Paige DiStefano
PhD Candidate
McMaster University
Paige DiStefano, MS, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist and PhD candidate in the Aging Swallow Research Lab at McMaster University. Her research examines swallowing difficulties in people living with dementia, with a focus on caregiver experiences and health inequities. She aims to identify who is most at risk of heightened caregiver burden and where swallowing care systems fall short to support the development of equitable knowledge translation resources.