Welcome to the Brain in Swallowing & Communication (BiSC) Lab!
PI: Rachel Mulheren, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
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Do you have Parkinson’s Disease?
The Brain in Swallowing and Communication Lab at Case Western Reserve University is seeking participants for a research study measuring tongue strength and imagery. Adults with Parkinson's disease may be eligible to participate. Details Questionnaires, tongue measures, and imagery tasks completed in 1 or 2 sessions Flexible location within the...
Alayna Rowell Receives ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship
Congratulations to Alayna Rowell, M.A., CCC-SLP, a current Ph.D. student in BiSC Lab, for receiving an ASHFoundation Graduate Student Scholarship! Alayna Rowell (left) and Dr. Rachel Mulheren (right) at the awards ceremony. CWRU Communication Sciences Ph.D. students with Drs. Lauren Calandruccio and Rachel Mulheren at an Evening with ASHFoundation in Washington,...
BiSC Lab Alumni at 2025 ASHA Convention
Two BiSC Lab alumni presented at the 2025 American Speech-Language Hearing Convention in Washington, D.C. Elishka Bailey (CWRU 2025) - "Dysphagia in Individuals with Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Degeneration - A Scoping Review" Gabi Vaccaro (CWRU 2025) - "Palatal Myoclonus and Dysphagia: A Literature Review"