Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
My research focuses on swallowing physiology, respiratory-swallowing coordination, therapeutic strategies for swallowing rehabilitation, and post-rehabilitation brain reorganization and neuroplasticity.
Teaching
SHS 513: Assessment and Management of Dysphagia
SHS 511: Assessement and Management of Voice Disorders
Grants
New Investigators Research Grant, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (2023- )
- Cortical activity and respiratory-swallowing coordination in post-stroke dysphagia
Catalyst Mentorship Grant, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (2023- )
- Cortical activity during swallowing in post-stroke patients
Catalyst Quality Improvement Grant, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (2023- )
- Improving swallowing outcomes in post-stroke dysphagia: A novel skill-based intervention program
Previous Positions
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Education/Academic qualification
Speech-Language Pathology, Neuroscience, PhD, Syracuse University
Aug 2018 → Aug 2022
Medical Pathophysiology, Neuroscience, MS, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Mar 2012 → Aug 2014
Speech-Language Pathology, Neurology, Specialization, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Feb 2010 → Apr 2011
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology, BS, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Mar 2006 → Dec 2009
Keywords
- RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
- Neuroscience
- FNIRS
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Speech-Language Pathology
- QP Physiology
- Swallowing
- Voice
- QM Human anatomy
- Head & Neck
- Swallowing
- Voice
- RF Otorhinolaryngology
- Swallowing
- Dysphagia
- Swallowing Disorders
- FEES
- MBSS
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Association between Perceived Dysphagia Symptoms and Swallowing Physiology in Parkinson's Disease
Rangwala, R., Bahia, M. M., Song, J., Bega, D. & Martin-Harris, B., Oct 2025, In: Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12, 10, p. 1571-1581 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers and Facilitators in Using Surface Electromyography in Swallowing Management: An Implementation Science Study
Bahia, M. M., Carpenter, J. & Cherney, L. R., Jan 2025, In: American journal of speech-language pathology. 34, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Early Feasibility and Efficacy of a Novel Skill-Based Training Program for Poststroke Dysphagia
Bahia, M. M., Carpenter, J., Rogers, K. & Cherney, L. R., Dec 2025, In: Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 7, 4, 100535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating Anterior and Posterior Oral Tongue Contributions to Pressure Generation: A Comparison Between Regular and Effortful Saliva Swallows
Bahia, M. M. & Lowell, S. Y., May 2024, In: American journal of speech-language pathology. 33, 3, p. 1406-1419 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Surface Electromyographic Activity of the Masseter Muscle During Regular and Effortful Saliva Swallows: A Preliminary Study
Bahia, M. M. & Lowell, S. Y., Apr 2024, In: Dysphagia. 39, 2, p. 231-240 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review