Dr. Rebecca Affoo

Dr. Rebecca Affoo is a Speech-Language Pathologist and an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Dalhousie University. She is cross appointed to the School of Dental Hygiene in the Faculty of Dentistry. She is affiliated with the Healthy Populations Institute and is a co-lead of the Flagship project "oral health is health". Her research is focused on advancing understanding of the interrelationships between oral health and oropharyngeal swallowing to help older adults maintain adequate nutritional intake, decrease the risk of developing morbidities such as aspiration pneumonia and conditions such as frailty, and improve quality of life. She is also passionate about evidence-based education and student learning.