Welcome to the Brain in Swallowing & Communication (BiSC) Lab!

PI: Rachel Mulheren, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

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Lab Member Feature: Kendall Steer

Kendall Steer, 1st-Year Master's Student, MA Candidate Speech-Language Pathology   Kendall is a first-year master's student and is working on her master's thesis! She is developing a survey for caregivers of children who are or have been in the NICU to better understand their swallowing-related burden and quality of life.  What...

Recent Publications: from Encompass Health Grant and W. P. Jones Award for Multisite Study

In 2021, BiSC Lab collaborated on a multisite study: “Determining an optimal delivery method for tongue strengthening during swallowing rehabilitation: Building a framework for clinical practice.” This study was funded by Encompass Health and led by PI Dr. Sarah Szynkiewicz at Samford University. Co-investigators include Dr. Erin Kamarunas at...

BiSC Lab Publication Theresa Lee

Theresa Lee was a research assistant and lab manager while at CWRU, and graduated in the Spring of 2022 with a double major in Communication Sciences and Psychology, with a minor in Spanish. She recently completed her master's degree in speech-language pathology graduate from Columbia University, Teachers College.   For her...