Specialties
Nadine P Connor, PhD
Professor
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
1975 Willow Dr.
361 Goodnight Hall, Scott H
Madison, WI 53706-1103
Education
- PhD, Neurophysiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Research Interests
Dr. Connor’s research interests include voice and swallowing disorders, head and neck cancer, aging, and neuromuscular function in the head and neck.
Dr. Nadine Connor and Dr. Michelle Ciucci were recently awarded a five-year, $3.8 million federal research grant to study swallowing problems that can occur in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Read more here.
Recent Publications
Reliability of 3-D/4-D Ultrasound Contouring of Tongue Surface During Swallowing.
Krekeler BN, Loy RD, Shaheen N, Lulich SM, Sheridan P, Peña-Chávez RE, Connor NP, Rogus-Pulia N
Ultrasound Med Biol 2025 May 03;
[PubMed ID: 40320346]Developmental deglutition and intrinsic tongue muscle maturation phenotypes in the Ts65Dn mouse model of Down syndrome.
Glass TJ, Chatwin BA, Fisher EH, Hang KK, Yang Q, Brutto R, Waghray R, Connor NP
Front Neurol 2024; 15: 1461682
[PubMed ID: 39722691]Cellular and transcriptomic changes by the supplementation of aged rat serum in human pluripotent stem cell-derived myogenic progenitors.
Tey SR, Anderson RS, Yu CH, Robertson S, Kletzien H, Connor NP, Tanaka K, Ohkawa Y, Suzuki M
Front Cell Dev Biol 2024; 12: 1481491
[PubMed ID: 39474351]Altered tongue muscle contractile properties coincide with altered swallow function in the adult Ts65Dn mouse model of down syndrome.
Glass TJ, Russell JA, Fisher EH, Ostadi M, Aori N, Yu YE, Connor NP
Front Neurol 2024; 15: 1384572
[PubMed ID: 38585362]Differential impact of unilateral stroke on the bihemispheric motor cortex representation of the jaw and tongue muscles in young and aged rats.
Cullins MJ, Connor NP
Front Neurol 2024; 15: 1332916
[PubMed ID: 38572491]