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Christopher Mayerl

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Faculty RankAssistant Professor
InstitutionNorthern Arizona University
DepartmentBiological Sciences
Address617 S Beaver S. #5640
Room 227
Flagstaff AZ 86011
Phone(719) 359-2523
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    1. Kaczmarek EB, Shideler HE, Wallace SM, Anderson DJ, Volpe EC, Kennedy ME, Smith HI, Smith AE, Stroud TH, Mayerl CJ. Evaluating the Impact of Nipple Design on Tongue Function in Infant Feeding Using a Dynamic Endocast. Integr Comp Biol. 2025 Dec 05; 65(6):1498-1511. PMID: 40650571.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    2. Kaczmarek EB, Steer KE, Sarmet M, Shideler HE, Fauveau AM, Smith AE, Wallace SM, Kennedy ME, Velasco AB, Stroud TH, Blilie ME, Mayerl CJ. A ducted, biomimetic nipple replicates breastfeeding mechanics through ontogeny in an infant animal model. Pediatr Res. 2025 Aug 22. PMID: 40847082.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    3. Kennedy ME, Kaczmarek EB, Smith AE, Volpe EC, Anderson DJ, Wallace SM, Shideler HE, Smith HI, Stroud TH, Mayerl CJ. Infant pigs demonstrate motor adaptation across multiple physiologic functions during feeding in response to dynamic changes in milk flow rate. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2025 Sep 01; 139(3):719-730. PMID: 40828612.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    4. Sarmet M, Takehara S, de Campos PS, Kagiyama K, Kumei Y, Mayerl CJ, Mangilli LD, Zeredo JLL. Age-Related Changes in Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) Feeding Behavior and Physiology: Insights of Masticatory and Swallowing Functions. Am J Primatol. 2025 Aug; 87(8):e70070. PMID: 40855837.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    5. Mayerl CJ, German RZ. Muscle function and electromyography: (almost) 70 years since Doty and Bosma (1956). J Neurophysiol. 2025 Jul 01; 134(1):337-346. PMID: 40549575.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    6. Sarmet M, Kaczmarek E, Fauveau A, Steer K, Velasco AA, Smith A, Kennedy M, Shideler H, Wallace S, Stroud T, Blilie M, Mayerl CJ. A Machine Learning Pipeline for Automated Bolus Segmentation and Area Measurement in Swallowing Videofluoroscopy Images of an Infant Pig Model. Dysphagia. 2025 Dec; 40(6):1325-1336. PMID: 40293507.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    
    7. Gould FDH, Mayerl C, Adjerid K, Reibel J, Charles N, Edmonds C, German RZ. Longitudinal Changes in Aerodigestive Responses to Varying Nipple Properties in Infant Pigs. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2025 Jun; 343(5):608-616. PMID: 40114466.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    8. Mayerl CJ, Capano JG, Mme NVM, Weller HI, Kaczmarek EB, Chadam M, Blob RW, Brainerd EL, Wyneken J. Turtle Girdles: Comparing the Relationships Between Environment and Behavior on Forelimb Function in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) and River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna). J Morphol. 2024 Dec; 285(12):e70007. PMID: 39543850.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    9. Mayerl CJ, Kaczmarek EB, Smith AE, Shideler HE, Blilie ME, Edmonds CE, Steer KE, Adjerid K, Howe S, Johnson ML, Danos N, German RZ. A Ducted, Biomimetic Nipple Improves Aspects of Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance in an Animal Model. Dysphagia. 2025 Aug; 40(4):823-832. PMID: 39487856.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    10. Edmonds CE, Robbins KN, Dvorak EG, Howe SP, Sheldon SA, Mayerl CJ, Owairu BA, Young BM, German RZ. The effects of simulated gastroesophageal reflux on infant pig oropharyngeal feeding physiology. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2024 Jul 01; 327(1):G105-G116. PMID: 38772905.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    11. Iijima M, Mayerl CJ, Munteanu VD, Blob RW. Forelimb muscle activation patterns in American alligators: Insights into the evolution of limb posture and powered flight in archosaurs. J Anat. 2024 06; 244(6):943-958. PMID: 38242862.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    12. Steer KE, Johnson ML, Edmonds CE, Adjerid K, Bond LE, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. The Impact of Varying Nipple Properties on Infant Feeding Physiology and Performance Throughout Ontogeny in a Validated Animal Model. Dysphagia. 2024 Jun; 39(3):460-467. PMID: 37947879.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    13. Mayerl CJ, German RZ. Evolution, diversification and function of the maternal-infant dyad in mammalian feeding. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 12 04; 378(1891):20220554. PMID: 37839443.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    14. Young JW, Mayerl CJ, Mannava A, Lewis C, Fan T, Nair M, Mamone C, Schapker NM, Mossor AM, German RZ. Evaluating The Precocial-altricial Axis of Motor Skill at Birth in A Preterm Pig Model. Integr Comp Biol. 2023 09 15; 63(3):625-640. PMID: 37024270.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    15. Howe S, Steer K, Johnson M, Adjerid K, Edmonds C, German R, Mayerl C. Exploring the interaction of viscosity and nipple design on feeding performance in an infant pig model. J Texture Stud. 2023 12; 54(6):936-946. PMID: 37673688.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    16. Gould FDH, Mayerl CJ, Adjerid K, Edmonds C, Charles N, Johnson M, German RZ. Impact of volume and rate of milk delivery on coordination of respiration and swallowing in infant pigs. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2023 12; 339(10):1052-1058. PMID: 37653670.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    17. Johnson ML, Steer KE, Edmonds CE, Adjerid K, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. Nipple properties affect sensorimotor integration during bottle feeding in an infant pig model. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2023 10; 339(8):767-776. PMID: 37438924.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. Adjerid K, Johnson ML, Edmonds CE, Steer KS, Gould FDH, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. The effect of stiffness and hole size on nipple compression in infant suckling. J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol. 2023 01; 339(1):92-100. PMID: 36121049.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Edmonds CE, German RZ, Bond LE, Mayerl CJ. Oropharyngeal capsaicin exposure improves infant feeding performance in an animal model of superior laryngeal nerve damage. J Neurophysiol. 2022 08 01; 128(2):339-349. PMID: 35822726.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    20. Mayerl CJ, Steer KE, Chava AM, Bond LE, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, Hieronymous TL, Vinyard CJ, German RZ. Anatomical and physiological variation of the hyoid musculature during swallowing in infant pigs. J Exp Biol. 2021 11 01; 224(21). PMID: 34734633.
      Citations: 14     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    21. Mayerl CJ, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, German RZ. Increased viscosity of milk during infant feeding improves swallow safety through modifying sucking in an animal model. J Texture Stud. 2021 12; 52(5-6):603-611. PMID: 33783823.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    22. Adjerid K, Mayerl CJ, Gould FDH, Edmonds CE, Stricklen BM, Bond LE, German RZ. Does birth weight affect neonatal body weight, growth, and physiology in an animal model? PLoS One. 2021; 16(2):e0246954. PMID: 33592070.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    23. Stevens M, Mayerl CJ, Bond L, German RZ, Barkmeier-Kraemer JM. Pathophysiology of aspiration in a unilateral SLN lesion model using quantitative analysis of VFSS. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Jan; 140:110518. PMID: 33310447.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    24. Mayerl CJ, Edmonds CE, Catchpole EA, Myrla AM, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ. Sucking versus swallowing coordination, integration, and performance in preterm and term infants. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2020 12 01; 129(6):1383-1392. PMID: 33054658.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    25. Gould FDH, Lammers AR, Mayerl C, Ohlemacher J, German RZ. Muscle activity and kinematics show different responses to recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion in mammal swallowing. J Neurophysiol. 2020 12 01; 124(6):1743-1753. PMID: 32966748.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    26. Mayerl CJ, Myrla AM, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ. Swallow Safety is Determined by Bolus Volume During Infant Feeding in an Animal Model. Dysphagia. 2021 02; 36(1):120-129. PMID: 32328794.
      Citations: 27     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    27. Mayerl CJ, Catchpole EA, Edmonds CE, Gould FDH, McGrattan KE, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ. The effect of preterm birth, recurrent laryngeal nerve lesion, and postnatal maturation on hyoid and thyroid movements, and their coordination in infant feeding. J Biomech. 2020 05 22; 105:109786. PMID: 32307182.
      Citations: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    28. Bond LE, Mayerl CJ, Stricklen BM, German RZ, Gould FDH. Changes in the coordination between respiration and swallowing from suckling through weaning. Biol Lett. 2020 04; 16(4):20190942. PMID: 32264794.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    29. Stricklen BM, Bond LE, Gould FDH, German RZ, Mayerl CJ. Swallow Safety in Infant Pigs With and Without Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lesion. Dysphagia. 2020 12; 35(6):978-984. PMID: 32112144.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    30. Gould FDH, Lammers AR, Mayerl CJ, German RZ. Specific Vagus Nerve Lesion Have Distinctive Physiologic Mechanisms of Dysphagia. Front Neurol. 2019; 10:1301. PMID: 31920925.
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    31. Mayerl CJ, Capano JG, Moreno AA, Wyneken J, Blob RW, Brainerd EL. Pectoral and pelvic girdle rotations during walking and swimming in a semi-aquatic turtle: testing functional role and constraint. J Exp Biol. 2019 12 12; 222(Pt 24). PMID: 31767737.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    32. Mayerl CJ, Myrla AM, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, German RZ, Gould FDH. Premature birth impacts bolus size and shape through nursing in infant pigs. Pediatr Res. 2020 03; 87(4):656-661. PMID: 31645052.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    33. Catchpole E, Bond L, German R, Mayerl C, Stricklen B, Gould FDH. Reduced Coordination of Hyolaryngeal Elevation and Bolus Movement in a Pig Model of Preterm Infant Swallowing. Dysphagia. 2020 04; 35(2):334-342. PMID: 31297599.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    34. Mayerl CJ, Gould FDH, Bond LE, Stricklen BM, Buddington RK, German RZ. Preterm birth disrupts the development of feeding and breathing coordination. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2019 06 01; 126(6):1681-1686. PMID: 31018743.
      Citations: 33     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    35. Mayerl CJ, Sansone AM, Stevens LM, Hall GJ, Porter MM, Rivera G, Blob RW. The impact of keels and tails on turtle swimming performance and their potential as models for biomimetic design. Bioinspir Biomim. 2018 11 07; 14(1):016002. PMID: 30403189.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    36. Rubin AM, Blob RW, Mayerl CJ. Biomechanical factors influencing successful self-righting in the pleurodire turtle Emydura subglobosa. J Exp Biol. 2018 07 17; 221(Pt 14). PMID: 29798849.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    37. Mayerl CJ, Blob RW. A novel, bounding gait in swimming turtles: implications for aquatic locomotor diversity. J Exp Biol. 2017 10 15; 220(Pt 20):3611-3615. PMID: 28807934.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    38. Mayerl CJ, Pruett JE, Summerlin MN, Rivera ARV, Blob RW. Hindlimb muscle function in turtles: is novel skeletal design correlated with novel muscle function? J Exp Biol. 2017 07 15; 220(Pt 14):2554-2562. PMID: 28476892.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    39. Blob RW, Mayerl CJ, Rivera AR, Rivera G, Young VK. "On the Fence" versus "All in": Insights from Turtles for the Evolution of Aquatic Locomotor Specializations and Habitat Transitions in Tetrapod Vertebrates. Integr Comp Biol. 2016 12; 56(6):1310-1322. PMID: 27940619.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    40. Mayerl CJ, Brainerd EL, Blob RW. Pelvic girdle mobility of cryptodire and pleurodire turtles during walking and swimming. J Exp Biol. 2016 09 01; 219(Pt 17):2650-8. PMID: 27340204.
      Citations: 8     Fields:    Translation:Animals
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