Dr. Georgia Malandraki

Professor

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Biography

Georgia Malandraki, Professor at Purdue's Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences, and Research Director at the I-EaT Swallowing Research Laboratory and Clinic, holds a Post Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with a Board Certification in Swallowing. Dr. Malandraki's research focuses on the central and peripheral neural mechanisms involved in swallowing function and the development of neurophysiologically-driven treatments for dysphagia in children and adults. She is also pioneering research in dysphagia telehealth, aimed at providing evidence-based rehabilitation approaches for underserved populations. Dr. Malandraki is an active advocate for dysphagia research in her home country, Greece, and has received multiple honors, including the 2019 NIH NIBIB R21 Trailblazer Award and the 2019 Early Career Research Achievement Award from the College of Health and Human Sciences at Purdue. She has been recognized for her teaching excellence, winning several departmental teaching awards since joining Purdue in 2014, and is currently serving as President of the Dysphagia Research Society.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2014-01-01 — Present

Purdue University • West Lafayette, IN

Faculty member in the Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences with a focus on dysphagia and telehealth.

Awards

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NIH NIBIB R21 Trailblazer Award

2019-01-01
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Early Career Research Achievement Award

2019-01-01
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Fellow

2021-01-01

Courses

SLHS 539 - Dysphagia SLHS 619 - Advanced Topics Pediatric Feeding Swallowing SLHS 303 - Anatomy & Physiology Speech Mechanism

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.