SPECT-guided Elective Contralateral Neck Treatment (SELECT) in Oropharynx Cancer: A Phase III RCT. (2021-2025) (Co-Investigator – Swallowing Outcomes) Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Validation of an On-line Independent Training for TOR-BSST© Dysphagia Screeners. (2020-2023) (Principal Investigator) Funded by: Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) Bridge Grant
Development and Validation of an On-line Independent Training Program for TOR-BSST© Dysphagia Screeners. (2019-2023) (Co-Principal Investigator) Funded by: Alternate Funding Plan for Physicians
A Randomized Phase II/III Trial of De-Intensified Radiation Therapy for Patients with Early-Stage, p16-Positive, Non-Smoking Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. (2019-2025) (co-Chair Swallowing Outcomes) Funded by: National Institutes of Health
Creation of a TOR-BSST© eLearning Platform for Dysphagia Screeners. (2019-2023) (Principal Investigator) Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
A Phase II Single Arm Trial of Elective Volume Adjusted De-Escalation Radiotherapy (EVADER) in Patients with Low-Risk HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. CCTG-HN.10. (2018-2024) (Co-Investigator) Funded by: Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Efficacy of the rehabilitation planning consult for survivors of head and neck cancer: A phase II randomized controlled trial. (2018 – 2021) (Co-Investigator) Funded by: Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute
The development and validation of a novel tool for the assessment of bulbar dysfunction in ALS. (2018 – 2023) (Co-Investigator) Funded by: National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Deafness and Communications Disorders
Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Swallowing Disorders (2018 – 2023) (Principal Investigator) Funded by: Canada Research Chairs
PRO-ACTIVE: Comparing the effectiveness of PROphylACTic swallow InterVEntion for patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (2017 – 2025) (Co-Principal Investigator) Funded by: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (US)
Finding/Identifying primaries with Neck Disease (FIND Trial): A pilot study integrating transoral robotic surgery, histopathologic localization, and tailored de-intensification of radiotherapy for unknown primary and small oropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (2017 – 2022) (Co-Investigator) Funded by: Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Innovation Funds for Surgical Oncology
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