Research Institute

Director of Education and Staff Development, Researcher, Communication Center

mhakel@madonna.org

Mark Hakel, Ph.D., Director of Education and Staff Development
Researcher, Communication Center
Phone: 402.483.9444
Email: mhakel@madonna.org
Office: Education and Staff Development
Mailing Address:
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
Education and Staff Development
5401 South Street
Lincoln, NE 68506

Professional Interests:
Mark Hakel is director of Education and Staff Development at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. He also serves as a principal investigator at the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital. He teaches the graduate course on dysphagia at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is active in research related to the assessment and treatment of individuals with acquired speech and swallowing disorders.

Education:

• Ph.D., Speech-Language Pathology, (1998), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• M.S., Speech-Language Pathology, (1982), University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• B.S., (1980), University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Selected Articles/Book Chapters:

• Hakel, M., Beukelman, D.R., Perez, L.C., Lavin, P., & Kavan, P.(2008). Madonna Expiratory Respiratory Trainer (MERT)- a self practice device for improving the control of alveolar pressure (Technical Note). Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 16, 221-224.
• Yorkston, K. M., Hakel, M., Beukelman, D. R., & Fager, S. (2008). Evidence for effectiveness of treatment of loudness, rate or prosody in dysarthria: A systematic review. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology.
• Dykstra, A.D., Hakel, M.E., & Adams, S.G. (2007). Applicaiton of the ICF in reduced speech intelligibility in dysarthria. Seminars in Speech and Language, 28 , 301-311.
• Fager, S. K., Green, J.R., Nip, I., & Hakel, M. (2006). Facial Kinematics of a Speaker with a Palatal Lift Following Brainstem Impairment. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 14 (4), 235-240.
• Hakel, M., Fager, S., Beukelman, D.R., Green, J., & Marshall, J. (2004). Nasal Obturator for Velopharyngeal Dysfunction in Dysarthria: Technical Report on a One-Way Valve. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 12 (4), 155-159.
• Brady, S., Miserendino, R., Statkus, D., Springer, T., Hakel, M., & Stambolis. (2004). Predictors to dysphagia and recovery after cervical spinal cord injury during acute rehabilitation. Journal of Applied Research, 4 , 1-11.
• Dongilli, P.A., Hakel, M.E., & Beukelman, D.R., (1992). Recovery of functional speech following traumatic brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 7(2), 91-101.

Selected Presentations:

• Hakel, M., Beukelman, D.R., Perez, L.C., Lavin, P., & Kavan, P. Madonna Expiratory Respiratory Trainer (MERT)- a self practice device for improving the control of alveolar pressure (Technical Report). Presented at theConference on Motor Speech: Motor Speech Disorders, Speech Motor Control in 2008, Monterey, California.

• Hakel, M., & Beukelman, D.R.Nasal Obturation for Chronic Velopharyngeal Dysfunction of Dysarthria: A Technical Report. Presented at theConference on Motor Speech: Motor Speech Disorders, Speech Motor Control in 2008, Monterey, California.

• Hakel, M., Beukelman, D., Fager, S., & Yorkston.K. Motor Speech in Adults and Children: Practice Guidelines for Dysarthria: Treatment of Rate, Loudness, or Prosody. Presented at the American Speech-Language Hearing Association national convention 2005 in San Diego, California.
• Fager, S., Green, J., Beukelman, D.R., Hakel, M. Facial Kinematics of Speaker With Palatal Lift Following Brainstem Impairment. Presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association national convention 2005 in San Diego, CA.
• Hakel,M. The Application of Evidence-Based Practice in the Field of Motor Speech Disorders. Maine Speech Language Hearing Association, Fall Conference, October, 2005, Portland, Maine
• Hakel, M., Beukelman, D., Fager, S., Green, J., & Marshall, J. Nasal Obturation for velopharyngeal dysfunction in dysarthria: Technical report on a one-way valve. Presented at the Speech Motor Control Conference, March, 2004.
• Hakel, M., & Kenyon, K. Dysphagia following West Nile Virus. Presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association national convention 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Hakel, M., & Springer, T. Cognitive-Communicative Behaviors Following West Nile Virus Infection. Presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association national convention 2004 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• Hakel, M., Beukelman, D.R., Marshall, J., Green, J., & Fager, S. Nasal Obturation Options for Severe, Chronic Velopharyngeal Dysfunction. Presented at the Motor Speech Conference 2005 in Alberqerque, New Mexico.
• Hakel, M., Beukelman, D. & Marshall, J. Nasal Obturation for Severe, Chronic Velopharyngeal Dysfunction of Dysarthria. Presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association national convention 2003 in Chicago, Illinois.
• Hakel, M., Brady, S., Springer, T., & Statkus, D. Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spinal Surgery: Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes During Inpatient Rehabilitation. Presented at the American Speech Language Hearing Association national convention 2003 in Chicago, Illinois.