Julia is from Crystal River, FL and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Communications Sciences and Disorders. Julia’s work under Dr. Plowman’s mentorship includes completing an undergraduate honors thesis and now working as a research assistant on various projects within the lab. After obtaining her Master’s from UF, Julia hopes…
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…
Justine is a PhD student in Rehabilitation Science & Disorders at the University of Florida under the mentorship of Dr. Emily Plowman. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders at the University of Florida and her Master of Science at Teachers College, Columbia University. While…
Jennifer is a doctoral student in Rehabilitation Science at the University of Florida under the mentorship of Dr. Emily Plowman. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences at the University of Vermont and master’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a concentration in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of…
Raele Robison was born in raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania- a small town affectionately referred to as, “The Christmas City.” She spent the majority of her life in Bethlehem before moving to receive an undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. During her…
Lauren is a speech language pathologist mentored under Dr. Emily Plowman and is the primary research SLP in several funded clinical trials working with patients with neurodegenerative conditions to include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Parkinson’s Disease. In addition, Lauren works in the neuromuscular outpatient clinic at the Fixel Center…
Although born in Michigan, Amber grew up in Dunnellon, Fl. After working 12 years in finance and accounting, Amber experienced a mild stroke at age 30 resulting in a brief period of aphasia (language impairment). This experience was impactful and lead to the desire to change professions into rehabilitation and…
Director, Aerodigestive Research Core Professor, Department of Surgery – Division of Cardiovascular Surgery Dr. Emily Plowman established and directs the Aerodigestive Research Core (ARC) laboratory across its two sites at the Ohio State University and University of Florida. She is an internationally…
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…
