Ms. Eadaoin Flynn
Assistant Professor, Clin Speech & Language Studies
Email EADAOIN.FLYNN@tcd.ie PhoneBiography
Éadaoin Flynn is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies. She has extensive clinical experience working as a Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in an acute teaching hospital. She holds a BSc. and MSc. in Clinical Speech and Language Studies from Trinity College Dublin. She is currently completing a PhD focused on investigating dysphagia in people with atypical Parkinsonian syndromes. Her special interests include dysphagia, instrumental evaluation of dysphagia and innovation in dysphagia assessment and management. She has a particular interest in neurological conditions in adults. She is a regular reviewer for international peer-review journals and is currently a member of the Research Ethics Committee for the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
- Dysphagia in an Individual with Alzheimer's Disease in, editor(s)Walshe M, & Huckabee ML , Clinical Cases in Dysphagia , UK, Routledge, 2019, pp84 - 96, [Walshe M, Flynn E, Dolan M. ]Book Chapter, 2019
- Flynn E, Smith CH, Walshe CD, Walshe M, Modifying the consistency of food and fluids for swallowing difficulties in dementia , Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews , 24, 2018Journal Article, 2018, DOI
- Leitch E, Flynn E, Walshe M, Examining the effects of carbonation on swallowing for adults with oropharyngeal dysphagia using FEES and sEMG. , Dysphagia, 9th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress , Vienna, Austria, 19th - 21st Sept, 35, (1), Springer , 2020, pp154Published Abstract, 2020, DOI
- Llimos Ladika M, Flynn E, Walshe M, Diet modification to improve swallowing in Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia, 9th European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress , Vienna, Austria, 19th - 21st Sept, 35, (1), Springer , 2020, pp158Published Abstract, 2020, DOI
- Flynn E, Regan J, Radtke J, O' Dowd S, Walshe M, Dysphagia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A scoping review protocol, Advances in Communication and Swallowing , Earl online, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI
- Anish, A., Coyne, M, Flynn, E, Regan, J., Investigating the Effect of Saline on Normal Swallow Biomechanics in Healthy Adults: An Experimental Study Using High-Resolution Pharyngeal Manometry, Dysphagia, 11th European Society of Swallowing Disorders Congress, online, September 2021, 2022Published Abstract, 2022, URL
- Cattaneo, C., Flynn, É. & Walshe, M., Fidelity in Behavioral Interventions for Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review, Dysphagia, 37, 2021, p307 - 317Journal Article, 2021, DOI
- Glinzer, J., Flynn, É., Tampoukari, E., Harpur, I., & Walshe, M.., Dysphagia Prevalence in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Dysphagia, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
- Flynn E, Regan J, Radtke J, O'Dowd S, Walshe M., Dysphagia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Scoping Review, Clinical Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 2024Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text
- Niamh ODonnell, Éadaoin Flynn, Seán ODowd & Margaret Walshe, Examining the Characteristics of Dysphagia on Instrumental Assessment in Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes, Dysphagia, European Society of Swallowing Disorders Annual Conference, Germany, 23/09/2024, 2024Poster, 2024, TARA - Full Text
- Cattaneo C., Flynn É. & Walshe M., Fidelity in behavioural interventions for oropharyngeal dysphagia in Parkinson"s Disease: A systematic review, Dysphagia, European Society of Swallowing Disorders Annual Meeting, Vienna, 2019, 2020Published Abstract, 2020
- Coyne, M, Anish, A, Flynn, E, Regan, J., The effect of bolus delivery method and verbal cueing on swallowing physiology in healthy adults: A pharyngeal high-resolution impedance manometry study, Dysphagia, European Society of Swallowing Disorders Annual Meeting, 2023Published Abstract, 2023, DOI
- Flynn É., Hill F., Horan É. & Sheridan L., Accuracy and confidence in adult videofluoroscopy analysis, Dysphagia, European Society of Swallowing Disorders Annual Conference, Dublin, 2018, 2019Conference Paper, 2019, DOI
- - Hill F., Keane J., Flynn É., Gallagher R., Farrell E. & Murphy M, Clinical variables influencing screening time during videofluoroscopy, Dysphagia, European Society for Swallowing Disorders Annual Conference, Milan, 2013, 2014Published Abstract, 2014, DOI
- Flynn, É, Regan, J, O'Dowd, S & Walshe, M., Dysphagia in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Sphere Network 11th Annual Conference, RCSI, Dublin, 04/03/2025, 2025Oral Presentation, 2025
- Gandolfi, S., Andriani, C., Flynn, É. & Walshe, M., Dysphagia Interventions in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Scoping Review, Journal of Child Neurology, 2025Journal Article, 2025
- Flynn, É., Hill, F. & Regan, J., Immediate Impact of Submental Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Swallowing Biomechanics: A Pharyngeal High Resolution Impedance Manometry Study, Dysphagia Research Society Annual Conference (online), Online, 17/03/2022, 2022Oral Presentation, 2022
- Flynn E, Walshe M, Respiratory Parameters in Healthy Adults: Impact of bolus presentation and carbonation , Dysphagia , European Society of Swallowing Disorders Congress, Brussels, Belgium, 22nd - 23rd Oct 2014, 30, (2), 2015, pp225-Conference Paper, 2015, DOI
- Éadaoin Flynn & Dr. Margaret Walshe, Dysphagia in Alzheimer's disease, European Society for Swallowing Disorders, Online Webinar, 27/06/2018, 2018, European Society for Swallowing DisordersInvited Talk
- Vera Efthymiadou, Miriam Sanchez Mora, Julie Regan and Éadaoin Flynn, 'Oral Hygiene Programs/Techniques used in Patients with Esophagectomy in the Acute Phase: Protocol for a Scoping Review', 2025, -Protocol or guideline
Recognition
- School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences Postgraduate Research Studentship, Trinity College Dublin 2021
- The Meath Foundation Educational Grant 2017
- The Meath Foundation Quality Improvement Fund 2016
- Health Research Board Ireland: Cochrane Research Fellowship 2013
- CORU Registered Speech and Language Therapist
- Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapist