Dr. Ciaran Kenny

Ciarán Kenny is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies, Trinity College Dublin. As well as teaching on the Department's undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, he serves as Postgraduate Course Director and was elected to University Council in 2024. Dr Kenny holds a BSc in Applied Computational Linguistics, MSc in Speech and Language Therapy and PhD from Trinity College Dublin. His PhD topic was 'Dysphagia in adults with solid malignancies outside the head, neck, and upper gastrointestinal tract'. He has also gone on to complete qualifications in Statistics and in Academic Practice. His special interests are voice and swallowing disorders. He focuses predominantly on improving evaluation and management practices for people living with these difficulties. He has a particular interest in instrumental evaluation of these disorders using tools such as acoustic analysis, ultrasound, videofluoroscopy and videostroboscopy. Dr Kenny is co-Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Communication and Swallowing, having previously served as Associate Editor for BMJ - Supportive and Palliative Care. He is a former Chairperson of the Irish Voice Special Interest Group and was awarded lifetime membership for his contributions. He has also been recognised with an MA(jo) for service to College, as well a National Teaching Hero award.

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