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
- Mailing Address:
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PO Box 100174
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
- Physical Address:
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PO Box 100174
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Accomplishments:
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1st Place Scientific Poster2023 · Dysphagia Research Society
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UF Strategic Communications Academy2022-2023 · University of Florida – Center for Public Interest Communications
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ASHA Leadership Development Program2022-2023 · American Speech-Language Hearing Association
Certifications:
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CCC-SLPASHA
Publications:
- 2024 Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
- 2024 Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
- 2024 PloS one
- 2024 Dysphagia
- 2024 Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
- 2024 Dysphagia
- 2024 Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
- 2023 Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
- 2023 Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
- 2023 American journal of speech-language pathology
- 2023 American journal of speech-language pathology
- 2023 Neurogastroenterology and motility
- 2022 Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation
- 2022 JASA express letters
- 2021 Dysphagia
- 2021 Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
- 2021 Chest
- 2021 Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups
- 2020 Dysphagia
- 2020 Dysphagia
- 2020 Frontiers in physiology
- 2020 Journal of Parkinson's disease
- 2020 Expert review of gastroenterology & hepatology
- 2019 Dysphagia
- 2019 Movement disorders clinical practice
- 2019 Physiological reports
- 2019 Seminars in speech and language
- 2017 Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
- 2017 Journal of Applied Physiology
- 2016 Interdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management
- 2016 Annals of clinical and translational neurology
- 2016 Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- 2016 Dysphagia
- 2016 PloS one
- 2016 Dysphagia
- 2016 Dysphagia
- 2016 Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
- 2015 Frontiers in physiology
- 2015 BMC neurology
- 2015 Biological Psychology
- 2015 Biological Psychology
- 2014 Dysphagia
- 2014 Lung
- 2014 Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
- 2014 Chest
- 2014 Parkinsonism & related disorders
- 2014 The FASEB's Journal
- 2014 Journal of applied oral science : revista FOB
- 2013 Otolaryngologic clinics of North America
- 2013 The FASEB's Journal
- 2013 Frontiers in physiology
- 2012 Lung
- 2012 Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
- 2012 The FASEB's Journal
- 2011 Bratislavske lekarske listy
- 2011 Dysphagia
- 2011 Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
- 2011 Journal of critical care
- 2011 Biological Psychology
- 2010 Dysphagia
- 2010 Dysphagia
- 2010 Dysphagia
- 2010 Frontiers in physiology
- 2010 Dysphagia
- 2010 Neurology
- 2009 Dysphagia
- 2009 Dysphagia
- 2009 Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
- 2009 Dysphagia
- 2008 Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
- 2008 Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
- 2006 Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation
- 2006 Seminars in speech and language
Grants:
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Apr 2024
ACTIVE
Mechanisms of Impaired Swallowing, Speech and Voice in Parkinsons DiseaseCENTER FOR DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION · Principal Investigator
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Dec 2023
ACTIVE
ADVANCING THALAMIC NEUROSTIMULATION FOR SUPPRESING ESSENTIAL VOICE TREMORNATL INST OF HLTH NINDS · Co-Investigator
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Sep 2023
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Dec 2024
Low utilization of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy among minoritized individuals with Parkinson diseaseAMER PARKINSON DISEASE ASSO · Principal Investigator
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Aug 2023
ACTIVE
Effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on laryngeal function and associated behaviors in Parkinson DiseaseNATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD · Principal Investigator
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Jul 2023
ACTIVE
Exploring Pathways to Equitable Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia and DysphagiaNATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD · Co-Investigator
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Aug 2022
ACTIVE
Breathing Research and Therapeutics (BREATHE)NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI · Co-Investigator
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Aug 2017
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May 2023
Mechanisms of airway protection dysfunction in Parkinson's diseaseNATL INST OF HLTH NICHD · Principal Investigator
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Apr 2017
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Mar 2023
Delineating Physiologic Mechanisms of Swallowing impairment and Decline in ALSNATL INST OF HLTH NINDS · Co-Investigator
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Sep 2016
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Jul 2022
Functional mapping of peripheral and central circuits for airway protection and breathingNATL INST OF HLTH OD · Co-Investigator
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Jul 2016
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Jun 2020
Novel Management of Airway Protection in Parkinson's disease: A clinical trialCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY · Principal Investigator
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Aug 2015
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Jun 2021
CTSI Institutional SupportUF DIV OF SPONSORED RES MATCHING FUNDS · Project Manager
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Apr 2015
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Mar 2018
Airway protection deficits according to stimulus type in PDNATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD · Principal Investigator
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Jul 2007
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Aug 2016
Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUF RESEARCH FOU · Project Manager
Education:
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2009-2011
Post-Doctoral FellowNIH T-32
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2003-2006
Ph.D.University of Florida
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2001-2003
M.A. Communication Sciences & DisordersUniversity of Florida
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1997-2001
B.A. Communication Sciences & DisordersUniversity of Florida
Research Coordinator
Yuhan Mou
Clinical Research Coordinator III
Department:
HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI
Phone:
(352) 273-6561
Email:
ymou@phhp.ufl.edu
- Mailing Address:
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PO Box 100174
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
- Physical Address:
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1225 CENTER DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Publications:
- 2024 Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
- 2023 Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
- 2023 Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
- 2021 Respiratory physiology & neurobiology
- 2020 Dysphagia
- 2020 Frontiers in physiology
Graduate Students
Alyssa A Terry
PREDOC FELLOWSHIP
Department:
HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Email:
alyssaterry21@ufl.edu
- Mailing Address:
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PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174
Publications:
- 2024 Annals of thoracic surgery short reports
- 2023 JTCVS open
May Smith-Hublou PhD, CCC-SLP
POSTDOC FELLOWSHIP
Department:
HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Email:
maysmith@phhp.ufl.edu
- Mailing Address:
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PO BOX 100174
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
GAINESVILLE FL 326110185
- Physical Address:
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PO BOX 100174
FL
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
Gainesville FL 326110185
Specialties:
- Speech Language Pathology
Publications:
- 2024 Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society
- 2024 Dysphagia
- 2020 The Laryngoscope
Education:
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2019-2024
PhD in Rehabilitation ScienceUniversity of Florida
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2012
M.A. in Speech-Language PathologyUniversity of Florida
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2008
B.S. in Public RelationsUniversity 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