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MEET THE TEAM
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Brittany Krekeler, PhD, CCC-SLP

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR, LAB DIRECTOR

Dr. Krekeler is an assistant professor and clinician-scientist at UC in the Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery with a secondary faculty appointment in the Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine. She received her master’s degree and doctoral degree in Communication and Sciences Disorders at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Northwestern University. Dr Krekeler’s research interests center around developing novel behavioral and exercise-based interventions to improve swallowing ability and quality of life for individuals with dysphagia. Her training in both basic and clinical-translational science sparked her interest in digging deeper to better understanding the role and applications of exercise and skilled-motor learning in dysphagia rehabilitation.

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Anna Hopkins,
MS, CCC-SLP

CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Anna is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) and clinical research coordinator for the Dysphagia Rehabilitation Lab. She received her bachelor's in Communication Sciences Disorders from University of Kentucky and her master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Tennessee. As clinical research coordinator for the DLR, Anna oversees recruitment and enrollment for our active research studies and directs student research efforts. Anna has been a long-term advocate of uptake of research in clinical settings. With over 9 years of experience in clinical dysphagia care, Anna joined the lab to continue pursuing the delivery of improved services for her patients. 

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Claudia Vollman, 
MA, CCC-SLP

CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Claudia is a certified speech-language pathologist (CCC-SLP). She is a hybrid employee working in the clinic of the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Additionally, she works as a clinical research coordinator in the Dysphagia Rehabilitation Laboratory.  She received her bachelor’s in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Miami University and her master’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Cincinnati. Furthermore, she completed her clinical fellowship at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  

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Maria Schwab,
MS, CCC-SLP

CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATOR

Maria Schwab is a certified Speech Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) and clinical research coordinator for the Dysphagia Rehab Lab. She received her Bachelors in Health Sciences from Sacred Heart University and her Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology from Purdue University. Maria has over 5 years experience working with dysphagia management, primarily in the acute care setting and mobile modified barium swallow studies. Maria is passionate about clinically applicable research and has interests in improving accessible, research based dysphagia diagnostic and treatment tools. 

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LAB MEMBERS
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Erin Broderick,
CCC-SLP

Clinical Research Collaborator 
 

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Ashley Collins,
CCC-SLP

Clinical Research Collaborator 
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Allied Health

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Angela Dionisio,
CCC-SLP

Clinical Research Collaborator 
College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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Farah Kaval,
CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Clinical Research Collaborator 
College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

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Bernice Klaben, PhD,CCC-SLP, BCS-S

Clinical Research Collaborator 
College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery

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Rebecca Howell,
MD

Associate Professor
Director of Robin Cotton & Rocco dal Vera Professional Voice, Swallowing, Airway Center College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery

Rachel Roberts 

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Allied Health

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David Durban, B.S.  

Clinical Research Collaborator 

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine MD Candidate Class of 2027

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Rebecca Reinert 

Sr Clinical Research Professional
College of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

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INTERNAL COLLABORATORS

Interested in
Collaborating?

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Suzanne Boyce,
PhD, CCC-SLP

PROFESSOR
 

College of Allied Health Sciences Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Joseph Broderick, MD

DIRECTOR UC GARDNER
NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE

Professor of Neurology   College of Medicine Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation Medicine

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Greg Dion, MD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
 
Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery
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Sarah Dugan,
PhD, CCC-SLP

POST-DOCTORAL
FELLOW

College of Allied Health Sciences

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Jane Khoury, PhD
PROFESSOR,
BIOSTATICIAN
Department of Pediatrics
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Brett Kissela, MD, MS

ALBERT BARNES VORHEIS
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR

Executive Vice-Dean and Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research College of Medicine Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine

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Sid Khosla, MD

PROFESSOR

Director of Clinical Research and the Voice and Swallowing Center, Vice Chair of Research, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

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Achala Vagal, MD
PROFESSOR
Vice Chair of Research
College of Medicine Department of Radiology
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David “Woody” Rule, PhD, CCC-SLP,
BCS-S
CLINICAL RESEARCH
COLLABORATOR
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Heidi Sucharew, PhD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
BIOSTATITCIAN

Department of Pediatrics Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology

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EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS
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Rodolfo Chaves, MS 

DOCTORAL STUDENT

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Kate Hutcheson, PhD, CCC-SLP 
PROFESSOR, CHIEF OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Head and Neck Surgery
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Nicole Schaen-Heacock, MS 

DOCTORAL STUDENT

University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Sciences and Disorder

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Veena Kallambettu, CCC-SLP
DOCTORAL STUDENT AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Ohio State University
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Cagla Kantarcigil, PhD
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR
Northwestern University School of Communication Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
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Georgia Malandraki, PhD

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Purdue University Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

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Bonnie Martin-Harris, PhD, CCC-SLP 

ALICE GABRIELLE TWIGHT PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR FACULTY AFFAIRS

Northwestern University School of Communication Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Rosemary Martino, PhD, MSC
PROFESSOR,
SENIOR SCIENTIST
University of Toronto Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network
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Nicole Rogus-Pulia, PhD, CCC-SLP 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Director of the Swallowing and Salivary Bioscience Research Program in the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology

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Melissa Cooke,
MS, CCC-SLP
CLINICAL RESEARCH
COLLABORATOR
Medical University of South Carolina Department of Speech Language Pathology

Let's
Connect!

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Kate Davidson, MD
CLINICAL RESEARCH
COLLABORATOR
Northwestern University Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
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