u.a.d. mission

The Laboratory for the study of Upper Airway Dysfunction (UAD) is committed to improving clinical outcomes and quality of life in patients with speech, swallow and/or cough disorders through research, clinical care, and education.

UAD statement on Diversity, equity, and inclusion

The Upper Airway Dysfunction Laboratory at the University of Florida is committed to creating a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive environment for students, lab members, research participants and their caregivers, from all backgrounds.  This commitment is firmly grounded in our mission to cultivate intellectual rigor and curiosity among our students and lab members to prepare them to contribute to, and thrive in a globally diverse, complex, and interconnected world. 

UAD Student blog

Voice Disorder Risk for Educators

by Brianna Detamore, Maria Jochim, Emily Fendrick, Martha Garcia

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Phonotraumatic behaviors and voice disorders

By: Angela Duan, Clare Larochelle, and Valeria Canizares When patients come to a speech-language pathologist (SLP) complaining of a “hoarse…

Vocal Function Exercises

By: Jeni Leeps, Caitlin Montgomery, and Jennifer Rose Gonzalez What are Vocal Function Exercises? Vocal Function Exercises (VFE) are…

Voice and the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Amanda Bostwick, Paige Nelson, and Sydney Simon It is now over a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus…

UAD News and events

UAD students present at Dysphagia Research…

UAD Doctoral students Michela Mir, M.S., CCC-SLP, and May Smith-Sherry, M.A., CCC-SLP each presented original research at this year’s annual meeting…

SLHS news and events

Meet the Students of PHHP: Tasleem Al-As’ad, Doctor of Occupational Therapy

PHHP, EPI host workshop on AI for infection preparedness in Taiwan

O.T.D. student’s capstone project brings nature closer for wheelchair users

Green spaces may mitigate pollution-linked breast cancer risk