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Gerald C. Imaezue, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor 

Office: PCD 4010
Phone: 813-974-2464
Lab: PCD 1030

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Acquired neurogenic communication disorders, such as aphasia, are global disease burdens that lead to long-term disabilities, affecting millions around the globe and across different language cultures. There is a need to address critical barriers to communication healthcare for aphasia, such as the lack of access to in-person clinicians and linguistic barriers to treatment. Dr. Imaezue’s overarching research goal is to address these needs by developing novel procedures for self-directed treatment that circumvent linguistic barriers and promote access to communication healthcare for survivors with aphasia and related disorders. Among other methods, Dr. Imaezue employs mobile health and related procedures to address the role of automated, personalized techniques in improving communicative outcomes for survivors with aphasia and related disorders within real-world contexts. Dr. Imaezue directs the Brain and Aphasia Research Lab, where he works with a team of talented student scientists and collaborators within and outside USF on multiple projects designed to attain this overall goal.

Education

Ph.D. (Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences)	The Graduate Center, City University of New York	2023
MPhil. (Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences)	The Graduate Center, City University of New York	2021
M.Ed. (Distinction: Audiology and Speech Pathology)	University of Ibadan	2015
B.Ed. (First Class Honors: Special Education with a major in Audiology and Speech Pathology, and Political Science)	University of Ibadan	2012