Curriculum Vitae (CV)

EDUCATION

2017 – 2020: Michigan State University: Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies and Communication Science and Disorders

2020 – 2022: Oklahoma State University: Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

2022 – Present: Vanderbilt University: Doctor of Philosophy in Speech Language Pathology

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022 – 2022: Speech Language Pathologist (CFY) – Mercy Plus Autism Services, Saginaw, Michigan

2023 – 2024: Speech Language Pathologist (CFY), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Department of Neurology)

2024 – Present: Speech Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP), Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Department of Neurology)

2020 – 2022: Graduate Research Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Motor Speech Disorders Laboratory PI: Ramesh Kaipa, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

2023 – 2024: Graduate Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Innovative Research in Aerodigestive Disorders (iRAD) Laboratory, PI: Cara Donohue, Ph.D. CCC-SLP (Lab Rotation)

2022 – Present: Graduate Research Assistant, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Speech Kinematics and Acoustics Lab, PI: Antje Mefferd, Ph.D. CCC-SLP

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) Communications Committee Social Media Lead
- September 2025 – Present
The Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) Communications Committee Member
- December 2024 – Present
American Speech-Language Hearing Association Member – CCC-SLP
- June 2024 – Present
Vanderbilt Graduate Student Council Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Representative
- May 2024 – Present
ALS Association (ALSA) of Tennessee: Committee Chair of the Young Professional Council (YPC) of Nashville
- August 2023 – Present
National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Member
- September 2022 – June 2024
National Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Member
- September 2022 – September 2023
Vanderbilt Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (VU WISE) Member
- September 2022 – Present

AWARDS AND HONORS

Fellowships and Scholarships

Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Publication Award – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Awarded: April 2025
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Poster Session Award: Third Place ($250) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Awarded: September 2024
The Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS) Student Fellow
- Awarded: August 2024
National Institute of Health T32 Training Grant – NIH 5T32DC020141 ($87,000)
- Awarded: August 2023
Russell G. Hamilton Scholar – Vanderbilt University ($2,500 each)
- August 2022, January 2023, August 2023, January 2024, August 2024, January 2025
The Saginaw Community Foundation Collaborative Scholarship – Saginaw Community Foundation ($2,000)
- June 2021, June 2022
Jeanette Gias Graduate Research Scholarship – Oklahoma State University ($500)
- May 2022
Graduate Research in Excellence Award – Oklahoma State University ($1,000)
- Awarded: May 2022
City Year National Service Fellowship Scholar – Full Tuition Scholarship, Oklahoma State University ($100,000)
- Awarded: 2020-2022

Travel Grants

Graduate School Travel Grant – Vanderbilt University
- November 2022 ($500), August 2023 ($1,000), February 2024 ($1,000), August 2024 ($1,000)
National Institute of Health T32 Travel Grant – NIH 5T32DC020141 ($800)
- February 2024
Hearing and Speech Sciences Travel Grant – Vanderbilt University
- November 2022 ($750), August 2023 ($750), January 2024 ($750)
International Congress of Phonetic Sciences Travel Award – IPA ($1,000)
- June 2023

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2023: Certificate in College Teaching, Vanderbilt University

2023 – Present: Guest Lecturer, Overview of Motor Speech Disorders. MD Students, Vanderbilt University Medical (Delivered twice each semester)

2024: Guest Lecturer, Effective Speech-Language Pathology Assessment and Interventions for Individuals with ALS and the Praxis Exam. MS-SLP Students, Baylor University

2024: Teaching Assistant, Motor Speech Disorders Course. MS-SLP Students, Vanderbilt University (Three lectures delivered, office hours, assignment preparation, and grading)

2023 – 2025: Teaching Assistant, Acoustics and Speech Perception Course. MS-SLP Students, Vanderbilt University (one lecture delivered per semester)

2021 – 2022: Teaching Assistant, Academic Service for Student-Athletes (ASSA). Undergraduate Students, Oklahoma State University

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

2024 – Current: Emily Deldar, Vanderbilt University (M.S. SLP Student). Project: Does medication modulate speech cue effects on lip and jaw movements in Huntington’s disease?

2024 – 2025: Madison Symonette, Vanderbilt University (M.S. SLP Student). Project: Assessing Medication Effect on Speech in Huntington’s Disease: Comparing Audio-Only and Audio+Video Samples

2023 – 2024: Angela Ding, Vanderbilt University (M.S. SLP Student). Project: An Investigation of Speech Movement Characteristics of the Tongue Across Neurological Disorders

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Completed Research Experiences and Projects

Pre-Dissertation Project 1: Disease-Specific Movement Characteristics of the Tongue and Jaw
Pre-Dissertation Project 2: Profiling Swallowing Safety and Physiology in People with Huntington’s Disease

Ongoing Research Projects

Dissertation: Disease-Specific Articulatory Mechanisms in Talkers with Dysarthria
Collaborative Project: The Effect of Deutetrabenazine on Gait and Speech Function in Patients with Huntington’s Disease
Lab Project 1: Effects of Loud, Clear, and Slow Speech Cues on Articulatory Movements in Talkers with Huntington’s Disease
Lab Project 2: Discriminant Ability of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) to Detect Aspiration in Individuals with Huntington’s Disease

GRANTS

Grant proposal development: Disease-Specific Articulatory Mechanisms of Speech Intelligibility Gains in Talkers with Dysarthria (prepared for NIH F31, not submitted

PUBLICATIONS

Raines, C. Clark, & Donohue, C. (March 2025). Profiling Swallowing Safety and Physiology in People with Huntington’s Disease. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 10.1111/nmo.70035

Raines, C. & Mefferd, A. (January 2025). Disease-Specific Movement Characteristics of the Tongue and Jaw. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00351

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Shiino, S., Kim, D., Slaughter, P., Hay, K., Raines, C., Durrough, C., Vaughn K., de Riesthal M., Mefferd A., & Brown, A. (2024, April). Impact of Deutetrabenazine on functional speech and gait dynamics in Huntington’s disease (P6-3.009). In Neurology (Vol. 102, No. 17_supplement_1, p. 5399). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Raines, C., Thies, T., Ding, A., & Mefferd, A. (2023). Aging Effects on Sentence-Length Velocity Distribution Characteristics of the Tongue and Jaw. In: Radek Skarnitzl & Jan Volín (Eds.), Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (pp. 3982–3986). Guarant International.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

Raines, C., Clark, M., Donohue, C. (2024, March 25^th). Profiling Swallowing Safety and Physiology in People with Huntington’s Disease. Poster session, Dysphagia Research Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Raines, C., Clark, M., Donohue, C. (2024, February 12^th). Profiling Swallowing Safety and Physiology in People with Huntington’s Disease. Poster session, Vanderbilt Translational Research Forum, Nashville, TN.

Raines, C., Clark, M., Donohue, C. (2024, December 6th). Discriminant Ability of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) to Detect Aspiration in Individuals with Huntington’s Disease. Technical Platform Talk, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

Raines, C., Symonette, M., Shiino, S., Riesthal M., Tjaden K., Brown A., Mefferd A. (2024, December 5^th). Assessing Medication Effect on Speech in Huntington’s Disease: Comparing Audio-Only and Audio+Video Samples. Poster presentation, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA.

Raines C., Mefferd A. (2024, February 23^rd). Disease-Specific Movement Characteristics of the Tongue and Jaw. Poster presentation, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Motor Speech Conference. San Diego, CA.

Ding A., Raines C., Mefferd A. (2023, September 16^th). An Investigation of Speech Movement Characteristics of the Tongue Across Neurological Disorders. Poster presentation, 2023 Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists Convention. Clarksville, TN.

Raines, C., Thies, T., Ding, A., Mefferd, A. (2023, August 7th). Aging Effects on Sentence-Length Velocity Distribution Characteristics of the Tongue and Jaw. Oral presentation, The 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS). Prague, Czech Republic.

Kim D., Mefferd A., Hay K. R., Shiino S., Raines C., de Riesthal M., Brown A. (2023, June 12^th). Effects of Anti-Chorea Therapy on Speech in Huntington’s Disease. Poster presentation, 2023 Boston Speech Motor Control Symposium. Boston, Massachusetts.

Raines, C., Kaipa, R. (2022, November 18th). Treatment for Enhancing Speech Intelligibility in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Poster presentation, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Convention, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kaipa, R. & Raines, C. (2022, September 30th). Treatment for Enhancing Speech Intelligibility in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease. Poster presentation, Oklahoma Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Embassy Suites by Hilton – 2501 Conference Drive, Norman, OK.

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES & SERVICE

Vanderbilt Ph.D. Applicants Weekend (January 2025) Student Coordinator: I actively contributed to our department as a dedicated student coordinator for the prospective Ph.D. applicants’ weekend. In my role, I collaborated with Dr. Michael de Riesthal to facilitate the event. I enthusiastically engaged with prospective students, offering insights into the program, answering their questions, and providing valuable perspectives on the department’s offerings.
Presenter for ALS, Huntington’s Disease (HD), and Parkinson’s Disease (PD) Support Groups (2023 – Present): Regularly provide educational presentations on speech-language pathology assessment and intervention for individuals with ALS, HD, and PD. Topics include the role of the SLP in disease management, motor speech disorders, and evidence-based treatment approaches. Engage with patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to enhance awareness and provide education.
Vanderbilt Graduate Student Council Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Representative (May 2024 – Present): I serve as the primary liaison between the department and the Graduate Student Council, advocating for the needs and concerns of graduate students. I collaborate with faculty and administration to improve academic and student life, facilitate communication, and organize events and initiatives to enhance the graduate student experience.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Huntington Disease Education Day Planning Committee (January 2024 – May 2024): In my role as a member of the planning committee, I assisted in planning the event, arranging the agenda, and speaking at the event about nutrition and swallowing in HD. This event was arranged with the support of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Huntington’s disease society of America (HDSA).
Vanderbilt Ph.D. Applicants Weekend (January 2024): I actively contributed to our department as a dedicated student representative. In my role, I volunteered to serve during the Ph.D. Applicant Weekend in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences (DHSS), leveraging my experience as a current Ph.D. student to assist prospective candidates. I enthusiastically engaged with these individuals, offering insights into the program, answering their questions, and providing valuable perspectives on the department’s offerings.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (ALSA) Young Professionals Council Member (2023 – 2024): As a member of the Young Professionals Council (YPC) of the Nashville, TN ALSA chapter, I lead and volunteered at various events, including forums, golf tournaments, and the annual Walk to Defeat ALS.
Vanderbilt Graduate School Representative (December 2023): In my role as a representative for the graduate school, I provided a glimpse into the daily life of a graduate student. Throughout the day, I shared updates on Instagram and Facebook, highlighting my research and engaging with inquiries from prospective graduate students. For an inside look at my experiences, visit the Vanderbilt Graduate School Instagram page @vugradschool.
Grandparent University at Oklahoma State University (June 2021): This is a 2-day learning program where grandparents get to attend a major with their grandchildren. As a master’s student involved with this program, I was responsible for creating events for the communication science and disorder program.
City Year Americorps Member (July 2016 – June 2017): City Year is a national nonprofit service program to unite young adults from diverse backgrounds for a demanding year of full-time community service in schools located in high-need communities. I was placed in an elementary school in Memphis, TN where I provided mentoring, tutoring, and facilitated after/before school educational programs.