Assistant Professor
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Dr. Teresa Drulia is an Assistant Professor in the Davies School of Communication Sciences and Disorders Department of Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Texas Christian University. She is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist with a research focus in dysphagia. Dr. Drulia earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology and Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders at James Madison University.
She has over 20 years of experience as a medical speech-language pathologist providing clinical care to adult patients in acute care, acute rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, home health and outpatient settings. Dr. Drulia has clinical competence in videofluoroscopy, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), manometry, videostroboscopy, neuromuscular electrical stimulation and surface electromyography (sEMG).
Dr. Drulia’s research in the Laboratory of Applied Swallowing Research (LASR) at TCU focuses on respiratory-swallow coordination in respiratory disease, such as COPD. She also investigates dysphagia interventions aimed at improving clinical outcomes in neurological diseases.
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Friday, February 24, 2023
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM