Monthly Archives: June 2018

New publication on caregiver burden

Congratulations to Dr. Shune and her collaborator Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald (Adelphi University) for their recent publication, “The Burden of Dysphagia on Family Caregivers of the Elderly: A Systematic Review”. The O-SEE Lab has long been dedicated to exploring the more comprehensive influences of dysphagia and we are excited to be pursuing this new line of research! You can read this open-access article here: http://www.mdpi.com/2308-3417/3/2/30

O-SEE lab members to present at OSHA annual conference

We are excited to announce that Meredith Meyer, a CDS graduate student, and Anyasha Aragon, a soon-to-be CDS undergrad alumna, have been accepted to present their work at the Oregon Speech-Language & Hearing Annual Conference this October. They will be presenting of their work, “Regulating Rate of Eating in Patients with Dysphagia: The Effectiveness of Smartforks.” We hope to connect with many of your there!

Tani Doherty’s MA Thesis Defense

The O-SEE Lab wrapped up a busy thesis season today with Tani successfully defending her MA thesis. Tani presented on “The relationship between proprioception and respiration during eating in young adults”. While we missed getting a picture of her during her defense, we luckily snapped a picture of her celebrating with Dr. Shune later in the day! A BIG congratulations to you Tani and a HUGE thank you for all your help in lab these past two years.