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Dr. Palmer received her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Emerson College in 1984. After many years of clinical work, she returned to school and received her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1998. Her research, teaching and clinical interests are in voice and swallowing disorders.

Recent Publications

Palmer, P., McCulloc, T.M., Jaffe, D., & Neel, A.T. (2005) Effects of a sour bollus on the intramuscular electromyographic activity of muscles in the submental region. Dysphagia, 20, 210 - 217.

Van Daele, D.J., McCulloch, T.M., Palmer, P.M., Langmore, S. (2005). Timing of glottic closure during swallowing: A combined electromyographic and endoscopic analysis. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology , 114(6), 478 - 487.

Palmer, P.M., Luschei, E.S., Jaffe, D., McCulloch, T.M. (1999). Contributions of individual muscles to submental surface EMG during swallowing. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 42(6), 1378-91.