Lab Members
Katherine Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Our research is about the things that bring us joy — sharing a meal and conversation with others. I hope the work we do makes these simple pleasures possible for more people in their cancer journey.
Shitong Mao, Ph.D.
Instructor
Beatrice Manduchi, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Wenye “Harrison” Song, M.D., Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Isabelle Jia Hui Jang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Randal S Weber Education and Research Fellowship
Holly McMillan, M.C.D.
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Senior Research Speech-Language Pathologist
Barbara Ebersole, M.S.
Predoctoral Research Fellow
Xiaohui "Sherry" Tang, Ph.D., M.S.
Program Director
Sheila Buoy, M.P.H.
Research Project Manager
Ariana Sahli, M.S.
Associate Informatics Analyst
Katelyn Vidad, B.S.
Research Data Specialist
Kristin Agan, B.S.
Research Data Coordinator
Justin Antwi Jr., B.S.
Research Data Coordinator
Courtney Odom, B.S.
Research Data Coordinator
Dana Nassar, B.S.
Research Data Coordinator
David Roa, A.D.N.
Research Nurse
Clare Alvarez, M.S.
Research Speech Pathologist, Lead DIGEST Rater
Bethany Munoz, M.A.
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Deantha Valencia, M.S.
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Rose Bryan, M.A.
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Julie Leone, M.A.
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Angela Dion
Research Speech Pathology Consultant
Ella Aldridge, M.S.
Research Assistant Contractor
Funded Collaborations
MD Anderson
Carly E. A. Barbon, Ph.D.
Head and Neck Surgery
Dave Fuller, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
Stephen Lai, M.D., Ph.D.
Head and Neck Surgery
Kristy Brock, Ph.D.
Imaging Physics
David Richards, M.D.
Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Christine Peterson, Ph.D.
Biostatistics
J. Jack Lee, Ph.D., M.S., D.D.S.
Biostatistics
Steven Frank, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Amy Moreno, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
Faye Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology
Jingfei Ma, Ph.D.
Imaging Physics
Li Wang, Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
Mark Chambers, D.M.D.
Head and Neck Surgery
Michelle Williams, M.D.
Anatomical Pathology
Mohamed Naser, Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
Sanjay Shete, Ph.D.
Biostatistics
Xiaodong Zhang, Ph.D.
Radiation Physics
Abdallah Sherif Radwan Mohamed, M.D., Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology
External
Benjamin Sanchez, Ph.D.
University of Illinois-Chicago
Cameron Macdonald, Ph.D.
Qualitative Health Research Consultants
Emily Plowman, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Heather Starmer, M.A.
Stanford University
JoAnne Patterson, Ph.D.
University of Liverpool
Julie Liss, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Marcia Otto, Ph.D.
The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston
Mererid Evans, Ph.D.
Velindre University NHS Trust
Nicolaas Anderson, D.O.
Baylor College of Medicine
Nicole Rogus-Paulia, Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rosemary Martino, Ph.D.
University Health Network
Terry Jones, M.D.
University of Liverpool
Visar Berisha, Ph.D.
Arizona State University
Vlad Sandulache, M.D., Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine