Neda Tahmasebifard

PhD Graduate | December 2023
Contact: ntahmasebifard@saintmarys.edu

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Education

  • East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Communication Sciences and Disorders
    2018-2023
  • Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
    Master of Science (M.S.), Communication Sciences & Disorders
    2009-2012
  • Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
    Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communication Sciences & Disorders
    2002-2006

Publications at Time of Graduation

  • Tahmasebifard N, Perry JL, O’Brien K, & Briley P. Attributes that increase vulnerabilities to reduced human milk feeding outcomes among babies with cleft lip and palate in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research: JSLHR. 2024; 67(1), 49–58. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00367
  • Perry JL, Lee M, Tahmasebifard N, Gilbert I, Sondgrass T, Shaffer J, Schleif E, & Weinberg S. Sex differences in velopharyngeal anatomy of 9- and 10-year-old children. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research: JSLHR. 2023; 66(12), 4828–4837. https://doi.org/10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00279
  • Tahmasebifard N, Briley PM, Ellis C, Perry JL. Early Nutrition among Infants Admitted to the NICU with Cleft Lip and Palate.The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal. 2023;60(3):299-305. doi:10.1177/10556656211059371
  • Tahmasebifard N, Ellis C, Rothermich K, Fang X, Perry JL. Evaluation of the Symmetry of the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle and Velopharyngeal Closure Among a Noncleft Adult Population. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2021;58(6):728-735. doi:10.1177/1055665620961269\

Grant Funding at Time of Graduation

  • Tahmasebifard N (2023). Feeding Knowledge and Feeding Confidence of Professional Groups in Eastern North Carolina Who are Involved in Providing Prenatal Care Visits for Parents Having a Baby Diagnosed with Cleft Lip With or Without Cleft Palate. East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences Dissertation Research Grant. Total Amount: $5,000. Funded and used for dissertation work.