APPS Research

Current Research Initiatives

Predictive Value of Oral Sensory Perception of Bolus Volumes on Oral Pharyngeal Dysphagia (funded by American Speech-Language Hearing Foundation New Century Scholar Grant)

Evaluating Effects of the Side-Lying Position on Infant Swallowing (in cooperation with the Connecticut Children's Medical Center)

Bridging the Interprofessional Gap (funded by a President Grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation)

Evaluating Effects of Swallowing Exercise and Fatigue on Mealtime Oral Efficiency (funded by a CSU-AAUP Faculty Research Grant and the SCSU Faculty Creative Activity Research Grant)

Past Research Initiatives

Comparing Tongue Strength Training Methods for Older Adults

Measuring Reliability of the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument across Age Groups

Evaluating Effect of Bite Block Cover Use on Swallowing Pressure Measurements

Publications and Books

Smith, J.B. & Garrison, B. (Under Review). Exploring the Intersection of Social Work and Speech-Language Pathology in Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Interprofessional Care.
Smith, J.B., Murray, K., Szynkiewicz, S., Wasiuk, P. & Dalton, M.,Thompson, K. & Kamarunas, E. (In Revisions). Reliability of Lingual Swallow Pressure Measurements in Older and Younger Adults. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.
Smith, J.B., Smith, K., & white, e. (In Press). Incorporating Gender-Inclusive Language in Undergraduate Courses on Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
Smith, J. B., O’Donoghue, C., & Jones, R. (2024). Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Side-Lying Position in Infant Modified Barium Swallow Studies: A Qualitative Investigation. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_PERSP-23-00263
Smith, J.B., Kamarunas, E., & O’Donoghue, C. (2023). The influence of side-lying position on oropharyngeal swallow function in at-risk infants: An exploratory study. Clinical Pediatrics, 62(9). https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228231159158

Smith, J.B. (book under contract; target publication date September 2026). Simulations for Speech-Language Pathology: A Compendium of Cases in Medical SLP. Cognella, Inc.

Peer-Refereed Presentations

Gao, X., Smith, J. & Wasiuk, P. (2025, November). Comparative Analysis of Tongue Strength Measurement in Young Adults: With and Without Bite Block Covers (Poster). 2025 American Speech- Language Hearing Association Convention, Washington, DC.
Garrison, B. & Smith, J. (2025, October). Model of Integration for Interprofessional Education for Social Work and Speech-Language Pathology (Poster). 2025 Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.
Szynkiewicz, S., Marshall, M., Smith, J., Coleman, K., Gao, X., Paris, M.A. & Kamarunas, E. (2025, March). Data to Inform a Proactive Approach to Address Tongue Pressure Decline in Typically Aging Persons: A Collaboration with Exercise Physiologists (Poster). Annual Meeting of Dysphagia Research Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Kamarunas, E, Wasiuk, P., Smith, J., Murray, K., Dalton, M., Thompson, K. & Szynkiewicz, S. (2025, March). Lingual swallow pressure demonstrates reliability across multiple testing sessions (Poster). Annual Meeting of Dysphagia Research Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Dalton, M. & Smith, J.B. (2024, December). Effect of the Effortful Swallow on Lingual Swallow Pressure in Healthy Adults (Poster). 2024 American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Seattle, WA.
Smith, J.B. & Garrison, B. (2024, November). Exploring the Intersection of Social Work and SLP in Pediatric Aerodigestive Disorders (Poster). 2024 Society for Ear, Nose, Throat Advancement in Children Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Smith, J.B., Girvin, P. & Ceballos, V. (2024, November). Confluence of Vulnerabilities: A Case Study on the Intersection of Extreme Prematurity and Laryngeal Cleft in Pediatric Dysphagia. 2024 Society for Ear, Nose, Throat Advancement in Children Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.
Smith, J.B., Kamarunas, E., Murray, K., Dalton, M., Thompson, K. & Szynkiewicz, S. (2023, November). Test-retest Reliability of Lingual Pressure During Swallowing Tasks in Younger and Older Adults (Technical Session). 2023 American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Boston, M.A.
Schifferdecker, J., Dalton, M., Smith, J.B. (2023, November). Speech-Language Pathologist Roles in Managing Sjögren’s Disease: Analysis of Referrals and Patient Symptoms (Poster). 2023 American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention, Boston, M.A

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