Bonnie Martin-Harris
Principal Investigator, Lab Executive Director
Swallowing Cross-Systems Collaborative
Kate Davidson, MS, CCC-SLP
Lab Assistant Director
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Pharyngeal High-Resolution Manometry
Education:
- Medical University of South Carolina (M.S.)
- Columbia College (B.A.)
Mejrima (Mary) Cosic
Research Projects Manager
Rebecca Smith, M.S., CCC-SLP, CNT, CLC, BCS-S
Clinical Research Associate
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult dysphagia, infant feeding and swallowing, pediatric feeding disorders, clinical education, and translational science
Education:
- Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (Ph.D. Candidate)
- Stephen F. Austin State University (M.S.)
- Texas Christian University (B.A.)
Kahla Graham, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Clinical Research Associate
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Aerodigestive Disorders, Adult Dysphagia, Scientific Communication using Digital Platforms
Education:
- Northwestern University (Ph.D. Candidate)
- Rush University (M.S.)
- University of Illinois (B.S.)
Liz Platt, MA, CCC-SLP
Lab Personnel
Highest Degree: M.A.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia and Aerodigestive Disorders, Adult and Pediatric Voice and Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion/Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction
Education:
- Northwestern University (BS, MA)
Abigail (Abby) Nellis, SLPD, CCC-SLP
Lab Personnel
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia, Healthcare Operations and Quality Improvement
Education:
- Northwestern University (SLPD)
- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (B.S., M.S.)
Alex Clain, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Speciality: Statistics, Measurement, and Machine Learning
Education:
- Northwestern University (Ph.D.)
- Northwestern University (M.S.)
- Union College, Schenectady (B.S.)
Ankita Bhutada, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Speciality: Aerodigestive Disorders, Adult Dysphagia
Education:
- University of South Alabama (Ph.D.)
Heather McGhee, PhD, CCC-SLP
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Pediatric Dysphagia, Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders, Craniofacial Disorders
Education:
- Medical University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)
- Florida State University (M.S.)
- University of Georgia (B.S.)
Zoe Kiemel, MS, CF-SLP
Doctoral Student
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology-Clinical Fellow, Certified Lactation Counselor
Speciality: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
Education:
- Vanderbilt University (M.S.)
- Texas Christian University (B.S.)
Student Volunteers
Kendal Daul
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
Stephanie Bekas
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Infant and Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
Meagan Hathaway
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Swallowing, Voice Disorders, and Medical Speech-Language Pathology
Keav Zolkowski
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Swallowing and Medical Speech-Language Pathology
Grace Murphy
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing
Taylor Steele
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing and Adult Voice and Swallowing
Kayleigh Hester
Graduate Volunteer
Major: Speech, Language, and Learning
Year: Second-year Master’s Student
Interests: Swallowing and Medical Speech-Language Pathology
Sophia Gambill
Undergraduate Volunteer
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Year: Senior
Interests: Medical Speech-Language Pathology
Nadia van den Berg
Undergraduate Volunteer
Major: Human Communication Sciences
Year: Junior
Interests: Medical Speech-Language Pathology and Pediatrics
Internal Collaborators
Sandeep Samant, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Otolaryngology
Specialty: Head & Neck Oncology
Education: All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (M.B.B.S)
Residency: All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: University of Miami, Head and Neck Cancer and Microvascular Surgery
Bharat Mittal, MD
Chair, Radiation Oncology
Title: Clinical-Research Collaborator, Professor
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Radiation Oncology
Specialty:
Education:
- Christian Medical College (M.B.B.S)
- Meerut University India (BS.c.)
Residency: Northwestern University, Radiation Oncology
Fellowship: Washington University, Radiation Oncology
Jim Elliot, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
Ying Wu, PhD
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
John Rogers, PhD
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Jungwha (Julia) Lee, PhD, MPH
Professor, Preventative Medicine (Biostatistics)
Sharon R. Rosenberg, MD
Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Pulmonary and Internal Medicine
Specialty: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Education: University of Michigan (2002)
Residency: University of Michigan Health System (2005)
Fellowship: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) (2009)
John E. Pandolfino, MD
Chief, Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Specialty: Gastroenterology
Education: Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine (1993)
Residency: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital), (1996)
Fellowship: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital), Gastroenterology (2001)
Rade Tomic, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Specialty: Lung Transplant Pulmonology
Education: University of Zagreb, School of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois- Michale Reese Hospital
Fellowship: Emory University
Ambalavanan Arunachalam, MD
Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Internal Medicine
Specialty: Lung Transplant and Pulmonary Hypertension
Education: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (2010)
Residency: Mount Auburn Hospital (2015)
Fellowships: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2018) and Tufts Medical Center (2020)
Kristin Larsen, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Clinical Assistant Director
Highest Degree: M.A.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia
Education:
- Northwestern University (M.A.)
- Northwestern University (B.S.)
Sharon Veis, MA, CCC-SLP
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Lecturer
Highest Degree: M.A.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Neonatal and Adult Dysphagia
Education:
- Northwestern University (M.A.)
- Northwestern University (B.S.)
Carolyn (CC) Lisowski, SLPD, CCC-SLP
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Lecturer
Highest Degree: Doctor of Speech Language Pathology
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Dysphagia & Acquired Neurogenic Communication Disorders
Education:
- Northwestern University (M.S. & SLPD)
- Stanford University (B.A.)
Jonelyn Langenstein, MM, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Lecturer
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Voice and Swallowing
Education:
- San Francisco State University (M.S.)
- New England Conservatory (M.M.)
- Whitworth University (B.A.)
Sarah Irvine, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Lecturer
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia and Acquired Communication Disorders
Education:
- Rush University (M.S.)
- Miami University, Ohio (B.S.)
Shauna Czarnik, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Lecturer
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Dysphagia and acquired neurogenic disorders
Education:
- Northwestern University (M.S.)
- University of Illinois (B.S.)
Abby Bowman, MS, CCC-SLP
Clinical-Research Collaborator, Lecturer
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia
Education:
- Northwestern University (M.S.)
- Miami University, Ohio (B.S.)
External Collaborators
Heather S. Bonilha, PhD, CCC-SLP
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Swallowing and Voice Imaging
Education:
- University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)
- University of Central Florida (M.A.)
- University of Central Florida (B.A.)
Fellowship: University of South Carolina
Ashli O’Rourke, MD
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification:
- Otolaryngology
- Laryngology
Specialty: Pharyngeal High-Resolution Manometry
Education:
- Florida State University (B.S.)
- Florida State University (M.S.)
- Medical College of Georgia (M.D.)
Fellowship: Medical College of Georgia Laryngology, Voice and Swallowing
Shuai (Steve) Xu, MD
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: M.D.
Clinical Certification: Dermatology
Specialty: Bio-Integrated Electronics
Education: Harvard Medical School (2014)
Residency: Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Medicine (2015)
Fellowship: Northwestern University, Materials Science and Engineering (2017)
David McFarland, PhD
Research Collaborator
Institution: University of Montreal
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Respiratory Physiology
Education:
- Purdue University (Ph.D.)
- California State University (M.A.)
- California State University (B.A.)
Maureen Lefton-Greif, PhD
Research Collaborator
Institution: John’s Hopkins University
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Pediatric Dysphagia
Education:
- Temple University (Ph.D.)
- Case Western Reserve University (M.A.)
- Brooklyn College of the City of University of New York (B.A.)
Kate Hutcheson, PhD
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: PhD
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Clinical research in head and neck cancer
Education:
- Baylor University (B.S., M.S.)
- The University of Texas School of Public Health (Ph.D)
William G. Pearson, Jr., PhD
Research Collaborator
Institution: Augusta University
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Specialty: Oropharyngeal Morphometric Analysis
Education:
- University of Georgia (B.S.)
- Boston University School of Medicine (Ph.D.)
Cagla Kantarcigil, PhD
Research Collaborator
Institution: Ohio State Uniersity
Highest Degree: PhD
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia, Effectiveness of remote management of swallowing disorders
Education:
- Purdue University (PhD)
Brittany Krekeler, PhD, CCC-SLP
Research Collaborator
Institution: University of Cincinnati
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Dysphagia, Rehabilitation, Motor Learning, Benign Dysphagia
Education:
- University of Wisconsin-Madison(MS, Ph.D.)
- Miami University (BS)
- North Carolina State University (NCSU)
Fellowship Training: Northwestern University
Kendrea L. (Focht) Garand, PhD, CScD, CCC-SLP, CBIS, BCS-S
Research Collaborator
Institution: University of South Alabama
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Dysphagia in neuromuscular disease
Education:
- Medical University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)
- University of Pittsburgh (CScD)
- Purdue University (MS)
- North Carolina State University (NCSU)
Fellowship Training: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Janina Wilmskoetter, PhD
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: PhD
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Neuroanatomical Correlates of Post-stroke Dysphagia and Aphasia
Education:
- Medical University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)
- University of Bielefeld, Germany (B.A, M.A.)
Jordan Hazelwood, MEd, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, CBIS
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Adult Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
Education:
- Medical University of South Carolina (Ph.D.)
- University of Georgia (M.Ed.)
- University of Illinois (B.S.)
Julie Blair, MA, CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Voice and Swallowing in Head and Neck Cancer
Education:
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (M.S.)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.S.)
Carolyn K Barnes, M.S., CCC-SLP
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: M.S.
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Pediatric feeding & swallowing
Education:
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Medical University of South Carolina (Ph.D. Candidate)
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The University of Alabama (M.S.)
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Auburn University (B.S.)
Mariana Mendes Bahia, PhD, CCC-SLP
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: PhD
Clinical Certification: Speech-Language Pathology
Specialty: Swallowing Disorders, Adult Neurogenic Dysphagia, Voice Disorders
Education:
- Syracuse University (PhD)
- University of Campinas (BS & MS)
Rabab Rangwala, PhD, CCC-SLP
Research Collaborator
Highest Degree: Ph.D.
Clinical Certification: Speech Language Pathology
Specialty: Dysphagia and Respiratory-Swallow Coordination in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
Education:
- Northwestern University (Ph.D.)
- University of Texas, Dallas (M.S.)
- Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, India (B.S.)