Dr. Erin McCarthy is the Director of Clinical Education for the graduate level Speech-Language Pathology program at D’Youville University. She has been in clinical practice for over 25 years and has extensive experience in the acute care setting, leadership & supervision, implementation science research, inter-professional practice, and higher education curriculum development. Dr. McCarthy is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester Regional Health and is a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Her clinical focus areas are in pediatric feeding and swallowing dysfunction, adult neurogenic acquired swallowing disorders, post-extubation dysphagia, and utilizing orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) as a treatment modality with patients experiencing dysphagia. Her capstone project for her clinical doctorate degree was designing a randomized control trial (RCT) study that examines the impact that oral care has on the incidence rate of non-ventilator hospital acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP). Dr. McCarthy is an active consultant and expert-matter speaker for Stryker Medical Company and has presented at the regional, state and national level. She is also the owner and Executive Director of Rochester Feeding & Swallowing Therapy in Rochester, New York – a private practice dedicated to the assessment and treatment of individuals with feeding & swallowing disorders from Birth through age 64.
Education & Training
Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology | Northwestern University | March 2022
Clinical Fellowship Year | Albany Medical Center | June 1999
Master of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders | Syracuse University | May 1998
Bachelor of Science, Communication Sciences and Disorders | SUNY Geneseo | May 1996
Awards & Honors
Award for Continuing Education (ACE), ASHA | 2007, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022
Meritorious Award of Distinction for Poster Presentation, ASHA National Convention | 2018
Research Interests
Pediatric feeding and swallowing dysfunction.
Adult neurogenic acquired swallowing disorders.
Post-extubation dysphagia.
Using orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT) as a treatment modality with patients experiencing dysphagia.
Examining the impact that oral care has on the incidence rate of non-ventilator hospital acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP).
