Lisa M. Evangelista

Lisa Evangelista, CScD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S is an Associate Professor and Director of Speech Pathology at the University of California, Davis Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is actively involved in clinical practice, academic research, and educational training. She is a board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders. Her research focuses on improving functional clinical outcomes following surgical and medical treatments for head and neck cancers. Dr. Evangelista’s academic interests include swallowing physiology following radiation therapy, alaryngeal voice rehabilitation after total laryngectomy surgery, and quality of life outcomes following surgical and medical interventions in head and neck oncology. In addition to lecturing nationally and internationally on diagnostics and therapeutics in swallowing rehabilitation, she has authored peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on dysphagia in head and neck cancers. She is involved in global humanitarian outreach and is a University of California, Davis Global Affairs Seed Grant recipient with a focus on sustainable healthcare practices in Africa.