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Spontaneous Swallow Frequency (SSF) as an outcome of the McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) in Post-Stroke Patients with Oropharyngeal Dysphagia (Poster) at DRS 2026

March 24, 2026

Sonal Pathak presented her clinical doctorate research at DRS 2026 in Aurora, Colorado. Way to go Sonal!




Theory-Guided Implementation of Instrumental Assessments for Oropharyngeal Swallowing: A Feasibility Study (Poster) at DRS 2026

March 7, 2026

Diane presented her dissertation research as a poster at DRS 2026 in Aurora, Colorado. Way to go Diane!




Characterizing responses to penetration and aspiration in hospitalized patients with acute stroke (Poster) at DRS 2026

March 7, 2026

Several members of the lab presented this poster at DRS 2026 in Aurora, Colorado. Way to go team!




DRS 2026 Preconference

March 7, 2026

Dr Carnaby served as a moderator for the DRS 2026 Preconference




Lab members to present at the 2026 World Parkinson’s Congress

February 25, 2026

Dr. Carnaby was selected to present a poster at the World Parkinson’s Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2026. Orlando Hinojosa and Tarah Rochester will present in her place as she has another commitment at that time.




Lab members to present at DRS 2026

February 24, 2026

Lab members will present a poster at DRS 2026.




Publication: Association of Coexisting Low Tongue Pressure and Sarcopenia with Pharyngeal Residue in Older Adults with Presbyphagia

February 9, 2026




SwallowFit Announced on ClinicalTrials.gov

January 15, 2026

A detailed description of the SwallowFit study was released on the NIH clinical trials website.




Swallowing Made Safer: SwallowFIT Therapy Targets Parkinson’s Most Overlooked Danger

November 26, 2025

Dr. Shanmathi Rajendran reflects on the UT Health announcement of the SwallowFit Study in this MedIndia article.




New $1.9M DoD-Funded Trial Aims to Improve Swallowing in Early Parkinson’s Patients.

November 25, 2025

SwallowFit featured in Clival Database




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