Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald

she/her/hers

Health Sciences
  • 289 426 0829
  • namasia@mcmaster.ca

Overview

Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald’s research focuses on understanding swallowing impairments (dysphagia) in older adults and developing interventions to help prevent impairment and maintain swallowing function. I also study how we can best support caregivers of older adults, specifically when they are experiencing dysphagia-related burden.

Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor
  • Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
  • Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Health Sciences

Education

  • BSc (Science and Business), University of Waterloo
  • MHSc (Speech-Language Pathology), University of Toronto
  • PhD, University of Toronto

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