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!
