Abigail Haenssler

Education

  • East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Communication Sciences & Disorders
    2017-Present
  • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL
    Master of Science (MS), Speech-Language Pathology
    2014-2016
  • Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
    Bachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    2008-2012

Publications at Time of Graduation

  • Haenssler AE, Fang X, Perry JL. Effective velopharyngeal ratio: A more clinically relevant measure of velopharyngeal function.. Accepted.
  • Haenssler AE, Perry JL. (2020). The effectiveness of the buccal myomucosal flap on speech and surgical outcomes in cleft palate: A systematic review. International Journal of Speech & Language Pathology and Audiology, 8, 50-58.
  • Haenssler AE. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on doctoral candidates. Journal of the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing, 15(2).
  • Haenssler AE, Baylis A, Perry JL, Kollara L, Fang X, Kirschner R. (2020). Impact of cranial base abnormalities on cerebellar volume and the velopharynx in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 57(4), 412-419.
  • Kotlarek KJ, Haenssler AE, Hildebrand KE, Perry JL. (2019). Morphological variation of the velum in children and adults using MRI. Imaging Science in Dentistry, 49(2), 153-8. PMID:31281792
  • Perry JL, Chen JY, Kotlarek KJ, Haenssler AE, Kuehn DP, Sutton BP, Fang X, Sitzman TJ. (2019). Morphology of the musculus uvulae in vivo using MRI and 3D modeling among adults with normal anatomy and preliminary comparisons to cleft palate anatomy. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 56(8), 993-1000.
  • Kotlarek KJ, Haenssler AE, Hildebrand KE, Perry JL. (2019). Morphological variation of the velum in children and adults using MRI. Imaging Science in Dentistry, 49(2), 153-8. PMID:31281792

Grant Funding at Time of Graduation

  • Haenssler AE (2020). Anatomical and Physiological Changes Following Primary Palatoplasty Using the Buccal Flap Approach. East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences Dissertation Research Grant. Total Amount: $4,998. Funded and used for dissertation work.
  • Haenssler AE (2020). David P. Kuehn Speech Scholarship for Students Enrolled in a Communication Sciences and Disorders Program or Related Field, Cleft Palate Foundation. Total Amount: $500. Funded.
  • Mann RJ, Perry JL (2019). An Anatomic MRI Comparative Analysis between Patients Born with Clefts Treated with the Z-plasty plus Buccal Flaps Type Repair and Patients Born without Clefts. Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Foundation. Total amount: $29,680. Funded and used for dissertation work.