CCANDL had a strong presence at the annual ADRD Day at UW–Madison this year! Kristin Basche, Madeline Hale, Olivia Goulette, and Caitlyn Miller all presented research focused on a variety of topics such as unique speech measures, depression, TBI, and biomarkers in ADRD! Edited · 6m

Last week in lab meeting, master’s student Olivia Goulette presented her thesis that looked at the effect of traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s Disease risk factors on communication decline over time! 🧠🗣️ Dr. Mueller also brought a variety of delicious donuts! 🍩  

Congratulations to lab member Olivia Goulette on being invited to present her Speech-Language Pathology master’s thesis project titled “Associations Between Self-reported History of Traumatic Brain Injury on Longitudinal Cognitive and Speech Changes Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors” at the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference!

Kristin Basche, CCANDL Biostatistician, received a $550 data training tuition award from the Coordinating Center for the Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging and Centers on the Demography and Economics of AD/ADRD for the course,  Introduction to the Health and Retirement Study! Congratulations, Kristin!

Madeline Hale, CCANDL PhD student, is the recipient of the 2025 Emma Allen Fellowship Award! She has been awarded $1,000 to use towards travel to professional research conferences. Madeline will use the fellowship to attend the 2025 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Congratulations, Madeline!

CCANDL is hiring a Research Specialist to help our team grow and further our mission to understand speech and how it is related to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias! If you have an interest in Communication Sciences and Disorders, neuroscience, biological/social sciences, healthcare, and/or mobile app studies, this may be the job for you. Concerned …

This week in lab meeting, PhD student Madeline Hale presented her project where she analyzed pausing in connected speech samples as a potential marker of cognitive decline! 🧠🗣️ Dr. Mueller also brought some of her famous sourdough bread to share!🥖🧈

  Check out the new article from our collaborators here! https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1492447

  Congratulations to CCANDL MS/PhD student, Madeline Hale! Madeline was awarded a $1,500 grant from the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society to put toward travel expenses for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in July 2025! 

Our leader, Dr. Mueller, was recently interviewed by WORT FM during their 8 O’Clock Buzz segment to discuss modifiable factors for dementia. Specifically, she discussed a current study in our lab that focuses on hearing loss and dementia, and the use of over-the-counter hearing aids as a possible intervention. Check it out using the link …