News – Brain in Swallowing & Communication

Lab Member Feature: Kendall Steer

January 24, 2025

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

November 25, 2024

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

November 8, 2024

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...

BiSC Lab Publication Tara Dickinson

November 8, 2024

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...

Undergraduate Capstone Projects

November 8, 2024

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...

Glennan Fellowship for Mixed-Reality Anatomy Teaching Methods

August 9, 2021

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.

Encompass Health Grant and W. P. Jones Award for Multisite Study

May 19, 2021

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...

Meet our Current Lab Members!

April 20, 2021

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...

Featured Lab Members: First-year Masters Students

March 24, 2020

Bridget Petitti (left) and Jamie Braden (right) are first-year graduate students pursuing their Masters in Speech-Language Pathology at CWRU. They have both played crucial roles in the BiSC Lab through their diligent work with trialing the lab equipment and conducting literature searches. What sparked your interest within the field of...

Featured Lab Members: Undergraduate Students

February 3, 2020

Mary Gentile (top left), Alex Setchenska (top right), Theresa Lee (bottom left), and Tara Dickinson (bottom right) are the Undergraduate Research Assistants in the BiSC Lab, and they are all pursuing a degree in Communication Sciences. What piqued your interest in the field of Communication Sciences? Mary: I have always been...

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