Welcome to the official website for the Buffalo Oromotor, Speech and Swallowing (BOSS) Lab of the University at Buffalo!
Our lab is interested in how the brain controls the muscles of speech and swallowing and the perceptual, acoustic, kinematic, and neurophysiologic consequences of neurological disease and/or injury on these functions. A current focus is on understanding and improving the measurement of relevant clinical outcomes, such as speech intelligibility, with the ultimate goal of enhancing the care of our patients with oromotor impairments.
Left to right: Olivia Stout, Professor Kaila Stipancic, Brianna Odrzywolski, Rylee Manning, Abigail Makofske, Kelly Gates, Emma Fitch (not pictured)