Meet our Team

Director / Principle Investigator

Karen W Hegland

Karen W Hegland Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Associate Professor And Director Of The Master’s Of Arts Degree In Communication Sciences & Disorders Program
Department: HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI
Mailing Address:
PO Box 100174
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Physical Address:
PO Box 100174
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Accomplishments:
  • 1st Place Scientific Poster
    2023 · Dysphagia Research Society
  • UF Strategic Communications Academy
    2022-2023 · University of Florida – Center for Public Interest Communications
  • ASHA Leadership Development Program
    2022-2023 · American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Certifications:
  • CCC-SLP
    ASHA
Publications:
Grants:
  • Apr 2024 ACTIVE
    Mechanisms of Impaired Swallowing, Speech and Voice in Parkinsons Disease
    CENTER FOR DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION · Principal Investigator
  • Dec 2023 ACTIVE
    ADVANCING THALAMIC NEUROSTIMULATION FOR SUPPRESING ESSENTIAL VOICE TREMOR
    NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS · Co-Investigator
  • Sep 2023 – Dec 2024
    Low utilization of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy among minoritized individuals with Parkinson disease
    AMER PARKINSON DISEASE ASSO · Principal Investigator
  • Aug 2023 ACTIVE
    Effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on laryngeal function and associated behaviors in Parkinson Disease
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD · Principal Investigator
  • Jul 2023 ACTIVE
    Exploring Pathways to Equitable Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia and Dysphagia
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD · Co-Investigator
  • Aug 2022 ACTIVE
    Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE)
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI · Co-Investigator
  • Aug 2017 – May 2023
    Mechanisms of airway protection dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
    NATL INST OF HLTH NICHD · Principal Investigator
  • Apr 2017 – Mar 2023
    Delineating Physiologic Mechanisms of Swallowing impairment and Decline in ALS
    NATL INST OF HLTH NINDS · Co-Investigator
  • Sep 2016 – Jul 2022
    Functional mapping of peripheral and central circuits for airway protection and breathing
    NATL INST OF HLTH OD · Co-Investigator
  • Jul 2016 – Jun 2020
    Novel Management of Airway Protection in Parkinson's disease: A clinical trial
    COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY · Principal Investigator
  • Aug 2015 – Jun 2021
    CTSI Institutional Support
    UF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS · Project Manager
  • Apr 2015 – Mar 2018
    Airway protection deficits according to stimulus type in PD
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD · Principal Investigator
  • Jul 2007 – Aug 2016
    Clinical and Translational Science Institute
    UF RESEARCH FOU · Project Manager
Education:
  • 2009-2011
    Post-Doctoral Fellow
    NIH T-32
  • 2003-2006
    Ph.D.
    University of Florida
  • 2001-2003
    M.A. Communication Sciences & Disorders
    University of Florida
  • 1997-2001
    B.A. Communication Sciences & Disorders
    University of Florida

Research Coordinator

Yuhan Mou

Yuhan Mou

Clinical Research Coordinator III
Department: HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI
Phone: (352) 273-6561
Mailing Address:
PO Box 100174
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Physical Address:
1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Graduate Students

Alyssa A Terry

Alyssa A Terry

PREDOC FELLOWSHIP
Department: HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174
May Smith-Hublou

May Smith-Hublou PhD, CCC-SLP

POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP
Department: HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 100174
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
GAINESVILLE FL 326110185
Physical Address:
PO BOX 100174
FL
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Gainesville FL 326110185
Specialties:
  • Speech Language Pathology
Education:
  • 2019-2024
    PhD in Rehabilitation Science
    University of Florida
  • 2012
    M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology
    University of Florida
  • 2008
    B.S. in Public Relations
    University of Florida

Bryn Taylor

Program: Rehabilitation Science
Department: Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Email: bryntaylor@ufl.edu
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174

Alycia Rivet

Program: Rehabilitation Science
Department: Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
Email: alycia.rivet@ufl.edu
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174