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College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Taeok Park

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

Dr. Taeok Park (she/her) 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

CSD 155.001 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Speech, Swallowing, And Hearing Mechanism

CSD 414.001 Dysphagia

CSD 287.007 Independent Study

CSD 210.001 Neurobasis Of Speech, Language, And Hearing

CSD 291.005 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Communication Sciences Disorders

CSD 155.001 Anatomy And Physiology Of The Speech, Swallowing, And Hearing Mechanism

CSD 499.001 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

CSD 287.003 Independent Study

CSD 210.001 Neurobasis Of Speech, Language, And Hearing

CSD 248.001 Speech Science

CSD 291.002 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Communication Sciences Disorders

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

Park, T., Kim, Y., Thomas, M., & Oh, B. M. (2025). Unilateral middle cerebral artery infarction and airway protection in swallowing. Journal of Speech-Language, & Hearing Disorders, 34(1), 87-94.

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.

Presentations

Commercial food for patients with swallowing disorders. University Research Symposium. Illinois State University. (2024)
Hands-on Experiential Learning for Graduate Clinicians. Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching. (2024)
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)

Grants & Contracts

Unilateral middle cerebral artery infarction and airway protection in swallowing. Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2025)
Simulation-based learning about biofeedback of swallowing rehabilitation. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Illinois State University. (2023)
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)