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

Areas of Expertise

• Speech Language Pathology

Research

Monica McHenry, M.S., 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.

Publications

• Meade RK, Adefisayo OO, Gontijo MTP, et. al. "Cathepsin Z is a conserved susceptibility factor underlying tuberculosis severity." bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, (), (2025) . pii: 2025.04.01.644622. doi: 10.1101/2025.04.01.644622
• Oyungu E, McHenry MS, Oduor C, et. al. "Neurological conditions among pediatric patients seeking care at a tertiary level hospital in western Kenya." PloS one, 20(4), (2025) e0321501. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0321501
• Srour M, Ali S, Hodge M, et. al. ""If We Manage Early, We Can Get It Right": A Descriptive Study of Healthcare Workers' Experiences Managing Sepsis at a Kenyan Referral Hospital." Cureus, 17(2), (2025) e78980. doi: 10.7759/cureus.78980
• St Clair NE, Singh-Verdeflor KD, McFadden V, et. al. "Project PRIME (Psychosocial Response to International Medical Electives): Results from Medical Trainees." Annals of global health, 91(1), (2025) 13. doi: 10.5334/aogh.4627
• Rule ARL, Haq HA, Barnes A, et. al. "GHEARD: An Open-Access Modular Curriculum to Incorporate Equity, Anti-Racism, and Decolonization Training Into Global Health Education." Journal of graduate medical education, 17(1), (2025) 28-37. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00264.1
• Li W, Egler A, Oyungu E, et. al. "Pro- and anti-inflammatory immune biomarkers as predictors of neurodevelopment in young children exposed to HIV." AIDS (London, England), (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004162
• Po T, Korob L, McHenry MJ, et. al. "The directional control of phototaxis in sea stars (Protoreaster nodosus)." The Journal of experimental biology, 228(6), (2025) . pii: jeb249293. doi: 10.1242/jeb.249293

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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