In the NYU Swallowing Research Lab, we conduct research about healthy and disordered swallowing (also known as dysphagia). The lab is led by Dr. Sonja Molfenter, a clinically-trained speech language pathologist. Much of the lab’s research focuses on biomechanics changes to swallowing in various health-related conditions. NYU SRL research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, the NYU CTSA grant and the NYU Mega Grants fund.  

Ongoing Research Projects: Click on the RESEARCH tab at the top to learn more!

SRL Collaborators and Students:

PhD (SLP)
Dr. Matina Balou
Dr. Ryan Branski
Dr. Aaron Johnson

MD
Dr. Milan Amin (ENT)
Dr. Anthony Frempong-Boadu (Neurosurgery)

Former PhD Students
Dr. Danielle Brates

Current PhD and Post-Docs
Dr. Avery Dakin
Brynn Jones-Rastelli
D’manda Price

Speech Language Pathologists
Claire Crossman, CCC-SLP

Clinical Research Coordinator
Maria Trivino, MS

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