“Dysphagia: In Search of a Unified Definition for the Aging Population: NIH R-13 study”

September 15, 2024

Despite the high incidence and prevalence of dysphagia, particularly in the adult aging population, there is no uniform definition of adult dysphagia. Instead, heterogenous definitions in the extant literature pave the way for ambiguity and philosophical differences among dysphagia experts and other key stakeholders. Establishing an accepted and cogent definition for dysphagia is a critical step in […]

UT Health Mandell Research Exhibition

April 6, 2024

Doctoral students, Erika Almazan, wins the Collaborative Research award with fellow student, Kathryn Crane, at the 2024 UT Health Mandell Research Exhibition. Her work discusses practice patterns in pediatric SLP evaluations.

A Pilot Study of Oral Microbiome Changes Following Intense Swallowing Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease

February 25, 2024

Oral microbiota differs between PD patients and healthy individuals. The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate changes in the oral microbial environment following normalization of oral feeding through intensive swallowing therapy in PD.

Science & Medicine: Swallowing ‘workout’ for people with early Parkinson’s

January 7, 2024

Dr. Carnaby was interviewed by Bonnie Petrie on her TPR show, The Petrie Dish, about the SwallowFit Pilot Study.

Restoring hope and function for people with swallowing disorders

December 13, 2023

Kate Hunger from the UT Health Newsroom reports on the SwallowFit Pilot Study.

Evaluation of an intensive swallow exercise therapy for maintaining feeding and well-being in persons with Parkinson’s disease

November 25, 2023

This study is a pilot pre-post interventional swallowing therapy study with 1 month follow up of persons with Parkinson’s Disease. The overarching objective in this study is to evaluate an established swallow exercise intervention [McNeil Dysphagia Therapy Program: MDTP] that is simple, accessible, pleasurable, and engages patients and families, to promote swallow fitness to optimize […]

Publication: Pilot study of respiratory-swallow coordination in amytophic lateral sclerosis

August 17, 2022

Garand, K. L., Bhutada, A. M., Hopkins-Rossabi, T., Mulekar, M. S., & Carnaby, G. (2022). Pilot study of respiratory–swallow coordination in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(8), 2815-2828.

Publication: Change in spontaneous swallow frequency in HNC patients undergoing C/RT

April 30, 2022

Carnaby, G. D., Madhavan, A., Barikroo, A., & Crary, M. (2022). Change in spontaneous swallowing frequency in HNC patients undergoing C/RT. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 166(4), 727-733.

Publication: Preliminary development and validation of a measure of fear of swallowing and swallowing-related movement injury in head and neck cancer: Swallowing kinesiophobia scale

March 31, 2021

Carnaby, G. D., & Chhabria, K. (2021). Preliminary development and validation of a measure of fear of swallowing and swallowing‐related movement injury in head and neck cancer: Swallowing Kinesiophobia Scale. Head & Neck, 43(3), 967-976.