This is episode 138 of the Swallier Pride Podcast and today's guest is Dr Alex Brande Moore.

She is currently faculty for the University of South Florida within the Communication Sciences

and Disorders Department.

She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Florida

where she also received her master's and undergraduate education.

After obtaining her PhD in speech language pathology,

Dr Brandon Moore completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory

for upper airway dysfunction within the Department of Biobehavioral Sciences

at Teachers College, Columbia University with Drs Michelle Troche and Lisa Edmonds.

During her postdoctoral work, she established and coordinated the Clinical Research Neuro rehabilitation Center at Teachers college, served as co-investigator and or study

coordinator for various large-scale NIH and MJ Fox funded projects and provided mentorship

in teaching to master's levels SLP students.

As an academician, Dr. Brandon Moore interfaces her passions for teaching, research, and clinic.

Her primary research goals target the development of evaluative techniques and therapeutic paradigms to improve upper airway dysfunction, primarily dysphagia, disorder swallowing, and dystasia, disorder cough in persons with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease.

Welcome to the Swallow Your Pride Podcast.

I'm your host Teresa Richard.

I'm a board certified specialist in swallowing

and swallowing disorders and I know firsthand how much confusing and conflicting

information there is out there about how we assess and treat swallowing

disorders. This podcast is all about bringing everyone together,

getting on the same page, being open to new ideas, and using evidence-based treatment strategies

for our patients with dysphagia. So let's get into it.

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