Our focus is on communication. The SFDL is dedicated to advancing knowledge and clinical practice through basic and applied research on speech and swallowing disorders.

Speech Impairments from ALS

A brown-haired woman's head in profile has sensors placed under her temple and below her ear

Small movements of the face are reconstructed for a diagnosis and treatment plan

Like Barbells for the Face

Title Card showing the Video Title "Recovery from Facial Transplant" along with the MGH IHP Logo and a partial image of a man with his eyes closed having sensors placed on his by a woman's hand wearing a large watch and jewelry

Helping face transplant patients regain communicating and eating

Lab Team

Meet Our Team
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Chief Scientific Advisor Matina Souretis Horner Professor in Rehabilitation Sciences Director of the Speech and Feeding Disorders Lab Office of Provost Communication Sciences and Disorders

Kathryn Connaghan, PhD, CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor Communication Sciences and Disorders

The Latest in Research