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College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Taeok Park

Associate Professor, PhD.
Communication Sci & Disorders
Office
Fairchild Hall - FH 303A
Office Phone
(309) 438-5704office
phone
Email
tpark12@ilstu.eduemail
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Biography

Dr. Taeok Park is an associate professor and director of the Swallowing Research Laboratory in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her specialty is swallowing and swallowing disorders. Her research focuses on temporal and biomechanical characteristics of swallowing and the development of preventive swallowing exercises for swallowing disorders.

Current Courses

155.001Anatomy And Physiology Of The Speech And Hearing Mechanism

155.002Anatomy And Physiology Of The Speech And Hearing Mechanism

155.003Anatomy And Physiology Of The Speech And Hearing Mechanism

299.001Independent Honor Study

499.001Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

287.003Independent Study

380.002Professional Writing In Communication Sciences And Disorders

248.001Speech Science

291.002Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Communication Sciences Disorders

420.001Feeding and Swallowing Disorders In Infants and Children

400.002Independent Study

Teaching Interests & Areas

Anatomy and physiology of speech and language, medical speech pathology, dysphagia, neurosciences,

Research Interests & Areas

Physiological characteristics of normal and disordered swallowing, developing intervention strategies for dysphagia rehabilitation, prevention approach of swallowing disorder in older individuals

Ph D Communication Sciences and Disorders

Ohio University
Athens, Ohio

MS Speech-Language Pathology

Hallym University
Chuncheon, South Korea

Poster Presentation Award

Asia Dysphagia Society
2023

Professor of the Year

Student Speech and Hearing Association
2021

Research Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2020

Seed Grants for New SoTL Scholars

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
2017

Professor of the Year

Student Speech and Hearing Association
2017

Ph.D. Scholarship

Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders
2015

Editor’s Award for Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2013

Minority Student Leadership Program (MSLP)

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2013

Student Research Travel Award

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
2013

Journal Article

Kim, S., Choi, Y., Park, T., & Kim, Y. (2023). Airway protection in children with dysphagia: A preliminary study. Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Disorders, 32(1), 85-90.

Deckelman, C., Caldwell, R., Kim, Y., & Park, T. (2022). Differences of laryngeal closure during the swallow between stroke and head and neck cancer survivors. Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders, 7(1), 1-6.

Kim, Y., Williams, B., Park, T., Oommen, E., & McCullough, G. (2021). Effect of age, gender, and consistency in normal swallowing. Journal of Speech-Language, & Hearing Disorders, 30(2), 69-75

Deckelman, C., Kim, Y., & Park, T. (2020). Oropharyngeal transition during swallowing between stroke and head and neck cancer survivors. Japanese Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 5(4), 1-6.

Kim, Y., Dietz, M., & Park, T. (2019). Hyoid excursion during the swallow in stroke survivors. Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders, 4(3), 177 – 184.

Presentations

Effects of combined tongue strength and effortful swallow exercise in older individuals. Asia Dysphagia Society International Conference. Asia Dysphagia Society. (2023)
Simulation-based learning about biofeedback of swallowing rehabilitation. Asia Dysphagia Society International Conference. Asia Dysphagia Society. (2023)
Importance of oral hygiene in the geriatric population. University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2022)
Laryngeal closure mechanism in children with dysphagia: A preliminary findings. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. (2022)
Learning biofeedback in swallowing rehabilitation for graduate students. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. (2022)
Short-term follow-up of swallowing safety in post-stroke survivors. University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2022)
Stage Transition Duration in Unilateral Stroke Survivors. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Convention. (2021)
Learning biofeedback using clinical devices in health professionals.. CTLT Teaching and Learning Symposium. (2020)
Stage transition duration between stroke survivors with right or left hemisphere lesions.. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2020)
Swallowing in infant with myotonic dystrophy: A case study. Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association,. (2020)

Grants & Contracts

Effects of age and gender during the pharyngeal swallow in normal population. Coleage of Art and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2022)
Learning biofeedback for dysphagia rehabilitation in speech-language pathology students. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Illinois State University. (2019)
Temporal Indicator of Aspiration during Swallowing in Bottle-fed Infants. Coleage of Art and Sciences. Illinois State University. (2018)
Effects of the combined swallowing exercise in older individuals. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2017)
Temporal indicators of aspiration in post-stroke patients. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2016)