Monthly Archives: May 2021

Another year of successful capstone projects

A big congratulations to Claire Malany, Hayley Neptune, and Magda van Leeuwen on the successful completion of their master’s capstone projects. The projects they completed through the O-SEE Lab were all extremely meaningful and clinically relevant – and have great potential to impact the field of speech-language pathology. The titles of their projects were:

Mealtime management of culturally and linguistically differing (CLD) populations: A qualitative study (Claire Malany and Hayley Neptune)

Implications of snacking on nutrition and quality of life in nursing home residents (Magda van Leeuwen)

 

Check out the great handouts they prepared with some of the key take-aways from their talks!

Cultural Responsivity and Dysphagia

Implications of Snacking on Nutrition and Quality of Life in Nursing Home Residents

Introducing Dr. Ting-fen Lin

Allow us to introduce the recently minted Dr. Ting-fen Lin!

Ting-fen successfully defended her dissertation entitled, “Understanding breathing and swallowing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via a holistic lens.” The purpose of her project was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a breathing-based yoga program among individuals with COPD. Her entire committee was unanimously enthusiastic about the implications of her important work, including the identification of an accepted and effective intervention to target the physical and psycho-emotional correlates of COPD-related dyspnea. You would not have known that her project required a complete pivot in scope, modality, and methods as a result of the COVID pandemic! She will be starting a faculty position this fall in the Fresno State Department of Communicative Sciences and Deaf Studies.
Congratulations, Ting-fen!