Studying Dysphagia at NYU Steinhardt
Dr. Sonja Molfenter is a clinically-trained Speech Language Pathologist whose research specializes in understanding the physiological features of both normal swallowing and disordered swallowing (known as dysphagia). Swallowing function is commonly disrupted after many conditions including stroke, brain injury, head and neck cancer and spinal cord injury.
During the pandemic Dr. Molfenter involved her students in a hands on project to help understand the effects of dysphasia.
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