Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Education and Training:
- B.S., University of South Florida, Speech Pathology, 1998
- M.A., Howard University, Speech Pathology, 2000
- Ph.D., Howard University, Speech Pathology, 2005
- Pre-doctoral, NINDS (NIH), Swallowing, 2005
- Postdoctoral, University of Wisconsin, Swallowing Neurophysiology, 2007
Research Activities/Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Humbert, I., Reeder, S., Porcaro, E., Kays, S., Brittain, J., Robbins, J. Simultaneous estimation of tongue volume and fat fraction using IDEAL-FSE. J. Magn Reson Imgaging. 2008 Aug; 28(2): 504-8.
Ludlow, C., Humbert, I., Saxon, K., Poletto, C., Sonies, B., Crujudo, L. The Effects of Surface Electrical Stimulation both at Rest and During Swallowing in Chronic Pharyngeal Dysphagia. Dysphagia 2006, May 23.
Humbert, I., Poletto C., Saxon, K., Kearney, P., Crujido, L., Wright-Harp, W., Payne, J., Sonies, B., Ludlow, C. The Effect of Surface Electrical Stimulation on Hyo-Laryngeal Movement in Normal Individuals at Rest and During Swallowing. Journal of Applied Physiology 2006 Dec; 101 1657-63.
Humbert, I. and Robbins, J. Normal Swallowing and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Systematic Review. Dysphagia 2007 Jan; 22(1):1-10.
Humbert, I. Poletto, C., Saxon, K., Kearney, P., Ludlow, C. The Effect of Surface Electrical Stimulation on Vocal Fold Position. Laryngoscope. 2008 Jan;118(1):14-19.
Humbert, I., Fitzgerald, M., McLaren, D., Johnson, S., Porcaro, E.,Kosmatka, K., Hind, K., Robbins, Neurophysiology of Swallowing: Effects of Age and Bolus Type. J. Neuroimage. 2009 Feb 1;44(3):982-91.
Humbert, I. and Robbins, J. Swallowing in the Elderly. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2008 Nov; 19(4):853-66.
Invited Symposia and Seminars
Ludlow C., Humbert, I. Indiana Voice and Dysphagia Network, The Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Laryngeal Function and Swallowing in Healthy and Disordered Individuals, 2008
Ludlow C., Humbert, I., Crary M., Langmore S., American Speech Language Hearing Association Annual Convention 2007. Short Course 03: Electrical Stimulation for Swallowing Research: Comparing and Contrasting Protocols.
Robbins, JA., Hind, J., Kays, S, Humbert, I., Gerontological Society of America Annual Convention 2007. Dysphagia in Early Alzheimer’s Disease: A Videofluoroscopic Study.
Ludlow, C., Humbert, I., SLP Health Care Forum: Clinical Hot Topics, American Speech Language Hearing Association (2004).
Awards and Traineeships
Lessons for Success Attendance Award, American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2008
Minority Student Leadership Travel Award (Postdoctoral Fellow), ASHA Convention 2006.
Summer Institute on Aging Research, National Institute on Aging 20th Anniversary, July 8-14, 2006
New Investigator Award, Dysphagia Research Society, (2006)
Best Doctoral Oral Presentation in Arts and Sciences Department, Howard University Research Symposium, (2005).
Current Address:
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
98 N. Broadway, Suite 413
Baltimore MD, 21231
Office: (410) 502-4458
Lab: (410) 614-1123
Fax: (410) 502-3546
ihumber1@jhmi.edu
