Dan Phillips

Daniel E. Phillips, MA, CCC-SLP 

fdphillips16@juno.com

Dan received the Bachelor's degree from Auburn University (1973) and the Master's degree from the University of Memphis (1975) with a major in Speech Pathology.  In August 2004 he received the Educational Specialist degree in Educational Administration at the University of Montevallo and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

He has worked primarily in rehabilitation settings with both inpatients and outpatients with a variety of communication problems.  He and Dr. Waguespack have worked together in a team approach to manage voice problems for the past 10 years.  Dan is currently a member of the faculty at the University of Montevallo in the Department of Communication Science and Disorders.  He serves as an Associate Graduate Faculty member and Coordinator of the department's undergraduate studies. Recent research has focused on the occurrence and prevention of voice problems in classroom teachers.

Board Certification:

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology

Professional organizations:

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,Voice Special Interest Division  
• Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Past President 1985-1987

Honors - Awards:

• 2002 Outstanding Clinical Service Award - Voice Disorders, Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama
• 1988 Outstanding Alumnus Award- University of Memphis Department of AUSP
• Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology, 1981 - 1984.

Presentations:

Phillips, D.E. and White, G., Managing Voice Problems in the Aging and Medically Complex Population, Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Opelika, 2005.

Phillips, D.E., Gillespie, A.A., & Thompson, J.D., Voice Problems of Classroom Teachers, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association annual convention, Philadelphia, 2004.

Phillips, D.E., Gillespie, A.A., & Thompson, J.D., Voice Problems of Classroom Teachers: Incidence, Symptoms, and Associated Factors, Mid-South Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 2003

Phillips, D.E., Waguespack, R.W. Management of Voice Problems: A  Team Approach, Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Auburn, 2002.

Gillespie, A.A. & Phillips, D.E., The Prevalence of Voice Problems among Teachers,  Speech and Hearing Association of Alabama, Auburn, 2002.

Waguespack, R.W. & Phillips, D.E., Voice Problems and Teachers: Recognition and  Prevention, Alabama Education Association, Birmingham, 2002.

Phillips, D.E., Swallowing and Chewing Problems in Myasthenia Gravis, Annual  Meeting of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of Alabama, Birmingham, June 2000.

Phillips, D.E. & Waguespack, R.W., Treatment of Vocal Nodules, Speech and  Hearing Association of Alabama, Auburn, 1999.

Phillips, D.E., Vocal Physiology and Voice Disorders, Speech and Hearing  Association of Alabama, Mobile, 1998.

Waguespack, R.W. & Phillips, D.E., Neurological Disorders of the Larynx, Speech  and Hearing Association of Alabama, Huntsville, 1994.

Phillips, D.E. Neurological Voice Disorders, Birmingham Speech Pathology  Exchange, 1994.

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