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Jacki
L. McMurtrey, Ph.D.

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Graduate Courses Taught:
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Adult
Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
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Pediatric
Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders
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Anatomical and
Physiological Bases of Communication
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Current Research:
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Effects of Oral
Feeding on Oxygen Saturation and Heart Rate in Typically
Developing Bottle-Fed Infants.
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Measurements
of Tongue Strength and
Endurance in Typically Developing 4- and 5-Year-Old
Children.
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Effects of
Genetic Taste Perception and Aging on Laryngeal Elevation during
Swallowing. This is a joint investigation with Dr. Cathy
Pelletier, Manager, Speech-Language Pathology, Asst Professor,
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology at the
University
of Arkansas Medical Sciences.
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Future Research:
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Common
practices in conducting pediatric clinical and videofluoroscopic
swallowing examinations.
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Effects of
Taste on Submental Suprahyoid Activity in Typically Developing
Children and Children with Dysphagia.
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Email Address:
jackir@uca.edu |

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