Public Health and Health Professions
Mir Lab
Led by Michela Mir · Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
What we study
The Mir Lab studies speech, swallowing, and cough problems in people with neurological injuries, using clinical and research methods to find better treatments and biomarkers for recovery.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Evaluating the Impact of Cough Dysfunction in Sub-Acute SCI
This project studies cough problems in people with spinal cord injuries to improve treatment and recovery.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- The Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training on Vocal Loudness in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study
2026 · Journal of Voice
- Voice and Speech in Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders
2026 · Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
Reviews speech problems in rare Parkinson's-like disorders and suggests better ways to diagnose and treat them.
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- Acute intermittent hypoxia and acute intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia elicit cortico-diaphragmatic plasticity in people with chronic spinal cord injury
2026 · Journal of Neurophysiology
- Swallowing and Voice Difficulties in Children: Prevalence and Contributors to Receipt of Specialized Services
2025 · Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
Finds that about 2% of kids have voice problems and 4% have swallowing issues, but few get help.
- Characterization of Ventilatory Drive in Community-Dwelling Adults with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
2025 · Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation
Looks at how breathing strength relates to injury details and body measurements in people with spinal cord injuries.
Plain-language summaries are AI-written and reviewed by us; check the paper for details.
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