Monica McHenry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, currently researches studying strategies for individuals with degenerative diseases to be able to communicate verbally for as long as possible. She is also investigating aspects of speech-motor learning to determine the most effective structure of therapy to facilitate long-term retention and generalization. Dr. McHenry continues to collaborate with faculty at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, currently studying the most vocally efficient and least damaging strategies to learn new operatic music. She is continuing her research of vocational voice users, to help them optimize how they use their voice while working.

Education

• B.S., Speech-Pathology and Audiology, Bloomsburg State College
• M.S., Speech-Pathology and Audiology, Pennsylvania State University
• Ph.D., Speech and Hearing Science, University of Washington

Publications

• Peterson AN, Swanson N, McHenry MJ, et. al. "Fish communicate with water flow to enhance a school's social network." The Journal of experimental biology, 227(17), (2024) . pii: jeb247507. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247507
• Po T, Carrillo A, McKee A, et. al. "Gearing in a hydrostatic skeleton: the tube feet of juvenile sea stars (Leptasterias sp.)." The Journal of experimental biology, 227(17), (2024) . pii: jeb247804. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247804
• McNally Keehn R, Rispoli M, Saina C, et. al. "Pepea Pamoja:(†) Applying the Ecological Validity Framework to co-develop a wellbeing and behavioural training program for caregivers of young children with autism in low-resource settings of Kenya and the United States." Child: care, health and development, 50(4), (2024) e13299. doi: 10.1111/cch.13299
• Shafi J, Virk MK, Kalk E, et. al. "Pharmacovigilance in Pregnancy Studies, Exposures and Outcomes Ascertainment, and Findings from Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review." Drug safety, 47(10), (2024) 957-990. doi: 10.1007/s40264-024-01445-1
• Eastes K, Oyungu E, Jerop C, et. al. "Understanding the need for pediatric neurodevelopmental services among households in western Kenya: A population-based study." SAGE open medicine, 12(), (2024) 20503121241258849. doi: 10.1177/20503121241258849
• Magerko K, Humphrey J, Songok J, et. al. "Impact of Maternal Viral Suppression on Growth Patterns for HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Kenya." International journal of MCH and AIDS, 13(), (2024) e005. doi: 10.25259/IJMA_656
• Ellers O, Ellers KI, Johnson AS, et. al. "Soft skeletons transmit force with variable gearing." The Journal of experimental biology, 227(9), (2024) . doi: 10.1242/jeb.246901

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Strategic Planning Committee, NYMC
• Vice Dean Search Committee, NYMC
• Promotions Committee, NYMC
• Academic Policy Committee, NYMC
• Research Committee, NYMC

Teaching Responsibilities

• Neuroscience
• Neuromotor Speech Disorders
• Speech Science
• Fluency Disorders