Shared decision-making
Developing approaches that help people living with ALS make informed dysphagia management decisions aligned with their goals and preferences.
PATIENT-CENTERED CARERESEARCHER · EDUCATOR · ACADEMIC LEADER
Better care begins
with understanding
what matters.
Passionate about building innovative programs, developing future leaders, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to advance research and education.
Recruiting a PhD student — explore the opportunity ↗Bridget J. Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP
Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions
SCIENCE WITH PURPOSE
Connecting evidence,
people, and practice.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 42.36° N / 71.06° W
Department ChairAssociate ProfessorNIH-funded InvestigatorLab Director
01 / RESEARCH
Evidence that serves
the person.
My work connects the science of speech and swallowing with the decisions people face while living with serious illness.
Speech & swallowing
Investigating physiological and acoustic markers of impairment in ALS and X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism to strengthen assessment and care.
REHABILITATION SCIENCERecovery & function
Studying speech and oral motor recovery following facial transplantation, with an emphasis on functional outcomes over time.
TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHTHE SWALLOWING & COMMUNICATION COLLABORATIVE
Bringing patient priorities
into the research.
I direct an interdisciplinary lab focused on assessment, treatment, and communication that help patients’ values inform medical decisions.
Meet the collaborative ↗NIH · NINDS K23 / 2022–2027
Shared decision-making in ALS
Principal Investigator · K23 NS123369
Developing and testing support for decisions about dysphagia management.
MGH COLLABORATIVE CENTER FOR XDP / 2026–2028
AI-based oromotor markers
Co-Principal Investigator
Remote monitoring of speech and swallowing in X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism.
02 / SCHOLARSHIP
An evolving body
of work.
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
Implementing a Hybrid Clinical Simulation Program to Improve Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Student Preparedness in Caring for the Multiple Sclerosis Population
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
Assessing School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Neurodiversity-Affirming Practices for Autistic Students
American Journal of Transplantation
Ten-year follow-up after face transplantation—A single-center retrospective cohort study
Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders
Dysphagia is a risk factor of malnutrition in X-linked Dystonia-Parkinsonism.
27 publications · From ORCID
Confirmed publications from ORCID and PubMed. Indexing may lag publication; the CV also includes presentations, books, and other scholarly work.
03 / LEADERSHIP & EDUCATION
Building the future
of the professions.
Creating programs, supporting faculty, and preparing clinicians to lead across disciplines.
Chair, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Leading academic strategy, faculty development, curriculum, accreditation, and departmental operations at Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions.
Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology
Founder, developer, and Program Director of the SLPD, with an interdisciplinary curriculum designed for practicing speech-language pathologists.
Doctor of Audiology
Provide strategic and academic leadership for the program, working closely with faculty, students, and clinical partners.
Learning across career stages
Committed to providing the support, opportunities, and honest feedback mentees need to find their own path and become confident, independent professionals across career stages.
JOIN THE LAB
Your next chapter.
A shared purpose.
PHD STUDENT OPPORTUNITY
I’m looking for a PhD student to join my lab.
Earn your PhD through the Rehabilitation Sciences program at Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions while conducting research in the Swallowing & Communication Collaborative.
If you’re interested in swallowing, communication, rehabilitation science, or shared decision-making, I’d welcome a conversation about your research interests and how they might connect with our work.
04 / ABOUT
A career at the intersection
of science, care,
and education.
I am a rehabilitation sciences scholar, NIH-funded investigator, and academic leader at Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions in Boston.
I earned my Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and Graphic Design from the University of Notre Dame and my Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Rush University. I later completed a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, now Mass General Brigham University, and a Master of Science in Clinical and Translational Sciences at Tufts University.
I direct the Swallowing and Communication Collaborative, a research lab that focused on promoting shared decision-making in the management of dysphagia and communication disorders. Our work includes developing innovative assessment and treatment approaches that elevate the patient voice, improve patient-provider communication, and ensure that individual values and priorities guide medical decisions for people living with serious illness.
I currently serve as Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions (MGBU), where I also direct the Clinical Doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology and serve as Interim Director of the Doctor of Audiology Program. Whether building new programs, leading curricular change, or supporting faculty development, I have found that the best outcomes emerge when people feel heard and differing perspectives are valued.
University profile ↗Education & training +
- PhD, Rehabilitation Sciences
MGH Institute of Health Professions - MS, Clinical and Translational Sciences
Tufts University - MS, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Rush University - BBA, Marketing and Graphic Design
University of Notre Dame - Postdoctoral fellowship
Clinical and Translational Sciences, Tufts Medical Center
CONTACT ME
Good work starts
with a conversation.
Connect about research, academic collaboration, and interdisciplinary education.