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Dr. Ciaran Kenny

Assistant Professor (Clin Speech & Language Studies)
7/9 STH LEINSTER ST
      
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Dr. Ciaran Kenny

Assistant Professor (Clin Speech & Language Studies)
7/9 STH LEINSTER ST

 CIARAN.KENNY@tcd.ie

 3531896 4370


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.
  Cachexia   Chemosensation, hearing, balance, touch, somatosensation   Chemotherapy   Colorectal Cancer   Critical Care   Dysphagia in cancer and palliative care   Gastroenterology   Gastrointestinal Diseases/Disorders   Hospices   Instrumental evaluation of voice and swallow   Laryngopharyngeal reflux disease   Lung Cancer   Malnutrition   Oncology   Oral Health   Otorhinolaryngology   Parkinson's Disease   Stress   Stroke   Therapy Evaluation   Voice   Voice disorders
Details Date
External Examiner for the Speech and Language Therapy qualification in University of Reading (2020-2024). 2020-2024
External Examiner for Videofluoroscopy Analysis in Adult Dysphagia postgraduate course (Tallaght University Hospital) 2024-Present
Co-Editor-in-Chief: Advances in Communication and Swallowing 2023-Present
Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
German Medium Medium Medium
Irish Medium Medium Medium
Swedish Medium Medium Medium
Details Date From Date To
Full Member of Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (MIASLT) 2009 Present
Member of the European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD). 2016 Present
CORU registered Speech and Language Therapist. 2016 Present
Irish Voice Special Interest Group (SIG) 2012 Present
Irish Adult Dysphagia Special Interest Group (SIG) 2012 Present
De Biasio, C., Kenny, C., Children"s Ability to Identify and Describe Dysphonia: A Multimethod Study, International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 61, (e70197), 2026, p1-10 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Ciarán Kenny, Ciara Mooney, Rachel Moore, Communication and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Six-Month Group Intervention for Older Transgender Women, Journal of Voice, In Press, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Aktas, A.,Thomas, S., Barrett, M., Sui, J., Waldman, J., Kenny, C., Eustice-Cook, J., Kadakia, K.C., Walsh, D., Nutritional Interventions in Advanced Cancer: Scoping Review, American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2025, p1 - 21, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Yanushevskaya, I., Kenny, C., Cepstral Peak Prominence: Normative Values for Clinical Voice Assessment - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Journal of Voice, In Press, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Kenny, C., White, M., Agreement in Voice Gender Perception Between Cisgender and Transgender/Gender-Diverse Listeners: An Observational Study Using Reddit Recordings, Journal of Voice, In Press, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Gillman, A., Kenny, C., Hayes, M., Walshe, M., Reynolds, J.V., Regan, J., Nature, severity, and impact of chronic oropharyngeal dysphagia following curative resection for esophageal cancer: a cross-sectional study, Diseases of the Esophagus, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Kenny, C., Regan, J., Balding, L., Higgins, S., O"Leary, N., Kelleher, F., McDermott, R., Armstrong, J., Mihai, A., Tiernan, E., Westrup, J., Thirion, P., Walsh, D., Oxaliplatin-related dysphagia: Mixed-methods study, BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Georgalas VL, Kalantzi N, Harpur I, Kenny C., The Effects of Caffeine on Voice: A Systematic Review., Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation, 37, (4), 2023, p636.e7 - 636.e19, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Yvonne Lynch, Beth Milofsky, Cliona Sullivan, Eilis Farren, Órla Gilheaney, Susan Johnson, Ciaran Kenny, Caroline Jagoe and Duana Quigley, Developing a framework and digital toolkit for healthcare professional students and educators to support Technology-Enabled Practice Education (TEPE), Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 21, (1-2), 2023, p1 - 30, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Kenny, C., Spotlight on: Nature, assessment, and management of laryngopharyngeal reflux, Advances in Communication and Swallowing, 26, (2), 2023, p89 - 97, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
  

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Kenny, C., Voice Care for Jazz Musicians, Voice Care for Jazz Musicians, Dublin City University, 18/01/2024, 2024, Dublin City University, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Ciarán Kenny, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: Assessment and Management, World Voice Day 2024, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, 30/04/2024, 2024, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Ciarán Kenny, Impact of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux on Voice and Swallow, ACS Autumn 2023 Online Lecture, Virtual, 27/11/2023, 2023, Advances in Communication and Swallowing, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Aoife Ryan, Michelle Hanna, Niamh Condon, Michelle Fanning, Ciarán Kenny, Eating Well with Swallowing Difficulties in Cancer: Level 3 Liquidised Diet, Cork, University College Cork, 2022, 1-107pp, Notes: [Funded by Breakthrough Cancer Research], Book, PUBLISHED
Aoife Ryan, Michelle Hanna, Niamh Condon, Michelle Fanning, Ciarán Kenny, Eating Well with Swallowing Difficulties in Cancer: Level 6 Soft & Bite-Sized Diet, Cork, University College Cork, 2022, 1-131pp, Notes: [Funded by Breakthrough Cancer Research], Book, PUBLISHED
Aoife Ryan, Michelle Hanna, Niamh Condon, Michelle Fanning, Ciarán Kenny, Eating Well with Swallowing Difficulties in Cancer: Level 5 Minced & Moist, Cork, University College Cork, 2022, 1-131pp, Notes: [Funded by Breakthrough Cancer Research], Book, PUBLISHED
Aoife Ryan, Michelle Hanna, Niamh Condon, Michelle Fanning, Ciarán Kenny, Eating Well with Swallowing Difficulties in Cancer: Level 4 Puréed Diet, Cork, University College Cork, 2022, 1-115pp, Notes: [Funded by Breakthrough Cancer Research], Book, PUBLISHED
Ciarán Kenny, Update on Laryngopharyngeal Reflux, Symposium in Celebration of 10 Years of Postgraduate Voice Studies, Thomas More University, Antwerp, 04/05/2022, 2022, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Ciarán Kenny, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux and Dysphagia, Reflux, an unwanted guest: Multidisciplinary approaches , University of Antwerp, Antwerp, 06/12/2022, 2022, University of Antwerp, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Ciarán Kenny, Dysphagia in Cancers outside Anatomic Swallow Regions, European Society for Swallowing Disorders, Online Webinar, 10/04/2019, 2019, Notes: [http://www.myessd.org/webinars.php], Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED

  


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Award Date
Master in Arts (jure officii) 2022
Irish Voice SIG - Lifetime Member Award 2021
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education / Union of Students in Ireland: Teaching Hero Award 2021