Employment Opportunities Now Accepting Applications for Clinical Fellowship Position: Length: 12-months. Type: Full time (40 hours per week). Setting: Working across NIH funded studies (see study descriptions) that will be performed both in outpatient lab settings, the Cardiac ICU, Neuro ICU, and Congenital Heart ICU settings. Mentorship: The CF will receive one-on-one mentorship…
A special shout out to our amazing ARC undergraduate students on their recent graduation! Five of our students graduated with honors and participated in an online graduation ceremony on May 8, 2020. Jessica Abate, BS, Cum Laude, Amy Ashley, BHS, Cum Laude Maddy Lee, BHS, Cum Laude Kelly Leonard, BHS,…
Grace is from Jacksonville, FL and is now pursuing a Master’s in Communications Sciences and Disorders at UF. After graduating, she hopes to work as a speech pathologist in an acute care setting. In her spare time, Grace enjoys cooking, going to the beach, and spending time with family.
Kayla is from Lake City, Florida. She is a Triple Gator earning her Bachelors and Masters degree’s from UF and most recently her CCC-SLP (clinical fellowship) in the ARC Laboratory. During her graduate program, Kayla worked in the ARC lab, completing a Masters Research Thesis that examined Nursing Practice Patterns…
Lindsey is pursuing her Master’s in Communication Sciences Disorders at UF. She is currently doing her clinical rotation in the ARC Lab and is also working as a Speech Pathologist Assistant at Fundamental Therapy Solutions. Lindsey is passionate about helping others and has enjoyed exploring the many different…
Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Florida College of Medicine. Dr. Machuca joined the division of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery after completing clinical fellowships in thoracic surgery and lung transplantation at the University of Toronto, the premiere center in the world…
Danny is a native of Brazil where she completed her clinical training. She received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from MGH-Institute of Health Professions in 2000. She obtained her CCC-SLP at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2001. Danny has practiced across the age continuum and settings, but the majority…
Dr. Plowman gave a platform presentation at this year’s annual NEALS conference. She introduced a new way to clinically identify markers of swallowing impairment in ALS using materials more available than videofluoroscopy, to support clinicians in making solid referrals for the Gold Standard swallowing evaluation that many of them likely…
Dr. Emily Plowman was a keynote speaker last week at the biennial South African Neurological Rehabilitation Association in Johannesburg. She gave three talks on Best Practice Updates on Clinical Swallowing Evaluation, Exploiting Principles of Plasticity in Rehabilitation and Applications of Respiratory Strength Training in Rehab. As we often discuss, science…
