Research Student Profiles

Mr SAEEDI, Saeed
Human Communication, Learning, and Development
Programme of Study: PhD
Field of Study: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Email Address: u3011366@connect.hku.hk
About Me:
I am a full-time PhD student in the Human Communication, Learning, and Development Unit within the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. I hold both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology, and I previously practiced as a licensed and registered Speech-Language Pathologist in Iran. During my Master’s studies, I conducted research in the area of voice disorders.
Current Research:
Neurophysiology of Voice Disorders
Primary Supervisor: Professor BAKHTIAR, Mehdi
Co-supervisor(s): Professor MA, Estella P M
Research Outputs:
Saeedi, S., & Bakhtiar, M. (2025). Assessing the Response Quality and Readability of ChatGPT in Stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 85, 106149-106149.
Saeedi, S., & Aghajanzadeh, M. (2025). Assessing the diagnostic capacity of artificial intelligence chatbots for dysphonia types: Model development and validation. European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Diseases, 142(4), 171-178.
Saeedi, S., Seifpanahi, M-S., & Aghajanzadeh, M. (2025). The Potential Role of Speech Rate as an Etiologic Factor in Dysphonia. Journal of Voice, S0892-1997(24), 00476-4.
Saeedi, S., Aghajanzadeh, M., Khoddami, S. M ., Dabirmoghaddam, P., Jalaie, S., & Aghadoost, S. (2024). The Relationship between Traditional Acoustic Measures and Cepstral Analysis of Voice. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 77(3), 256-268.
Saeedi, S., & Aghajanzadeh, M. (2024). Investigating the role of artificial intelligence in predicting perceived dysphonia level. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 281(11), 6093-6097.
Saeedi, S., Hetjens, S., O W Grimm, M., & Barsties v. Latoszek, B. Acoustic Speech Analysis in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease, 11(6), 1789-1797.
Saeedi, S., Ghorbani, S., & Rong, P. (2024). Impact of Cultural–Linguistic Differences on Vocal Fatigue Perception: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1-14.
Aghajanzadeh, M., Dabirmoghaddam, P., Soleimani, M., & Saeedi, S. (2024). Comparing five‐factor personality traits and psychological distress between dysphonic patients and individuals with vocally healthy voices. Brain and Behavior, 14(8), e3641-e3641.
Aghajanzadeh, M., Saeedi, S., Jalaie, S., Esarian , K., & Barsties v. Latoszek, B. (2023). Validation of the Acoustic Voice Quality Index and the Acoustic Breathiness Index in the Persian Language. Journal of Voice, S0892-1997(23), 00212-6.
Saeedi, S., Dabirmoghaddam, P., Soleimani, M., & Aghajanzadeh, M. (2023). Relationship among five‐factor personality traits and psychological distress with acoustic analysis. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 8(4), 996-1006.
Saeedi, S., Khoddami, S. M., Dabirmoghaddam, P., Jalaie, S., & Aghajanzadeh, M. (2023). Relationship Between Aerodynamic Measurement of Maximum Phonation Time With Acoustic Analysis and the Effects of Sex and Dysphonia Type. Journal of Voice, 39(4), 1130.e31-1130.e38.
Saeedi, S., Aghajanzadeh, M., & Khatoonabadi, A. R. A Literature Review of Voice Indices Available for Voice Assessment. Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research, 9(4), 151-155.
Saeedi, S., Aghajanzadeh, M., Khoddami, S. M., Dabirmoghaddam, P., & Jalaie, S. (2022). Relationship of cepstral analysis with voice self-assessments in dysphonic and normal speakers. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 280(4), 1803-1813.
Saeedi, S., Aghajanzadeh, M., Khoddami, S. M., Dabirmoghaddam, P., & Jalaie, S. (2022). The Validity of Cepstral Analysis to Distinguish Between Different Levels of Perceptual Dysphonia in the Persian Vocal Tasks. Journal of Voice, 38(6), 1523.e9-1523.e16.
Aghajanzadeh, M., & Saeedi, S. (2022). Efficacy of Cepstral Measures in Voice Disorder Diagnosis: A Literature Review. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation, 16(2), 120-129.
Awards and Prizes:
Postgraduate Scholarship, awarded by the University of Hong Kong, 2025-28