Communication Disorders

Communication Disorders

Dr Maggie Lee Huckabee

Position

  • Senior Lecturer
  • Coordinator of Postgraduate Speech-Language Therapy Programme

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Speech Pathology), The University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • M.A. (Speech Pathology), The University of Texas at Austin, USA
  • B.A. (Speech Pathology and Audiology), East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas, USA

Room

New Zealand Brain Research Institute
66 Stewart Street
Christchurch, 8011, NEW ZEALAND

Contact Details

Phone: +64 3 378 6070 (office) or +64 3 378 6094 (Lab)
Email: maggie-lee.huckabee@canterbury.ac.nz

Department of Communication Disorders
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, 8140, NEW ZEALAND

Courses

Maggie Lee's research and publications profile (UC SPARK website)

Research Interests

Selected publications

Books

  • Daniels SD & Huckabee ML (2008) Dysphagia Following Stroke, Plural Publishing: San Diego.
  • Huckabee ML & Pelletier CA (1998) Treatment of Adult Neurogenic Dysphagia, Singular Publishing Group: San Diego.
Book contributions

  • Huckabee ML (in press) Commentary on Clinical Ethics in Dysphagia Management. In: RA Body & L McAllister: Ethics in Speech and Language Therapy. John Wiley & Sons: London.
  • Huckabee ML (in press) Vom Laboratorium bis Klinik: Pharyngeale manometry. In: Winkelmayer U Y & Stanschus S (Hrsg.): Evidenzentwicklung in der Dysphagiologie: Von der Untersuchung in die Klinische Praxis. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner Verlag.
  • Huckabee ML and Doeltgen SH (in press) Die Entwicklung von Rehabilitationsansaetzen für pharyngeale Bewegungsstoerungen: Die Verknuepfung von Forschung und Klinischer Arbeit. In: Hofmayer A & Stanschus S (Hrsg.): Evidenzentwicklung in der Dysphagiologie: Von der Untersuchung in die Klinische Praxis. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner Verlag.
  • Huckabee, M.L. and Kelly, B.N. (2006) Rehabilitationsmodelle im Management von Dysphagien: Kasuistiken zur Schluckapraxie und zur Spastischen Dysphagie (Models of Rehabilitation in Dysphagia Management). In Sönke Stanschus (Hg.) Rehabilitation von Dysphagien, pp. 37-171. Schulz-Kirchner Verlag GmbH: Idstein, ISBN 978-3-8248-0351-4.
  • Huckabee ML (2002) Biofeedback-Monitoring zur Effektivierung der Schluckrehabilitation. In: S Stanschus (Hrsg.): Methoden in der Klinischen Dysphagiologie. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner Verlag. ISBN 3-8248-0495-6
Peer-reviewed publications
2008

  • Doeltgen, S.H., Witte, U., Gumbley, F., Huckabee, M.L., (in press) Evaluation of manometric measures during tongue hold swallows. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology .
  • Kelly, B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Jones, R.D., Frampton, C.M.A. (2008). Arousal has no effect on non-nutritive breathing–swallowing coordination during the first year of human life. Itl Jour of Dev Neuroscience doi:10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2008.03.006
  • Gumbley, F., Huckabee, M.L., Doeltgen, S.H., Witte, U.L., Moran, C. (2008).  The influence of bolus size on pharyngeal pressure generation. Dysphagia. In press.
  • Witte U,  Huckabee ML, Doeltgen SD, Gumbley F, Robb M (2008). The Effect of Effortful Swallow on Pharyngeal Manometric Measurements during Saliva and Water Swallowing in Healthy Participants. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. In press.
  • Marchant, J., McAuliffe, M., Huckabee, M.L. (2008) Treatment of articulatory impairment in a child with spastic dysarthria associated with spastic cerebral palsy. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 11(1): 81-90.
  • Lim, A., Leow, L.P., Huckabee, M.L., Frampton, C., Anderson, T. (2008) A pilot study of respiration and swallowing integration in Parkinson's disease: 'On' and 'Off' levodopa. Dysphagia.23(1): 76-81
2007

  • Kelly B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Jones, R.J., Carroll, G. (2007) The Influence of volition on breathing swallowing coordination in healthy adults. Behavioral Neuroscience.  121(6): 1174-79.
  • Kelly B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Jones, R.J., Frampton, C.M.A. (2007) Integrating Swallowing and Respiration: Effect of Body position, Journal of Medical Speech Pathology 15 (4): 347-55.
  • Huckabee, M.L., Doeltgen, S.H. (2007)  Emerging Modalities in Dysphagia Rehabilitation:  Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation.  New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1263), http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1263/2744.
  • Deoltgen, S.H., Hofmayer, A., Gumbley, F., Witte, U., Moran, C., Carroll, G., Huckabee, M.L. (2007) Pharyngeal Surface Electromyography: Exploratory Research, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Recovery 21(3):250-62
  • Kelly, B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Jones, R.D., Frampton, C.M.A (2007). Early Impact of Feeding on Infant Breathing-Swallowing Coordination. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 156(2): 147–153.
  • Kelly B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Jones, R.J., Frampton, CMR (2007) The First Year of Human Life: Coordinating Respiration and Nutritive Swallowing. Dysphagia, 22 (1), 37–43.
  • Steele, C.M. and Huckabee, M.L. (2007) The influence of orolingual pressure on the timing of pharyngeal pressure events. Dysphagia. 22, 30–36.
  • Leow, L.P., Huckabee, M.L., Sharma, S., Tooley, T.P. (2007) The influence of taste on swallowing apnoea, oral preparation time, duration and amplitude of submental muscle contraction. Chemical Senses. 32(2), 119-128.
2006

  • Kelly, B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Jones, R.D., Frampton, C.M.A. (2006). Nutritive and on-nutritive swallowing apnoea duration in term infants: implications for neural control mechanisms. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 154: 372-78.
  • Huckabee, M.L., and Steele, C.M. (2006) An Analysis of Lingual Contribution to Submental sEMG Measures and Pharyngeal Pressure during Effortful Swallow. Archives of Phys Med Rehabil.87:1067-1072.
  • Kelly, B.N., Huckabee, M.L., Friend, N. (2006). Coordination of respiration and swallowing for volitional and reflexive swallows: a Pilot study. Jour of Med Spch Path 14 (2): 67-77.
  • Huckabee, M.L., and Kelly, B.N. (2006) Rehabilitationsmodelle im Management von Dysphagien: Kasuistiken zur Schluckapraxie und zur Spastischen Dysphagie (Models of Rehabilitation in Dysphagia Management). In Sönke Stanschus (Hg.) Rehabilitation von Dysphagien, pp. 37-171.  Schulz-Kirchner Verlag GmbH:  Idstein, ISBN 978-3-8248-0351-4. 
2005

  • Butler, S.G., Huckabee, M.L. (2005). Timing of Pharyngeal and Upper Esophageal Sphincter Pressures as a Function of Normal and Effortful Swallowing in Young Healthy Adults. Dysphagia, 20,(2) 1-8.
  • Huckabee, ML, Hiss, SG, Barclay, M, Jit S (2005) The Relationship between Submental Surface Electromyography Measurement and Pharyngeal Pressures during Normal and Effortful Swallowing  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.86:2144-19.
  • Huckabee, ML, Coombes TC, Robb MR (2005) Repeatability of the acoustic swallowing pattern in normal adults. Journ of Med Spch Path, 13(3): 213-221.
2004

  • Fitzgerald, S. T., Huckabee, M. L., Lin, E. ,Coombes, T., Bryant, M., (2004). Perception of Muscle Strength With and Without Biofeedback during Swallowing and Fist-Clenching Tasks.  Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, 31, 225-235.
2003

  • Manna, A., Wurtzburg, S., Huckabee, M.L., & Blake, T (2003). Cultural Issues Influencing Dysphagia Management Practices In the New Zealand Māori Population: A Descriptive Study. New Zealand Journal of Speech-Language Therapy, 58, 35-46, 2003.
  • Fitzgerald, S. T., Coombes, T., Bryant, M., Huckabee, M. L., & Lin, E. (2003). Perception of muscle strength with and without biofeedback during swallowing and fist clenching tasks. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing, 8, 9-23.
  • Huckabee, M. L., Deecke, L. D., Cannito, M. P., Gould, H. J., & Mayr, W. (2003). Cortical control mechanisms in volitional swallowing: The Bereitschaftspotential. Brain Topography, 16, 3-17.
  • Kelly, B., Flynn, M., Lin, E., & Huckabee, M. L. (2003). Detecting the acoustics of swallowing using the external auditory meatus microphone. New Zealand Journal of Speech-Language Therapy, 57, 11-21.
  • Kelly, B. N., & Huckabee, M. L. (2003). Cerebral dominance in swallowing neural networks. New Zealand Journal of Speech-Language Therapy, 58, 47-53.
  • Mustaffa-Kamal, R., Huckabee, M. L., & Kelly, B. N. (2003). Profiling of dysphagia of patients admitted to a stroke ward: A retrospective study. New Zealand Journal of Speech-Language Therapy, 58, 4-14.
2002

  • Huckabee ML (2002) Biofeedback-Monitoring zur Effektivierung der Schluckrehabilitation. In: S Stanschus (Hrsg.): Methoden in der Klinischen Dysphagiologie. Idstein: Schulz-Kirchner Verlag. ISBN 3-8248-0495-6
2000

  • Huckabee ML: Biofeedback Modalities in Dysphagia Rehabilitation. (2000) In C Lind (Ed.) Research, Reflect Renew: Proceedings of the 2000 Speech Pathology Australia National Conference. Adelaide: Speech Pathology Australia.
Pre-2000

  • Huckabee, ML & Cannito MP: Outcomes of Swallowing Rehabilitation in Chronic Brainstem Dysphagia: A Retrospective Evaluation, Dysphagia, 14(2): 93-109, 1999
  • Huckabee ML & Pelletier CA: Treatment of Adult Neurogenic Dysphagia, Singular Publishing Group: San Diego. Fall 1998.
  • Bryant ML (Huckabee ML): Biofeedback in the Treatment of a Selected Dysphagic Patient. Dysphagia 6:140-144, 1991.