Please join us at this year’s American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference in Boston, Massachusetts from November 15-17. We will be presenting on the topics listed below:

• “Management of cough dysfunction in the patient with dysphagia: review of complex cases” Seminar by Dr. Michelle Troche, Dr. Sarah Perry, James Curtis, Jordanna Sevitz, and Collaborators Dr. Karen Hegland and Marta Kazandijan @ Friday, November 16, 8:00 AM, Westin/Grand Ballroom A
• “Tools for Guiding Clinical Decision-Making in Neurogenic Dysphagia: Grand Rounds” Seminar by Dr. Michelle Troche, Dr. Sarah Perry, Akila Rajappa, James Curtis, Jordanna Sevitz, and Paige Thomas @ Friday, November 16, 3:45 PM, CC/153ABC (Lvl 1)
• “Open Mouth-Maximal Isometric Press (OM-MIP): Normative Data and Clinical Implications for Use in Dysphagia Management” Technical Research Session by Dr. Michelle Troche and James Curtis and UCSF Collaborators Joey Laus, Jonelyn Langenstein, and Sarah Schneider @ Saturday, November 17, 8:30 AM Westin/Carlton

Congratulations also to Sarah Perry and James Curtis who will be honored by the ASHA Foundation at this year’s convention. Sarah Perry, UAD lab post-doc, has received a New Investigators Research Grant for her work “Investigating the Role of Attentional Resource Allocation on Cough Reflex Sensitivity in Parkinson’s Disease”. James Curtis, UAD lab PhD student, has been awarded a New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship. We are so proud of their hard work and accomplishments!