Dr. Michelle Ciucci's Laboratory

Denis Michael Rudisch

Credentials: M.M., Dipl. (Univ.)

Position title: Doctoral Student

Pronouns: he/him/his

Denis Michael Rudisch, is a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders and at the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying towards a Joint-PhD degree in Communication Disorders and in Clinical Investigation (Medical Science) with a Distributed Minor in Molecular Neurobiology and Motor Development. 
 
Prior to joining Dr. Ciucci’s laboratory, Denis received his MM degree as well as a post-graduate Advanced Certificate from New York University specializing in Vocal Performance, Vocal Pedagogy, and Vocology. He also worked as a referral Singing Voice Specialist at the NYU Langone Voice Center and conducted research as a Research Intern in Dr. Aaron Johnson’s laboratory at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Denis is interested in how neurodegenerative diseases and neurological disorders affect the voice and underlying molecular mechanisms. He specializes in neurogenic voice disorders with a particular focus on early voice deficits as biomarkers for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

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