Hannah Tahhan-Jackson, M.S. '13, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, IBCLC, CNT, is a New York State and Connecticut State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), is a Board Certified Specialist in Swallowing Disorders (BCS-S), an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), and a Certified Neonatal Therapist (CNT). Since the start of her career, Hannah has worked in a variety of acute care settings including the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and various multidisciplinary clinics working with children with aerodigestive anomalies/difficulties, velopharyngeal port dysfunction, muscular dystrophy, and craniofacial anomalies.

In addition, Ms. Tahhan-Jackson has provided speech-language and articulation therapy to children along the lifespan. She also trains post-graduate licensed clinicians in pediatric feeding and swallowing. Ms. Tahhan-Jackson specializes in complex, medically-based feeding/swallowing disorders, as well as sensory and behaviorally based feeding difficulties. Her area of passion is working with infants with feeding and swallowing difficulties and providing education to caregivers/families.

Ms. Tahhan-Jackson enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, and two young children.

Areas of Expertise

• Pediatric Dysphagia
• Aerodigestive Management in Pediatric Dysphagia
• Bilingualism
• Childhood Language Disorders

Education

• Bachelor, Biology, Manhattanville College
• M.S. '13, Speech-Language Pathology, New York Medical College

Publications

• Riquelme, L. F., Benjamin, R. D., Tahhan, H. J., Sandoval, G., Alomari, N., & Soyfer, A. (2016). Feeding/swallowing disorders: Maintaining quality of life in persons with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Diagnosis and Treatment, 4(2), 81-93. doi:10.6000/2292-2598.2016.04.02.2

Teaching Responsibilities

• Certificate in Pediatric Dysphagia
• Diagnostics Internal Practicum I and II