Anna Rumbach

Dr. Anna Rumbach is a Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Queensland, within the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences. She obtained her Bachelor of Science, Masters (Coursework) of Speech Pathology Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, and Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland. Throughout her career at UQ, she has contributed to teaching speech pathology courses including Roles and Opportunities for Contemporary Speech Pathology (SPCH4106), Clinical Management (SPCH4206), Professional Issues (SPCH7814), and Health Sciences Research Evaluation. Dr. Rumbach is actively involved in higher degree research supervision, having successfully supervised PhD theses to completion on topics such as 'Dysphagia following non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: Incidence, risk factors, clinical characteristics, and recovery in the acute phase of care' (2022), 'Paediatric Chemical and Button Battery Ingestion Injury: Dysphagia, Feeding Outcomes, and Speech-Language Pathology Involvement in Care' (2016), and 'Dysphagia and Reperfusion Therapies: Insights into Speech Pathologists' Experiences' (2024). She remains available for further supervision.

Dr. Rumbach's research specializations encompass allied health and rehabilitation science, biomedical and clinical sciences, cognitive and computational psychology, health sciences, psychology, and speech pathology. Her work addresses dysphagia management and recovery following stroke, reperfusion therapies like endovascular clot retrieval and thrombolysis, non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage, and thermal burn injury; voice disorders including isolated focal laryngeal dystonia and spasmodic dysphonia; vocal health and symptoms in professional voice users such as video game voice actors, group fitness instructors, and weightlifting athletes; as well as aphasia, dysarthria, and communication challenges in Parkinson's disease and motor neuron disease. She has produced 78 scholarly works from 2009 to 2025, comprising 66 journal articles, five book chapters, six conference papers, and one other output. Key publications include 'Living with dysphagia and dysarthria: a qualitative exploration of the perspectives of people with motor neuron disease and their caregivers' (Healthcare, 2025), 'Brain-Computer Interface Improves Symptoms of Isolated Focal Laryngeal Dystonia: A Single-Blind Study' (Movement Disorders, 2025), 'Acute dysphagia following reperfusion therapies: a prospective pilot cohort study' (Dysphagia, 2023), 'Clinical predictors of dysphagia recovery after stroke: a systematic review' (Dysphagia, 2022), and 'The effects of endovascular clot retrieval and thrombolysis on dysphagia in an Australian quaternary hospital: a retrospective review' (International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022). Her research has secured funding through the Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program (AQ WRAP, 2021-2023), Queensland Legacy Board Grant for 'Food service industry workers' perspectives of dysphagia' (2020-2022), and UQ Early Career Researcher Grant for 'Development and evaluation of an asynchronous telepractice application to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of vocal rehabilitation' (2018-2024).

Professional Email: a.rumbach@uq.edu.au