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Director / Principle Investigator

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

Email: kwheeler@ufl.edu

CV: View Curriculum Vitae:

Mailing Address:: PO Box 100174
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Certifications:

CCC-SLP
ASHA

Publications:

2023
Rehabilitating Cough Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Movement Disorders
2021
Reflexive Airway Sensorimotor Responses in Individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Dysphagia
2021
Reflex vs. volitional cough differences amongst head and neck cancer survivors characterized by time since treatment and aspiration status.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
2021
A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Experience With Clinical Cough Assessment.
Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups
2021
Global Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cough: Part 2. Demographic and Clinical Considerations: CHEST Expert Panel Report.
Chest
2020
A comprehensive review of the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease dysphagia and aspiration
Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
2020
Dysarthria and Speech Intelligibility Following Parkinson's Disease Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation.
Journal of Parkinson's disease
2020
Impact of Tussigenic Stimuli on Perceived Upper Airway Sensation and Motor Cough Response Following Total Laryngectomy.
Frontiers in physiology
2020
Respiratory-Swallow Pattern Following Total Laryngectomy.
Dysphagia
2020
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation on the Submental Area: The Relations of Biopsychological Factors with Maximum Amplitude Tolerance and Perceived Discomfort Level.
Dysphagia
2019
Management of Dysphagia in Acquired and Progressive Neurologic Conditions.
Seminars in speech and language
2019
Measurement of maximum tongue protrusion force (MTPF) in healthy young adults.
Physiological reports
2019
Relationship Between Respiratory Sensory Perception, Speech, and Swallow in Parkinson's Disease.
Movement disorders clinical practice
2019
The Effects of Electrical Stimulation Pulse Duration on Lingual Palatal Pressure Measures During Swallowing in Healthy Older Adults.
Dysphagia
2017
Voluntary upregulation of reflex cough is possible in healthy older adults and Parkinson's disease.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
2017
Cough Physiology in Elderly Women With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Infections
Journal of Applied Physiology
2016
Alterations in oropharyngeal sensory evoked potentials (PSEP) with Parkinson's disease.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
2016
Comparison of Two Methods for Inducing Reflex Cough in Patients With Parkinson's Disease, With and Without Dysphagia.
Dysphagia
2016
Interdisciplinary Parkinson's Disease Deep Brain Stimulation Screening and the Relationship to Unintended Hospitalizations and Quality of Life.
PloS one
2016
Reflex Cough and Disease Duration as Predictors of Swallowing Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease.
Dysphagia
2016
Rehabilitation of Swallowing and Cough Functions Following Stroke: An Expiratory Muscle Strength Training Trial.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
2016
Respiratory training in an individual with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Annals of clinical and translational neurology
2016
Tailored deep brain stimulation optimization for improved airway protective outcomes in Parkinson's disease.
Interdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management
2016
Analysis of Clinicians' Perceptual Cough Evaluation.
Dysphagia
2015
Capsaicin Induced Cough and Urge-To-Cough in Elderly Individuals With Sarcopenia
Biological Psychology
2015
Decreased Sensitivity To Cough Stimulus in Persons With Parkinson's Disease and Dysphagia
Biological Psychology
2015
Rate of aspiration pneumonia in hospitalized Parkinson's disease patients: a cross-sectional study.
BMC neurology
2015
Respiratory kinematic and airflow differences between reflex and voluntary cough in healthy young adults.
Frontiers in physiology
2014
A framework for understanding shared substrates of airway protection.
Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB
2014
Capsaicin Induced Cough and Urge-To-Cough in Elderly Individuals With Ntm
The FASEB's Journal
2014
Comparison of voluntary and reflex cough effectiveness in Parkinson's disease.
Parkinsonism & related disorders
2014
Negative emotional stimulation decreases respiratory sensory gating in healthy humans.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
2014
Sequential voluntary cough and aspiration or aspiration risk in Parkinson's disease.
Lung
2014
Swallowing outcomes following unilateral STN vs. GPi surgery: a retrospective analysis.
Dysphagia
2014
Decreased cough sensitivity and aspiration in Parkinson disease.
Chest
2013
Cough expired volume and airflow rates during sequential induced cough.
Frontiers in physiology
2013
Electromyographic Pattern Analysis of Swallow in Both the Conscious and Anesthetized Rat.
The FASEB's Journal
2013
Nonsurgical treatment: swallowing rehabilitation.
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America
2012
Volitional control of reflex cough.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
2012
Volitional Modification of Cough Induced By Supra-Threshold Concentrations of Capsaicin
Lung
2012
Relationship Between Total Expired Air, Peak Airflow, and Cough Number in Reflex Cough
The FASEB's Journal
2011
Behavioural Modulation of Reflex Cough
Biological Psychology
2011
Comment on "Swallowing dysfunction after mechanical ventilation in trauma patients".
Journal of critical care
2011
Lung Volume Measured During Sequential Swallowing in Healthy Young Adults
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
2011
Peak Morphology and Scalp Topography of the Pharyngeal Sensory-Evoked Potential
Dysphagia
2011
Urge to cough with voluntary suppression following mechanical pharyngeal stimulation.
Bratislavske lekarske listy
2010
Submental Muscle Recruitment With Tracheal Occlusion in Anesthetized Rats
Dysphagia
2010
Oropharyngeal Mechanically Elicited Cortical Evoked Potentials in Pd and Healthy Adults: Relationships With Swallow Function
Dysphagia
2010
Morphology and Source Localization of the Pharyngeal Sensory Evoked Potential
Dysphagia
2010
Aspiration and swallowing in Parkinson disease and rehabilitation with EMST: a randomized trial.
Neurology
2010
Cortical Gating of Oropharyngeal Sensory Stimuli
Dysphagia
2010
Frontiers in respiratory physiology – grand challenge.
Frontiers in physiology
2009
Lung Volume During Sequential Swallowing in Healthy Adults
Dysphagia
2009
Lung volume during swallowing: single bolus swallows in healthy young adults.
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
2009
Oropharyngeal Mechanically Elicited Cortical Evoked Potentials (Cep)
Dysphagia
2009
Oropharyngeal Mechanically Elicited Cortical Evoked Potentials (Cep)
Dysphagia
2008
Submental Semg and Hyoid Movement During Mendelsohn Maneuver, Effortful Swallow, and Expiratory Muscle Strength Training
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
2008
Submental sEMG and hyoid movement during Mendelsohn maneuver, effortful swallow, and expiratory muscle strength training.
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
2006
Respiratory muscle strength training: functional outcomes versus plasticity.
Seminars in speech and language
2006
The relationship between VHI scores and specific acoustic measures of mildly disordered voice production.
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation

Grants:

Aug 2017 ACTIVE
Mechanisms of airway protection dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
NATL INST OF HLTH NICHD · Principal Investigator

Apr 2017 ACTIVE
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

Full Profile

Research Coordinator

Graduate Students

Alycia R Rivet

GRADUATE AST-R

Department: HP-REHAB SCI DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Email: alycia.rivet@phhp.ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: PO Box 100154
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Physical Address:: ROOM DG-130
1395 CENTER DRIVE
GAINESVILLE FL 32601

Publications:

2021
Global Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cough: Part 2. Demographic and Clinical Considerations: CHEST Expert Panel Report.
Chest
2020
Validation of the Normalized Laryngeal Constriction Ratio in Normal and Disordered Swallowing.
The Laryngoscope
2018
Swallowing Kinematic Differences Across Frozen, Mixed, and Ultrathin Liquid Boluses in Healthy Adults: Age, Sex, and Normal Variability.
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR

Michela Mir

POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP

Department: HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY

Email: michela.mir@ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: PO Box 100174
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

Publications:

2021
A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Experience With Clinical Cough Assessment.
Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups

Bryn Taylor

GRADUATE AST-R

Department: HP-REHAB SCI DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Email: bryntaylor@ufl.edu

Mailing Address:: PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174

Publications:

2022
Impact of Vocal Fry and Speaker Gender on Listener Perceptions of Speaker Personal Attributes
Journal of Voice

Alyssa A Terry

GRADUATE AST-G

Department: HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI

Email: alyssaterry21@ufl.edu

CV: View Curriculum Vitae:

Mailing Address:: PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174

Frances M Smith-Sherry

Speech-Language Pathologist-NE

Email: smifrm@shands.ufl.edu