News – Brain in Swallowing & Communication

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...

Cleveland Clinic Voice Center Shadowing Experience

February 3, 2020

As members of the Brain in Swallowing and Communication Lab, students have the opportunity to observe with Dr. Paul C. Bryson, MD, Director of the Cleveland Clinic Voice Center and Head of the Section of Laryngology, and Michelle Adessa, BM, MS, CCC-SLP, Clinical Speech-Language Pathologist. Bridget Petitti, a BiSC...

Congratulations to NEOMED colleague!

February 3, 2020

BiSC Lab congratulates Dr. Rebecca German of Northeast Ohio Medical University on the funding of her study entitled "The effect of sensory intervention on swallowing and respiration through neurological maturation in preterm infants." Dr. Mulheren serves as a consultant on this project.

Featured Lab Members: Masters Students

March 4, 2020

Maya Brown (left) and Alex Coggins (right) are rising second-year graduate students pursuing their Masters in Speech-Language Pathology at CWRU. They have been members of the BiSC Lab for the past year. What hobbies do you enjoy outside of the lab? Alex: Outside of the lab I love to hang out...

BiSC Lab Celebrates End of Academic Year

February 3, 2020

Mulheren receives W. P. Jones Presidential Faculty Development Fund

May 31, 2019

Dr. Mulheren received a W. P. Jones Presidential Faculty Development Fund from the CWRU College of Arts and Sciences to study the effect of olfaction on swallowing and cortical activation. BiSC Lab is excited to start the project this summer!

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