
Teresa Drulia
t.drulia@tcu.edu817-257-6887Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic 134
Program Affiliations
Education
Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders
James Madison University
MS, Speech-Language Pathology, James Madison University
BS, Communication Sciences and Disorders, James Madison University
Courses Taught
COSD 40353 Neurological Substrates in Communication & Swallowing
COSD 60413 Dysphagia
COSD 60423 Adult Neurolinguistic Disorders
COSD 60433 Motor Speech Disorders
Areas of Focus
- Dysphagia in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Lingual strength exercise in dysphagia
- Developing evidence-based treatments to improve functional outcomes in individuals with impaired swallowing (dysphagia)
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Drulia, T., Szynkiewicz, S., Griffin, L., Mulheren, R., Murray, K., & Kamarunas, E (2023). A comparison of lingual pressure generation measures using two devices in community dwelling, typically aging adults: An important clinical implication. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. -
Schluterman, H., Linardos, C., Drulia, T., Marshall, J., & Kearns, G. (2024). Evaluating palatability in young children: A mini-review of relevant physiology and assessment techniques. Frontiers in Pediatrics, Section Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology, 12. -
Szynkiewicz, S.H., Drulia, T., Griffin, L., Mulheren, R., Murray, K., Lee, T., & Kamarunas, E (2023). Flexibility for intensity dosing in lingual resistance exercises: A large randomized clinical trial in typically aging adults for proof of principle. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
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Dumican, M., Watts, C., Drulia, T. , Zhang, Y. (2023). Dysphagia presentation, airway invasion, and gender differences in a clinically based sample of people with Parkinson’s Disease. Dysphagia,38(1), 353-366. -
Kamarunas, E., Szynkiewicz, S., Griffin, L., Drulia, T, & Murray, K.. (2022). Mental practice of lingual resistance and cortical plasticity in older adults: An exploratory fNIRS study. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 48(1), 1-16. -
Drulia, T., & Hodge, A. (2021). Clinical Practice Patterns of Speech-Language Pathologists Delivering Dysphagia Services to Persons with COPD: Analysis of Survey Outcomes. Seminars in Speech and Language, 42(5), 363–383. -
Watson, J. B., Drulia, T., & Lynch, L. (2021). Enhancing SLP students’ perceptions of older persons and collaborative practice through geriatric interprofessional teamwork. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 6, 941-954. -
Drulia, T. C., Kamarunas, E., O'Donoghue, C., & Ludlow, C. L. (2021). An exploration of lung volume effects on swallowing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(5), 2155-2168. -
Szynkiewicz, S. H., Kamarunas, E., Drulia, T., Nobriga, C. V., Griffin, L., & O’Donoghue, C. R. (2021; online in 2020).* A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Physical and Mental Lingual Exercise for Healthy Older Adults. Dysphagia, 36(3), 474–482. -
Ludlow, C. L., Domangue, R., Sharma, D., Jinnah, H. A., Perlmutter, J. S., Berke, G., … Drulia, T., & Stebbins, G. (2018). Consensus-Based Attributes for Identifying Patients with Spasmodic Dysphonia and Other Voice Disorders. JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery, 144(8), 657-665. -
Drulia, T. & Ludlow, C.(2013). Relative efficacy of swallowing versus non-swallowing tasks in dysphagia rehabilitation: Current evidence and future directions. Current Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Reports, 1(4), 242-256.
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Dudding, C.C., & Drulia, T. (2013). Best practices in an online master’s degree program in CSD. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders, 40, 59-67.
Drulia, T., Kamarunas, E., Ludlow, C. (2017, March). Effects of Lung Volume on Swallowing in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (poster presentation). Dysphagia Research Society (DRS), Portland, Oregon.
Outstanding Dissertation Award, James Madison University Graduate School, April 2017
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- State Licensure in Speech/Language Pathology, Texas
- State Licensure in Speech/Language Pathology, Virginia
- American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Dysphagia Research Society, member
Last Updated: November 19, 2024