Maryann N. Krasko, PhD, MS, CCC-CF.
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Biography
Maryann N. Krasko, PhD, is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Iowa Health Care and a clinical fellow in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, her MS from Columbia University, and her BS from New York University.
Krasko’s doctoral work merged clinical and bench science to examine behavior and pathology in prodromal Parkinson disease. As a postdoctoral researcher, she works with the Matthew Hoffman Research Lab (PI: Matthew Hoffman) and the Voice Biomechanics & Acoustics Lab (PI: Eric Hunter), where her research continues to focus on the mechanisms underlying upper airway function and disorders.
Krasko's scholarship has been recognized with competitive funding and awards, including an NIH NIDCD F31 Grant; the Vicki Lord Larson & James R. Larson Research Grant (Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Association, 2025); the New Century Scholars Doctoral Scholarship (American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, 2023); the New Investigator Award (2nd place, Dysphagia Research Society, 2024); and the Podium Presentation Award (2nd place, Dysphagia Research Society, 2021 and 2025).
