Education

• PhD, Neurophysiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1997

Research Interests

Dr. Connor’s research interests include sensorimotor integration for the control of facial movements; tissue flap physiology; voice disorders; and aging and neuromuscular function in the head and neck.

Dr. Connor's Lab

Recent Publications

• The effect of tongue exercise on serotonergic input to the hypoglossal nucleus in young and old rats.
  Behan M, Moeser AE, Thomas CF, Russell JA, Wang H, Leverson GE, Connor NP
  Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR 2012 Jan 9.
  [PubMed ID: 22232395]
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• Feasibility of using a handheld electronic device for the collection of patient reported outcomes data from children.
  Vinney LA, Grade JD, Connor NP
  J Commun Disord 2012 Jan; 45(1):12-9.
  [PubMed ID: 22078417, PMC ID: 3251728]
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• The effect of age and tongue exercise on BDNF and TrkB in the hypoglossal nucleus of rats.
  Schaser AJ, Stang K, Connor NP, Behan M
  Behav. Brain Res. 2012 Jan 1; 226(1):235-41.
  [PubMed ID: 21951697, PMC ID: 3201704]
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• Use of Portable Digital Media Players Increases Patient Motivation and Practice in Voice Therapy.
  van Leer E, Connor NP
  J Voice 2011 Aug 11.
  [PubMed ID: 21840169]
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• Tongue force and timing deficits in a rat model of Parkinson disease.
  Ciucci MR, Russell JA, Schaser AJ, Doll EJ, Vinney LM, Connor NP
  Behav. Brain Res. 2011 Sep 23; 222(2):315-20.
  [PubMed ID: 21459116, PMC ID: 3113690]
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