Team: Lab Members

SSR Lab Members

DEANNA BRITTON, PHD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Director, SSR Lab

Deanna Britton (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences at Portland State University (PSU), and at the Northwest Center for Voice & Swallowing in the Department of Otolaryngology (NWCVS) – Head & Neck Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Oregon. She is Board Certified in Neurogenic Communication Disorders in Adults by the Academy of Neurological Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS). Dr. Britton’s research interests include respiratory support for speech and swallowing.

MARIA MAROUN
Second Year Graduate Student

Maria Maroun is a second-year graduate student in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department at PSU. She is in the Medical Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) concentration, and aspires to become a medical SLP working with adults with aphasia and swallowing disorders in an outpatient neuro-rehabilitation setting. Maria is looking forward to learning and gaining skills and techniques that will be useful for her future SLP career.i=za6uwZWST9yZht8AbjzkMA

CLARA WILKINSON
Post-Baccalaureate Student

Clara Wilkinson (she/her) is a post-baccalaureate student in the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department at PSU. She holds a BA in Philosophy and has previous experience supporting individuals with speech and language needs in educational and clinical settings. Her interests include developing and implementing interventions for swallowing and communication disorders, with a particular passion for working with adults in neurologic rehabilitation. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her cats, cooking and exploring new interests.

MADELINE SMITH
Undergraduate, Bridges to Baccalaureate, Student

Madeline Smith (she/her) attends Clackamas Community College and is currently pursuing an AS in Mechanical Engineering. She is also part of the Bridges to Baccalaureate program at PSU. She plans to continue on to earn a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Biology. She is passionate in working to develop medical devices, such as prosthetics, that are more affordable for those who need them. In her free time, she enjoys working out, playing sports and reading.i=za6uwZWST9yZht8AbjzkMA

KARYSSA STONICK
Undergraduate Student

Karyssa Stonick (she/her) is an undergraduate student at Portland State University pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences who is excited to be joining the Speech, Swallowing, and Respiration Lab. She has a strong clinical interest in pursuing medical speech language pathology, and a research interest in exploring the interconnections between the many body systems involved in speech, swallowing, and respiration. Karyssa’s own experiences as a patient have inspired her passion for the field, her desire to contribute to the emerging understandings, and her drive to raise awareness and advocate for conditions that are rare, lesser known, or misunderstood like Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), Dysautonomia, Sjogren’s Syndrome, chronic and invisible illnesses, and more. Outside of the lab and school, Karyssa enjoys spending much of her time going to the Oregon Coast, participating in water sports — kayaking, swimming, boogie boarding, surfing, paddle boarding, skimboarding, and more — doing photography, and playing cards.

Overcoming Adversity -- A video about Karyssa’s experience with overcoming the adversity and obstacles presented by her chronic illnesses: https://youtu.be/9nRkYnLZncM

Organs, Tissues, & Other Issues Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/360npMAV2c3GLNt6WNmC2Q?si=za6uwZWST9yZht8AbjzkMA

SSR Lab Members

DEANNA BRITTON, PHD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS Director, SSR Lab

MARIA MAROUN Second Year Graduate Student

CLARA WILKINSON Post-Baccalaureate Student

MADELINE SMITH Undergraduate, Bridges to Baccalaureate, Student

KARYSSA STONICK Undergraduate Student

DEANNA BRITTON, PHD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS
Director, SSR Lab

MARIA MAROUN
Second Year Graduate Student

CLARA WILKINSON
Post-Baccalaureate Student

MADELINE SMITH
Undergraduate, Bridges to Baccalaureate, Student

KARYSSA STONICK
Undergraduate Student