Lab Members

Principal Investigator

Nicole Rogus-Pulia

Credentials: PhD, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor
Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Director of Swallowing and Salivary Bioscience Lab
Joint Faculty, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Faculty Affiliate: Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC); Health Services and Care Research Core; Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery
View Dr. Rogus-Pulia’s biography on the Department of Medicine website
UW Health Voice and Swallow Clinic provider contact page

Postdoctoral Researchers

Danielle Brates

Credentials: PhD, CCC-SLP

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Courtney Broadfoot

Credentials: PhD, CCC-SLP

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Raele Robison

Credentials: PhD, CCC-SLP

Position title: Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Staff (UW Team)

Sara Gustafson

Credentials: MS, CCC-SLP

Position title: Program Manager

Meredith Mackowicz-Torres

Credentials: MS, CCC-SLP

Position title: Clinical Research Coordinator II

Cass Kight

Credentials: PhD

Position title: Clinical Research Coordinator II

Kailla Sam

Credentials: BS

Position title: Research Technician

Jacob Tangney

Credentials: BS

Position title: Research Technician

Research Staff (VA Team)

Joanne Yee

Credentials: MS, CCC-SLP

Position title: Research Associate, VA IDT Program Manager

Nicole Schaen-Heacock

Credentials: MS

Position title: VA Clinical Fellow

Graduate Researchers

Ryan Burdick

Credentials: MS, CCC-SLP

Rodolfo Pena Chavez

Credentials: MS

Nadeem Shaheen

Credentials: BS

Marissa Todd

Credentials: BS

Jenni Wu

Credentials: MS, CCC-SLP

Elizabeth Balsiger

Credentials: BS

Claire Terp

Credentials: BS

Undergraduate Researchers

Alumni

Payton Sheridan

Position title: Administrative Assistant

Amelia Barczi

Position title: VA Clinical Fellow

Celia Deckelman

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Tommy Huang

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Vanessa Cannady

Position title: Research Program Manager

Carly Gurick

Position title: VA Clinical Fellow

Kaytlin Hanson

Position title: VA Clinical Fellow

Marissa Harkness

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Kloie Kinney

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Atsuko Kurosu

Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher

Calvin Lam

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Kelcie Lee

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Mario Matabele

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Cristina Paz

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Nicole Razdolsky

Position title: Undergraduate Researcher

Ari Stone

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Balaji Subbiah

Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher

Kailey Vitale

Position title: VA Clinical Fellow

Steve Wang

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Kailey Jo Williams

Position title: VA Clinical Fellow

Kenton Woo

Position title: Graduate Researcher

Kate Yetter

Position title: Graduate Researcher