Author: amasson

Manuscript Published in AJSLP

Our manuscript on the first epidemiological data of dysphagia in the largest step-down ICU of a Greek hospital was published at the American Journal of Speech and Language Pathology!! ASHA also featured our paper on their Facebook page!
Goodbye Dr. Mourao

Goodbye Dr. Mourao!

We had to say goodbye to our post-doctoral research scientist, Dr. Lucia Mourao. Although we were very sad to see Lucia go back to Brazil we are excited for her future there and our continuous collaborations! Good luck Lucia!

Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience grant awarded

Cagla Kantarcigil, Georgia Malandraki (co-PIs) and Chi Hwan Lee (co-I) were awarded a grant from the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience to investigate the validity of wearable EMG sensors developed by our labs in the tele-evaluation of swallowing!!

Kantarcigil receives grant

Our doctoral student Cagla Kantarcigil received the Purdue Graduate Student Government’s General Research Grant! Congratulations Cagla!

Malandraki receives the 2016 SLHS Outstanding Graduate Teacher Award!

Dr. Malandraki received the Ruth and M.D. Steer Outstanding Teacher Award in the Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Instructor category for a second consecutive year!!! 

Manuscript Published in Research in Developmental Disabilities

Our manuscript on the use of telehealth to conduct clinical swallowing evaluations in children with cerebral palsy, led by our doctoral student Cagla Kantarcigil, was published in the Research in Developmental Disabilities journal!!

Malandraki presented on the Intensive Dysphagia Rehabilitation (IDR) Approach at ISHA

Dr. Malandraki presented on the Intensive Dysphagia Rehabilitation (IDR) Approach as an invited speaker at the 2016 Indiana Speech Language and Hearing Association Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
videofluoroscopic c-arm

Arrival of our videofluoroscopic c-arm system!

Today our videofluoroscopic c-arm arrived on campus making us one of the first swallowing research laboratories in the US (outside a medical setting) with this system! 

Malandraki elected on the Dysphagia Research Society Board!

Dr. Malandraki was elected on the Dysphagia Research Society Board (Councilor)!
Annual Dysphagia Research Society Meeting

Our lab at the 2016 DRS Meeting!

Our lab was represented at the 2016 Annual Dysphagia Research Society Meeting with a record-breaking (for the lab) four oral presentations and one poster presentation!