Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Sonja Molfenter, PhD, is a clinically trained speech–language pathologist whose research specializes in understanding the physiological features of both normal swallowing and disordered swallowing, known as dysphagia. Swallowing function is commonly disrupted after many conditions including stroke, brain injury, head and neck cancer, and spinal cord injury.
Dr. Molfenter’s overarching research goal is to produce clinically relevant research to inform frontline clinical practice. Her research focuses on naturally occurring muscle loss in the pharynx as the result of aging. Dr. Molfenter's work aims to understand the impact of these age-related changes on swallowing function and explore methods to prevent or reverse these changes.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
PhD from University of Toronto
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Journal of speech, language, & hearing research. 2020 01 22; 63(1):125-134
Journal of speech, language, & hearing research. 2019 Dec 11; 1-5
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