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Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Lab
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Cognitive-Communication in Aging and Neurogenic Disorders Laboratory (CCANDL) led by Dr. Kimberly Mueller at UW-Madison. Working to improve interventions for Alzheimer's & related disorders through early diagnosis of speech and language impairments.  #ADRD
Our lab is excited to share our latest work, Proper Name Recall as an Early Indicator of Preclinical Alzheimer Disease Pathology.
Congrats to lab members Kristin, Madeline, and Deling for their contributions to this work. #alzheimers #ADRDsky
Click the link to read more: doi.org/10.1097/wad....
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
‼️Hey #ASHA2025‼️Don't miss @kmueller123.bsky.social and Madeline Hale’s big centennial presentation TODAY, 11/20 @ 1pm, Session 1060! You won't want to miss hearing about biomarker-defined, preclinical #alzheimersdisease and how #SLP 's and #audiologist's can play a role in early intervention!
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Join us this Wednesday, November 12th at 1pm CT for a talk with Dr. Kimberly Mueller on how improving hearing may support memory and thinking. 🧠 🦻🏼 Click the link below to register for the ‼FREE‼️ event before it's too late! beingpatient.com/event/can-be...
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Check out Kristin Basche’s, CCANDL biostatistician, recent publication! Click the link below to read more about her work, diving into how amyloid and tau affect memory in a cognitively unimpaired at-risk sample. #memory #alzheimersresarch #cognitiveaging academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
November 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Madeline Hale, CCANDL PhD student, is the recipient of The Emma Allen Fellowship Award! She was awarded $1,000 to cover travel expenses to the 2025 American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention where she will be giving two presentations! Congratulations Madeline!
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Earlier this month, Dr. @kmueller123.bsky.social was a featured speaker at the 2025 ADRC Fall Community Conversation! She gave a talk on addressing hearing loss for better brain health. Many members of CCANDL attended this amazing, educational event!🦻🏼🧠
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Check out our PhD student, Madeline Hale's, recent publication! Click the link below to read more about her work, linking silent pauses in speech to amyloid and tau buildup in cognitively unimpaired adults. #Alzheimers #Earlydetection #Alzheimersresearch
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🥳 Congratulations to our very own Alexis Thompson on receiving the Jack Kile scholarship! It is well deserved! 🥳
#audiology #hearingloss #audpeeps #hearing
September 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
New publication alert!! First author paper from CCANDL post doc, Dr. Deling He is out now! Click the link below to read more about her work, using an acoustic-based method to examine pauses in connected speech related to Alzheimer's. #Alzheimer's #ADRD #ADRDsky #speech
doi.org/10.1002/alz....
September 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🔔‼️CCANDL is currently recruiting students for both hourly paid and for credit work! Read more about these positions on our website: ccandl.csd.wisc.edu/student-oppo...
August 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Check out this paper by Studer and Cody, "Lifestyle, genetic risk, plasma pTau217, and incident cognitive impairment in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP)."
doi.org/10.1002/alz....

#Alzheimers #ADRD #geronsky #ADRDsky
August 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Last month CCANDL presented at #AAIC25
Madeline, Deling, & Dr. Mueller presented posters on their recent projects. Deling gave a talk about TBIs and their relation to AD risk factors. They had an amazing time connecting with other #ADRD researchers and look forward to next year!
August 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New publication from Dr. Mueller!! Click below to read more about the first prospective study focuses on direct observation and documentation of lucid episodes in individuals with advanced dementia. #dementia #dementiaresearch #DementiaCare

doi.org/10.1093/gero...
August 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Check out Dr. Mueller's publication with the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention (WRAP) on using telephone-based cognitive assessments to reduce barriers for research participants and improve continuity in longitudinal studies! alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
August 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
‼️ Hey #AAIC25! Check out CCANDL leader Dr. Kimberly Mueller’s poster tomorrow, Sunday 7/27 from 7:30am-4:15pm! See below for more details! #dementia #MCI #Alzheimers #hearingaids #slp #Audiology #Audpeeps #Cognition #ADRD #ENDALZ‼️🧠💜
July 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
‼️ Hey #AAIC25! Make sure to check out Deling He's (CCANDL post-doc) oral presentation this Tuesday, 7/29 from 9:00am-10:30am! See below for more details! #dementia #Alzheimers #TBI #braininjury #Neurology #Neuroscience #ADRD #ENDALZ ‼️🧠💜
July 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
‼️ Hey #AAIC25! Make sure to check out Deling He's (CCANDL post-doc) poster this Sunday, 7/27 from 7:30am-4:30pm! See below for more details! #dementia #Alzheimers #tau #Neurology #Neuroscience #ADRD #ENDALZ ‼️🧠💜
July 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
‼️ Hey #AAIC25! Make sure to check out Madeline Hale's (CCANDL PhD student) poster on Monday, 7/28 from 7:30am-4:30pm! See below for more details! #dementia #Alzheimers #amyloid #tau #PETScan #Neurology #Neuroscience #ADRD #ENDALZ ‼️🧠💜
July 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
‼️ Hey #AAIC25! Make sure to check out Madeline Hale's (CCANDL PhD student) poster at the pre-conference this Saturday 7/26 and again on Tuesday, 7/29 from 7:30am-4:30pm! See below for more details! #slp #dementia #Alzheimers #Neurology #Neuroscience #ADRD #ENDALZ ‼️🧠💜
July 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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June 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Congrats to all of the 2025 CCANDL graduates! We cannot thank you enough for your positive attitudes and dedication to the lab. We wish you all the best! 👏🎓
May 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
‼️ CCANDL alum, Doug Cowman, published his first article! This paper is the result of a project he did as an undergraduate research assistant with the lab. Congratulations, Doug! ‼️
 
Check out the article here: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
May 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
All smiles for the CCANDL end of semester celebration! Thank you to Dr. Mueller for hosting us on Friday! 🌸💕
May 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
On Wednesday, CCANDL lab member Anikka Baker presented her project investigating sleep quality and plasma pTau-217 on cognition in Alzheimer’s Disease at the Bio162 Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium! Great work, Anikka! 🧠🔬👏
May 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Last week Wednesday was the last lab meeting for the spring semester!🌸 Kristin Basche, our lab’s biostatistician, presented on a project she has assisted with looking at remote memory assessments on mobile devices to detect cognitive decline! 📱🧠
April 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM