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

• Galappaththi MCA, Dunstan WA, Hardy GESJ, et. al. "Advances in molecular genetics have increased knowledge of Tuber species' life cycle and population genetic structure, indicating ways to improve yield." Mycorrhiza, 35(1), (2024) 2. doi: 10.1007/s00572-024-01177-1
• Patek SN, Daley MA, McHenry MJ, et. al. "JEB launches a new article type for theory and modelling studies." The Journal of experimental biology, 227(24), (2024) . pii: jeb249988. doi: 10.1242/jeb.249988
• Wedderburn CJ, Musiime GM, McHenry MS, et. al. "Care of the Child Perinatally Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus." Clinics in perinatology, 51(4), (2024) 881-894. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2024.08.011
• McHenry MS, Alex B, Roose A, et. al. "Acceptability and feasibility of a group-based intervention to improve outcomes for children at risk for developmental delays in Kenya: A piloted randomized trial." Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community, (), (2024) 13674935241261744. doi: 10.1177/13674935241261744
• 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

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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