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Dr. Rachel Mulheren
Alayna Rowell, M.A., CCC-SLP
Kendall Steer, B.A.
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...
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,...
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"
BiSC lab & CWRU’s chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) volunteered and participated in InMotion®’s 9th annual Pals in Motion fundraising event for people with Parkinson's disease.
Kendall Steer, a second-year student in the masters program, received a Students Preparing for Academic-Research Careers (SPARC) Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association under the mentorship of Dr. Mulheren and Dr. Ciccia. Kendall will use this award to learn methods for evaluating feeding and swallowing in children, conduct a...
Dash for Dysphagia is a national week-long initiative encouraging people across the country to walk or run in their local communities in support of those affected by swallowing disorders. The event raises funds for the Dysphagia Research Society, which supports critical research and advocacy efforts.
In rain and sun, BiSC...
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...