News
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...
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...
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...
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...
Tara Dickinson graduated from Case Western Reserve University in Fall 2021 with majors in Communication Sciences and Psychology and a minor in Public Health. She is currently a Speech-Language Pathology graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in Voice.
For her senior capstone project, Tara collected survey...
What is your capstone project on and what made you interested in this subject?
Theresa: My literature review focused on the effects of genetic taster status on swallowing. Before, I had heard about supertasters such as people who find chocolate extremely bitter or fruit extremely sweet, and thought that was...
We are excited to announce that Dr. Mulheren has received a Glennan Fellowship for the project "Mixed-Reality Anatomical Models in Communication Sciences"! The aim of the project is to develop interactive lectures using mixed-reality anatomical models for COSI 325: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Science.
BiSC Lab will be collaborating on a multisite study, "Determining an optimal delivery method for tongue strengthening during swallowing rehabilitation: Building a framework for clinical practice." This study is funded by Encompass Health and headed by principal investigator Dr. Sarah Szynkiewicz at Samford University. Co-investigators include Dr. Erin Kamarunas...
Get to know our current lab members Tara Dickinson, Theresa Lee, Marissa Lahr, and Mackenzie Minner!
What made you want to work in the CSD field?
Tara: Speech-language pathology combines several of my passions: helping people, communication, and vocal anatomy. I'm looking forward to a career where I can problem solve...
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