The Oral Motor Institute
Robyn Merkel Walsh

Robyn Merkel Walsh

OMI Board Member

NAME & CREDENTIALS (MA, CCC ETC.) MA, CCC-SLP, COM®
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 30
PLACE OF EDUCATION Bachelor of the Arts, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Montclair State University, NJ

 

Master of the Arts, Speech-Language Pathology, Montclair State University, NJ
AREAS OF SPECIALTY Pediatric Feeding Disorders, Oral Placement Disorders, Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders, Motor Speech Disorders, Voice Disorders and Pedagogy
PUBLICATIONS  Baxter, R., & Merkel-Walsh, R. (2025). Cerebral palsy and ankyloglossia: improved sleep, speech, swallowing, and breathing after tongue-tie release: a case series. Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of The American Association Of Hospital Dentists, The Academy Of Dentistry For The Handicapped, And The American Society For Geriatric Dentistry, 45(3), e70046. https://doi.org/10.1111/scd.70046

 

Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Baxter, B. S., Lashley, A., & Rendell, N. R. (2020). Functional improvements of speech, feeding, and sleep after lingual frenectomy tongue-tie release: a prospective cohort study. Clinical Pediatrics, 59(9-10), 885–892. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922820928055

 

Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Lahey, L., Knutsen, C., & Zaghi, S. (2024). The buccal frenum: Trends in diagnosis and indications for treatment of buccal-ties among 466 healthcare professionals. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 51(2), 369–379. https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.13609

Merkel-Walsh, R., & Overland, L. L. (2024). Clinical perspectives on post-operative care for tethered oral tissues (TOTs). International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 50(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2024.50.2.2

 

Merkel-Walsh, R. (2022). Review of a trip to the land of funny animals: oral motor and myofunctional exercises for toddlers by Hilit Brown. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 48(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2022.48.1.3

 

Merkel-Walsh, R. (2020). Orofacial myofunctional therapy with children ages 0–4 and individuals with special needs. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 46(1), 22-36. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2020.46.1.3

Smart, S., Kittrell, A., Merkel-Walsh, R., & Tseng, R. J. (2024). International Consortium of Oral Ankylofrenula Professionals (ICAP) Practice Guidelines for Ankylofrenula Management. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 50(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2024.50.2.3

 

Summersgill, I., Nguyen, G., Grey, C., Norouz-Knutsen, L., Merkel-Walsh, R., Katzenmeir, C., Rafii, B., & Zaghi, S. (2023). Muscle tension dysphonia in singers and professional speakers with ankyloglossia: impact of treatment with lingual frenuloplasty and orofacial myofunctional therapy. International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 49(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.52010/ijom.2023.49.1.1

 
ASSOCIATIONS  ASHA, NJSHA, IAOM, ICAP, AAPSPA, NJEA, AAPMD
ACCOLADES  Ridgefield Women in Business Award, 2018;ACE Awards, ASHA; Keynote Presenter, NYSSHLA, IAOM, ICAP; Ambassador, The Breathe Institute; Instructor, TalkTools®
WEBSITE LINK www.robynmerkelwalsh.com
EMAIL ADDRESS robynmerkelwalsh@gmail.com
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