Lab Members
Katherine Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Our research is about the things that bring us joy – sharing a meal and conversation with others – I hope the work we do makes these simple pleasures possible for more people in their cancer journey.
Shitong Mao, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Beatrice Manduchi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Holly McMillan, M.C.D.
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Barbara Ebersole, M.S.
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Xiaohui "Sherry" Tang, Ph.D., M.S.
Program Manager
Program Manager
Sheila Buoy, M.P.H.
Senior Clinical Studies Coordinator
Senior Clinical Studies Coordinator
Ariana Sahli, B.S.
Research Data Specialist
Research Data Specialist
Lavanya Tripuraneni, M.P.H.
Clinical Studies Coordinator
Clinical Studies Coordinator
Katelyn Vidad, B.S.
Senior Research Data Coordinator
Senior Research Data Coordinator
Clare Alvarez, M.S.
Research Speech Pathologist, Lead DIGEST Rater
Research Speech Pathologist, Lead DIGEST Rater
Lauren Gurd, M.A.
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Beth Munoz, M.A.
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Funded Collaborations
MD Anderson
Carly E. A. Barbon, Ph.D.
Head and Neck Surgery
Head and Neck Surgery
Dave Fuller, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Stephen Lai, M.D., Ph.D.
Head and Neck Surgery
Head and Neck Surgery
Kristy Brock, Ph.D.
Imaging Physics
Imaging Physics
David Richards, M.D.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Christine Peterson, Ph.D.
Biostatistics
Biostatistics
J. Jack Lee, Ph.D., M.S., D.D.S.
Biostatistics
Biostatistics
External
Rosemary Martino, Ph.D.
University Health Network
Emily Plowman, Ph.D.
University of Florida
University of Florida
Nicole Rogus-Paulia, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cameron Macdonald, Ph.D.
Qualitative Health Research Consultants
Qualitative Health Research Consultants
Benjamin Sanchez, Ph.D.
University of Utah
University of Utah
Marcia Ott, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
Vlad Sandulache, M.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Heather Starmer, M.A.
Stanford University
Stanford University
JoAnne Patterson, Ph.D.
University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool