Neda Tahmasebifard

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

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

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\

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.