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

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

Latest News

Undergraduate Capstone Projects: Gabi Vacarro and Elishka Bailey

Congratulations to our fourth-year BiSC Lab members, Gabi and Elishka, for successfully completing their capstone projects and presenting at CWRU's December Intersections! Gabi Vacarro '25: Palatal Myoclonus and Dysphagia: A Literature Review Gabi is a double major in Communication Sciences and Biological Anthropology. Gabi’s capstone project examined the relationship between Palatal Myoclonus...

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...