Fundamental principles through clinical translation concerning mechanisms of swallowing disorders and cough, and changes in neuromuscular disease or injury.
Researcher/Clinician Name | Title | Department | Cores | Specialties | |
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![]() | Donald Bolser, PhD | Professor | Department of Physiological Sciences | Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core | Respiratory control, mechanisms of cough, and airway defense |
![]() | Paul Davenport, PhD | Distinguished Professor | Department of Physiological Sciences | Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core | Respiratory sensation and airway defense |
![]() | David Fuller, PhD | Professor & Program Director | Department of Physical Therapy | Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core, Neurological Disorders Core, Neurotherapeutic Oxygen Core, Neurotechnology Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Spinal stimulation and recovery of breathing activity with opiate-induced respiratory depression and spinal injury; Regulation of airway muscles; Hyperbaric oxygenation, intermittent hypoxia and respiratory plasticity, Pompe disease |
![]() | Karen Hegland, PhD, CCC-SLP | Associate Professor & Program Director | Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Airway Defense Core | Cough and respiratory sensation in Parkinson's Disease |
![]() | Emily Plowman, PhD, CCC-SLP | Associate Professor | Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Airway Defense Core | Dysphagia and cough in ALS |
![]() | Alicia Vose, PhD, CCC-SLP | Assistant Professor | Department of Neurology (UF Health -Jacksonville) | Basic Breathing Research Core, Airway Defense Core, Spinal Cord Injury Core | Acute intermittent hypoxia and respiratory strength training to enhance breathing and swallowing in people with chronic spinal cord injury; effects of diaphragm stimulation on respiratory neural drive and function |