate
SDI Lab Graduate Assistant
(2019 - Present)
SDI Lab Graduate Assistant
(2019 - Present)
Current Research
Effects of Expiratory Muscle Strength Training on Oropharyngeal Swallow Physiology in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Summary: This prospective study will investigate the impacts of expiratory muscle strength training on oropharyngeal swallowing physiology in patients with OSA.
Dysphagia Outcomes in Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) Management – A Systematic Review
Summary: This systematic review will summarize swallowing-related outcome measures in IBM intervention studies.
Variability in Sequential Swallowing in Healthy Adults – A Biomechanical Analysis
Summary: This study aims to assess biomechanical variability in swallowing physiology during sequential liquid swallows in healthy adults.
Previous Research
Predictors of dysphagia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and dysphagia: a systematic review
Factors influencing initiation of pharyngeal swallow in healthy adults
Kevin Renz Ambrocio, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Kevin Renz Ambrocio, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
SDI Lab Graduate Assistant
SDI Lab Graduate Assistant
(2022 - Present)
(2022 - Present)
Current Research
Sequential Swallowing in Healthy Adults – A Temporal and Kinematic Analysis
Summary: This study aims to assess variability in swallowing physiology during sequential liquid swallowing in healthy adults using the Dynamic Swallow Study approach.
Dysphagia Outcomes in Inclusion Body Myositis Management – A Systematic Review
Summary: This systematic review aims to critically appraise the swallowing-related outcome measures employed in intervention studies for inclusion body myositis.
Rapid Aspiration Screening for Suspected Stroke (RAS-3) Simulation Training
Summary: This study aims to determine if a standardized swallow screen training protocol, embedded as part of a simulation experience for speech-language pathology and nursing students, improves their competency in administering and interpreting the RAS-3.
Previous Research
Swallow Reaction Time in Healthy Adults
Summary: This study aims to contribute the largest existing normative data set of swallow reaction times in healthy adults to date and identify potential factors that impact this temporal measure.
Michele Dacy-Nichols, MS, CCC-SLP
Michele Dacy-Nichols, MS, CCC-SLP
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
SDI Lab Graduate Assistant
SDI Lab Graduate Assistant
(2022 - Present)
(2022 - Present)
Current Research
Efficacy of Formal Instruction on Effective Learning Techniques for Improving Student Learning and Retention in a Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Course
Current Graduate Students
Current Graduate Students
Christal Slaughter
(2021-Present)
Christal Slaughter
(2021-Present)
Graduate Assistant and Lab Coordinator
Current Undergraduate Students
Current Undergraduate Students
Anna Underwood
Anna Underwood
(2022-Present)
(2022-Present)
Graduate Alumni
Graduate Alumni
Ashley Moss
(2020-2022)
Ashley Moss
(2020-2022)
Graduate Assistant & Lab Coordinator
Courtney Peterson
(2021-2022)
Courtney Peterson
(2021-2022)
Master's Thesis Student
Project: Laryngeal Vestibular Closure in Healthy, Non-Dysphagic Adults
Zahra Qureshi, MS, CF-SLP (2017 - 2018)
Zahra Qureshi, MS, CF-SLP (2017 - 2018)
Graduate Assistant
Project: Evaluation of bottle properties and bottle nipple properties on preterm infant feeding performance: a systematic review
Erin Milford, BS
(2017 - 2019)
Erin Milford, BS
(2017 - 2019)
Graduate Assistant and Master's Thesis Student
Project: Age-related effects on mastication performance
Kathryn Marcum, BS
(2018 - 2019)
Kathryn Marcum, BS
(2018 - 2019)
Graduate Research Assistant
Project: Pulmonary function and its influence on speech and swallowing function in patients with motor neuron disease
Allie Zimmerman, BA
(2010 - 2020)
Allie Zimmerman, BA
(2010 - 2020)
Master's Thesis Student
Project: A comparison of patient experience and caregiver perception of swallowing-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease
Bailey Williams, BS
(2019)
Bailey Williams, BS
(2019)
Graduate Research Assistant
Project: Pulmonary function and its influence on speech and swallowing function in patients with motor neuron disease
Mary Catherine Cazalas, BA
(2018 - 2020)
Mary Catherine Cazalas, BA
(2018 - 2020)
Graduate Assistant and Master's Thesis Student
Project: Factors influencing oral swallow-type: tipper or dipper
Undergraduate Alumni
Undergraduate Alumni
Reagan Ramsey
Reagan Ramsey
(2021-2022)
(2021-2022)
Undergraduate Volunteer Research Assistant
Lindsey Culp
(2018)
Lindsey Culp
(2018)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
Project: Age-related effects on esophageal bolus transit time in the upright position observed under video fluoroscopy
Alonna Brown
(2018)
Alonna Brown
(2018)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
Project: Temporal characteristics of bolus airway invasion in healthy, community-dwelling adults
Taylor Thomas
(2020)
Taylor Thomas
(2020)
Lab Volunteer and 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow (SURF)
Project: Factors influencing presence or absence of laterality during pharyngeal bolus clearance
Jessica Saxton
(2019)
Jessica Saxton
(2019)
SHS Undergrad Alumna (2019)
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