Hai-Dinh Phan
Melrose,MA
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Graduate Student Clinician
Mass Eye and Ear Head Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic
Boston, MA
01.2025 - Current
- Conduct supervised screenings in outpatient settings for survivors of head and neck cancer, assessing speech, voice, swallowing, and cognitive-communication
- Administer and interpret 100 mL water swallow test as a dysphagia screening measure
- Observe fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) and engage in interpretation of swallow physiology and aspiration risk, providing diet and safety recommendations.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary medical team (SLPs, PAs, dentists, PTs, and nutritionists) to discuss screening findings and contribute to coordinated care recommendations for communication and swallowing
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston Medical Center Cognitive Communication Clinic
Boston, MA
01.2025 - Current
- Conduct outpatient evaluations for adults with cognitive-communication disorders secondary to stroke and concussion using the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB), Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test (CLQT), and Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS)
- Develop individualized cognitive-linguistic treatment sessions for adults with post-stroke aphasia and concussions, implementing semantic feature analysis (SFA), external memory aids, and AAC
- Observe inpatient and outpatient dysphagia evaluation and treatment for adults with head and neck cancer, including Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS), Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10), and manual therapy techniques
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston University Aphasia Resource Center
Boston, MA
09.2024 - Current
- Administered 10-week session to adult with severe mixed non-fluent aphasia and acquired apraxia of speech using Melodic Intonation Therapy, script training, Sentence Production Program of Aphasia, AAC
- Lead 12-week group therapy programs for four cohorts of 10–12 adults with aphasia, designing individualized, functional communication activities (e.g., music discussion, book clubs, discussion of current news, and community outings) adapted for diverse aphasia profiles (mild-severe) and supporting participation through AAC
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston University Cognitive Health and Rehabilitation Program
Boston, MA
09.2025 - 12.2025
- Led weekly individual treatment sessions for 6 adults with cognitive-communication disorders (mild cognitive impairment, primary progressive aphasia, Parkinson’s Disease, executive function disorders) using external memory aids, SFA, PACE, and constraint-induced language therapy
- Evaluated 3 adults with mild-moderate dementia using the Arizona Battery for Cognitive-Communication Disorders (ABCD-2), Functional Assessment of Verbal Reasoning and Executive Strategies (FAVRES), and The Test of Everyday Attention (TEA)
- Delivered intervention using a dyadic care model, training adult clients and their spouses in partner communication strategies to improve functional carryover
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston Children’s Hospital Augmentative Communication Program
Waltham, MA
07.2025 - 12.2025
- Collaborated in 30 adult outpatient AAC evaluations, supporting voice cloning, message and voice banking, feature-matching for dedicated speech-generating devices, and creation of low-tech supports for individuals with ALS or pre-/post-laryngectomy (head and neck cancer)
- Led caregiver interviews and conducted 30 pediatric outpatient AAC evaluations for patients with medically complex and rare diagnoses, many transitioning directly from NICU
- Collaborated with SLPs, OTs, nurses, and teachers to assess low to high-tech AAC access methods
Graduate Student Clinician
Marshall Simonds Middle School
Burlington, MA
01.2025 - 05.2025
- Provided individual and small group intervention targeting expressive and receptive language, fluency, social communication, & selective mutism
- Led evaluations (CELF-5, CASL-2, EVT, PPVT, CAPS), presented at IEP meetings, and created ongoing goals for a caseload of 40 students
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston University Academic Speech, Language, and Hearing Center
Boston, MA
09.2024 - 05.2025
- Developed and administered assessment protocol to diagnose pediatric client with word-final dysfluency and adult client with anomic aphasia
- Created and implemented a 10-week multilingual (ASL, Spanish, English) aural rehabilitation program for adult client with profound hearing loss and cochlear implants
- Created and implemented an 8-week program for an individual pediatric client with speech sound disorder, targeting /l/ and /l/-clusters across all positions using minimal pair intervention
Speech-Language Pathology Intern
The Lark Center
Norwell, MA
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Provided support to early intervention and school-aged students in 8-week therapeutic, interdisciplinary (PT, OT, social worker, teachers) summer program, targeting literacy, social communication, and AAC within neurodiversity-affirming framework
- Delivered individualized 1:1 support to autistic elementary-aged student using AAC and gestalt language processing
Research Assistant
Northeastern University The Aphasia Network Lab
Boston, MA
05.2021 - 08.2024
- Recruited 30 adults with aphasia through community outreach, clinical partnerships, and home visits
- Led 5-week participant study sessions, administering assessments (MMSE, QAB, ACOM, NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery, AphasiaBank) & protocol tasks
Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Co-op Student
Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind School
Watertown, MA
09.2022 - 04.2023
- Assisted team of 5 SLPs with individual sessions (ages 5-22, DeafBlind, complex communication needs)
- Customized and implemented AAC systems (tactile symbols, flipbooks, switches, TouchChat, GoTalk, Proloquo2Go, TD Snap, Pictello)
- Collaborated interprofessionally with PTs, OTs, teachers, vision specialists, & audiologists for co-treatment
Education
M.S. - Speech-Language Pathology
Boston University, Sargent College of Health And Rehabilitation Sciences
Boston, MA05-2026
B.S. - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Boston, MA05-2024
Skills
- Technology: Epic Electronic Medical Records, REDCap, Audacity
- Languages: Limited working proficiency in Spanish & Cantonese; Basic American Sign Language
PUBLICATIONS
Meier, E. L., Hester, J., Ha, L., Fletcher, V., Phan, H., Ugent, L., & Intille, S. S. (submitted for publication) Word retrieval in the wild: The feasibility of an audio-based ecological momentary naming protocol completed by adults with and without post-stroke aphasia.
Certification
- International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- MBSimP Training and Reliability Zones (2025)
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Certification (2026)
- Person-Centered Care: Life Participation Approach to Aphasia Knowledge Course (2026)
Timeline
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston University Cognitive Health and Rehabilitation Program
09.2025 - 12.2025
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston Children’s Hospital Augmentative Communication Program
07.2025 - 12.2025
Graduate Student Clinician
Mass Eye and Ear Head Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic
01.2025 - Current
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston Medical Center Cognitive Communication Clinic
01.2025 - Current
Graduate Student Clinician
Marshall Simonds Middle School
01.2025 - 05.2025
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston University Aphasia Resource Center
09.2024 - Current
Graduate Student Clinician
Boston University Academic Speech, Language, and Hearing Center
09.2024 - 05.2025
Speech-Language Pathology Intern
The Lark Center
06.2024 - 08.2024
Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Co-op Student
Perkins School for the Blind, Deafblind School
09.2022 - 04.2023
Research Assistant
Northeastern University The Aphasia Network Lab
05.2021 - 08.2024
M.S. - Speech-Language Pathology
Boston University, Sargent College of Health And Rehabilitation Sciences
B.S. - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology; Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences