Maryann Krasko

Maryann Krasko is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences. Krasko’s primary areas of interest concern the neurobiological underpinnings of upper airway disorders, such as voice and swallowing dysfunction, in the prodromal stage of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Krasko is also interested in the study of the gastrointestinal system and its role in the pathogenesis of PD.

Since beginning doctoral training, Krasko has contributed to a larger body of work that investigates different therapeutic approaches and their roles in modulating noradrenergic systems for the improvement of vocal, cognitive, and affective dysfunction in mid-stage PD. Ultimately, Krasko aims to characterize early-stage deficits, relate them to pathology in the brain and periphery, and determine how induction of inflammation may affect the onset and progression of vocalization, swallowing, and gastrointestinal dysfunction.