Publications
2025
Borders, J. C., Gartling, G., Harry, E., Amina, M. R., Troche, M. S., Barkmeier-Kramer, J., & Branski, R. (2025). Patient perception of vocal tremor severity and its relationship to acoustic voice outcomes: An exploratory study. Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements.
Borders, J. C., Thompson, A., & Kearney, E. L. (2025). Using Synthetic Data in Communication Sciences and Disorders to Promote Transparency and Reproducibility. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Borders, J. C., Huber, J. E., & Troche, M. S. (2025). Estimating lung volume during cough: A comparison of respiratory calibration tasks and methodologies. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 68(9), 4290-4296.
Borders, J. C., Kuo, S. H., & Troche, M. S. (2025) Single-session feasibility of cough skill training in cerebellar ataxia. The Cerebellum, 24(129), 2-6.
Borders, J. C., Grande, A. A., Barbon, C. E., Hutcheson, K. A., & Troche, M. S. (2025). Effects of statistical practices for longitudinal group comparison of the penetration-aspiration scale on power and effect size estimation: A Monte Carlo simulation study. Dysphagia, 40(2), 388-398.
Villarreal-Cavazos, K., Borders, J. C., Seikaly, Z., J., Sevitz, J.S., Vanegas-Arroyave, N., & Troche, M.S. (2025). Feasibility of expiratory muscle strength training in individuals with progressive supranuclear palsy. Neurodegenerative Disease Management.
Tipton, C. B., Borders, J. C, Curtis, J. A., & Troche, M. S. (2025). Comparing bowing index in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, and cerebellar ataxia. The Laryngoscope, 135(6), 2081-2085.
Curtis, J. A., Tabor-Gray, L., Arrese, L., Borders, J. C., Starmer, H. M. (2025). Characterizing the Validity of Using VASES to Derive DIGEST-FEES Grades. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 77(1), 10-19.
2024
Borders, J. C., Villarreal-Cavazos, K., Quinn, L., Huber, J. E., & Troche, M. S. (2024). Enhancing cough motor learning in Parkinson’s disease through variable practice during task-specific training. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 11(12), 1500-1515.
Borders, J. C. & Troche, M. S. (2024). Minimal detectable change of cough and lingual strength outcomes in neurodegenerative disease. The Laryngoscope, 134(23), 5034-5040.
Borders, J. C., Lowell, E. R., Quinn, L., Huber, J. E., & Troche, M. S. (2024). A preliminary study of voluntary cough motor performance and learning with skill training and biofeedback. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(5), 1299-1323.
Borders, J. C. & Steele, C. M. (2024). The effect of liquid consistency on penetration-aspiration: A Bayesian analysis of two large datasets. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 5, 1-17.
Curtis, J. A., Borders, J. C., Kieffer, B., Alcalay, R. N., Huber, J. E., & Troche, M. S. (2024). Respiratory-swallow coordination and its relationship with pharyngeal residue, penetration, and aspiration in people with Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 67(11), 4314-4338.
Buckley, D. P., Borders, J. C., & Pisegna, J. M. (2024). Muscle tension dysphagia: An expanded investigation of clinical presentations and swallowing kinematics. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(4), 1802-1810.
Perry, S. E., Troche, M.S., Huber, J. E., … Borders, J. C., … Katz, L. (2024). Behavioral management of respiratory/phonatory dysfunction for dysarthria associated with neurodegenerative disease: A systematic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 33(2), 1069-1097.
Kitila, M., Borders, J. C., Krisciunas, G. P., McNally, E., Pisegna, J. M. (2024). Confidence, accuracy, and reliability of penetration-aspiration scale ratings on flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing by speech pathologists. Dysphagia, 39(3), 504-513.
Curtis, J. A., Borders, J. C., Dakin, A. E., & Troche, M. S. (2024). Auditory-perceptual assessments of cough: Characterizing rater reliability and the effects of a standardized training protocol. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 76(1), 77-90.
Lowell, E. L., Borders. J. C., Perry, S. E., Dakin, A. E., Sevitz, J. S., Kuo, S. H., & Troche, M. S. (2024). Sensorimotor cough dysfunction in cerebellar ataxia. The Cerebellum, 23(4), 1338-1347.
2023
Borders, J. C., Hegland, K. W., Vanegas, N.V., & Troche, M. S. (2023). Motor performance during sensorimotor training for airway protection in Parkinson’s disease. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 32(6), 2718-2733.
Borders, J.C., Sevitz, J.S., Curtis, J.A., Vanegas, N.V., & Troche, M. S. (2023). Quantifying impairments in swallowing safety and efficiency in progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson’s disease. Dysphagia, 38, 1342-1352.
Dakin, A. E., Borders, J. C., Curtis, J. A., Hegland, K. W., & Troche, M. S. (2023). Maximal expiratory pressure and its link with cough airflow before and after expiratory muscle strength training in Parkinson’s disease. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 9(6), 1715-1724.
Curtis, J. A., Borders, J. C., Dakin, A. E., & Troche, M. S. (2023). Normative reference values for FEES and VASES: A prospective, observational study of non-dysphagic, community-dwelling adults. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66(7), 2260-2277.
Lowell, E.R., Borders, J.C., Sevitz, J.S., Dakin, A.E., Brates, D., & Troche, M.S. (2023). A primer on hypotussic cough: Mechanisms and assessment. Current Otorhinolaryngology Reports, 11(2), 182-191.
Jijakli, A., Pisegna, J.M., Borders, J.C., Ramirez, E., Gottlieb, A., Leonard, R., Murrary, J., & Langmore, S.E. (2023). Absent epiglottic inversion as seen on flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing (FEES) is associated with a gestalt reduction in swallowing mechanics. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 44(2), 1-8.
El Amin, M., Borders, J. C., Long, H. L., Keller, M. A., & Kearney, E. (2023). Open science practices in communication sciences and disorders: A survey. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66(6), 1928-1947.
Schroeder, S. R., El Amin, M., Gaeta, L., Chow, J.C., & Borders, J. C. (2023). Evaluating research transparency and openness in Communication Sciences and Disorders journals. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 66(6), 1977-1985.
2018 – 2022
Borders, J. C., Grande, A., & Troche, M. S. (2022). Statistical power and swallowing rehabilitation research: Current landscape and next steps. Dysphagia, 37(6), 1673-1688.
Borders, J. C. & Troche, M. S. (2022). Voluntary cough effectiveness and airway clearance in neurodegenerative disease. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 65(2), 431-449.
Curtis, J. A., Borders, J. C., Dakin, A. E., & Troche, M. S. (2022). The role of aspiration amount on airway protective responses in people with neurogenic dysphagia. Dysphagia, 38(4), 1212-1223.
Sevitz, J.S., Perry, S.E., Borders, J.C., Dakin, A.E., Curtis, J. A., & Troche, M.S. (2022). The relationship between lingual strength and functional swallowing outcomes in Parkinson’s disease. Dysphagia, 38(4), 1169-1183.
Troche, M. S., Curtis, J. A., Sevitz, J. S., Dakin, A. E., Perry, S. E., Borders, J. C., Grande, A. A., Vanegas-Arroyave, N., & Hegland, K. W. (2022). Rehabilitating airway protection in Parkinson’s disease: A randomized controlled trial. Movement Disorders, 38(2), 201-211.
Sevitz, J. S., Borders, J. C., Dakin, A. E., Alcalay, R. N., Kuo, S., & Troche, M. S. (2022). Rehabilitation of airway protection in individuals with movement disorders: A telehealth feasibility study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(6), 2741-2758.
Curtis, J. A., Borders, J. C., & Troche, M. S. (2022). Visual analysis of swallowing efficiency and safety (VASES): Determination of criterion and concurrent validity. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 31(2), 808-818.
Borders, J. C., Curtis, J. A., Sevitz, J. S., Vanegas-Arroyave, N., & Troche, M. S. (2021). Sensorimotor cough dysfunction is prevalent and pervasive in progressive supranuclear palsy. Movement Disorders, 36(11), 2624 – 2633.
Borders, J. C., Curtis, J. A., Sevitz, J. S., Vanegas-Arroyave, N., & Troche, M. S. (2021). Immediate effects of sensorimotor training in airway protection (smTAP) on cough outcomes in progressive supranuclear palsy: A feasibility study. Dysphagia, 37(1), 74-83.
Borders, J. C., Sevitz, J. S., Malandraki, J. B., Malandraki, G. A., & Troche, M. S. (2021). Objective and subjective clinical swallowing outcomes via telehealth: Reliability in outpatient clinical practice. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(2), 598-608.
Perry, S. E., Borders, J. C., Dakin, A. E., & Troche, M. S. (2021). Characterizing quality of life in caregivers of people with Parkinson’s Disease and dysphagia. Dysphagia, 37(3), 523-532.
Curtis, J. A., Borders, J. C., Perry, S. E., Dakin, A. E., Seikaly, Z., & Troche, M. S. (2021). Visual analysis of swallowing efficiency and safety (VASES): A standardized approach to rating pharyngeal residue, penetration, and aspiration during FEES. Dysphagia, 37(2), 417-435.
Borders, J. C., Brandimore, A. E., & Troche, M. S. (2020). Variability of voluntary cough airflow in healthy adults and Parkinson’s disease. Dysphagia, 36(4), 700-706.
Borders, J. C., Blanke, S., Johnson, S., Gilmore-Bykoyskyi, A., & Rogus-Pulia, N. (2020). Efficacy of mealtime interventions for malnutrition and oral intake in persons with dementia: A systematic review. Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Disorders, 34(4), 366 – 379.
Borders, J. C., O’Dea, M. B., McNally, E., Norberg, E., Kitila, M., Walsh, M., Lui, R., & Pisegna, J. M. (2020). Inter- and intra-rater reliability of laryngeal sensation testing with the touch method during flexible endoscopic evaluations of swallowing. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 129(6), 565 – 571.
Borders, J. C. & Brates, D. (2019). Use of the penetration-aspiration scale in dysphagia research: A systematic review. Dysphagia, 35(4), 583 – 597.
Enver, N., Borders, J. C., Curtis, J. A., Sevitz, J. S., Vanegas-Arroyave, N., & Troche, M. S. (2020). The role of vocal fold bowing on cough and swallowing dysfunction in progressive supranuclear palsy. The Laryngoscope, 131(6), 1217-1222.
Borders, J. C., Fink, D., Levitt, J. E., McKeehan, J., McNally, E., Rubio, A., … Krisciunas, G. P. (2019). Relationship between laryngeal sensation, length of intubation, and aspiration in patients with acute respiratory failure. Dysphagia, 34(4), 521 – 528.
Stipancic, K. L., Borders, J. C., Brates, D., & Thibeault, S. L. (2019). Prospective investigation of incidence and co-occurrence of dysphagia, dysarthria, and aphasia following ischemic stroke. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 28(1), 188 – 194.
Borders, J. C., Gibson, A. L., Grayev, A., & Thibeault, S. L. (2018). Predictors of dysphagia in critically injured patients with neck trauma. Journal of Critical Care, 44, 312 – 317.
Pisegna, J. M., Borders, J. C., Kaneoka, A., Coster, W. J., Leonard, R., & Langmore, S. E. (2018). Reliability of untrained and experienced raters on FEES: Rating overall residue is a simple task. Dysphagia, 33(5), 645 – 654.