JU’s Dr. Sapienza presents at American Speech Language and Hearing Association conference

Dr. Christine Sapienza, College of Health Sciences Associate Dean, recently attended the American Speech Language and Hearing Association conference in Chicago.  She presented to more than 150 participants on the intervention technique called respiratory muscle strength training as an invited workshop speaker.

Dr. Sapienza was joined with her colleagues Dr. Bari Ruddy from the University of Central Florida and Dr. Susan Baker from Miami University of Ohio. Dr. Ruddy and Dr. Baker are former doctoral students, and together with Dr. Sapienza have been studying respiratory muscle strength training and treating patients with a variety of diseases including Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and upper airway disorders.

For more information on this national conference, visit www.ASHA.org or email Dr. Sapienza at csapien@ju.edu for details on the presented work.