Charles Ellis, Jr, CCC-SLP, F-ASHA
Professor & Department Chair
Department:
HP-SLP LANG & HEARING SCI
Business Phone:
(352) 273-5293
Business Email:
ellisch@phhp.ufl.edu
About Charles Ellis, Jr
Charles Ellis Jr., received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree from The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. and Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Dr. Ellis’ academic concentration focuses on adult neurogenic disorders and he teaches courses related to aphasia and cognitive disorders. His research is designed to understand outcomes associated with adult neurologically based disorders of communication and factors that contribute to the lack of equity in service provision and outcome disparities that exist among African Americans and other underrepresented minority groups. Dr. Ellis has authored peer-reviewed journals articles and book chapters related to neurological disorders and health disparities and minority health issues.
Accomplishments
Mary Frances Early College of Education-Lifetime Achievement Researcher
2024
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The University of Georgia
UF College of Public Health and Health Professions Outstanding Alumni-Professional Achievement and Service
2023
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University of Florida
Fellow
2014
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American Speech Language Hearing Association
Certificate of Recognition for Special Contribution in Multicultural Affairs
2011
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American Speech Language Hearing Association
UF College of Public Health and Health Professions Outstanding Alumni
2008
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University of Florida
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2021-2024
SPA6410 Adult Language Disorders
2022-2024
SPA3800 Critical Review of Scientific Evidence
2022-2023
RSD6938 Doctoral Seminar in Rehabilitation Science
2022-2024
PHC7979 Advanced Research
2022-2024
SPA5254 Neurocognitive Language Disorders
2022-2024
RSD6910 Supervised Research
2023
SPA6581 Special Clinical
2023-2024
SPA4904 Individual Study
2023
SPA6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
2023-2024
SPA6805 Introduction to Graduate Research
2023-2024
RSD7979 Advanced Research
2023-2024
HSC4913 Supervised Research Experience
2024
RSD7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
Board Certifications
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Certificate of Clinical CompetencyAmerican Speech Language Hearing Association
Research Profile
Dr. Ellis is engaged in research designed to understand outcomes associated with adult neurologically based disorders of communication and factors that contribute to the lack of equity in service provision and outcome disparities that exist among some population groups.
Research projects emphasize:
1. Outcomes associated with neurologically based disorders of communication.
2. Economic issues associated with neurologically-based disorders of communication disorders; specifically the costs and cost-effectiveness of speech-language pathology interventions.
3. Health-related disparities that occur among those with neurological disorders that are not specifically due to race or ethnicity but indirectly associated factors such as access to care, availability of care, socioeconomic status (SES), insurance, belief systems and resource utilization.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0001-5823-9653
Areas of Interest
- Health disparities and vulnerable populations
Publications
2024
Comparing Direct-to-Consumer Devices to Hearing Aids: Amplification Accuracy for Three Types of Hearing Loss
American Journal of Audiology.
33(1):139-150
[DOI] 10.1044/2023_aja-22-00170.
2024
Diabetes and financial well-being-differential hardship among vulnerable populations.
Diabetes.
73(S1)
[DOI] 10.2337/db24-1052-P.
2024
Diabetes distress and hearing impairment-differential racial/ethnic associations in adults with diabetes.
Diabetes.
73(S1)
[DOI] 10.2337/db24-658-P.
2024
Disparities in health-related quality of life among adults with heart disease, stroke, and both conditions
Stroke.
55(S1):97-97
[DOI] 10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.WP.
2024
Do social networks matter in post-stroke communication recovery?
Stroke.
55(S1):33-33
[DOI] 10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.TMP33.
2024
Exploring the association between social determinants and aphasia impairment: A retrospective data integration approach
PLOS ONE.
19(3)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0299979.
[PMID] 38512886.
2024
Financial Well-Being Among US Adults with Vascular Conditions: Differential Impacts Among Blacks and Hispanics.
Ethnicity & disease.
34(1):41-48
[DOI] 10.18865/ed.34.1.41.
[PMID] 38854787.
2024
Financial well-being among US adults: The impact of vascular conditions and social disadvantage.
Stroke.
55(1):114-114
[DOI] doi.org/10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.TP11.
2024
Geographic variation in financial strain and food insecurity after the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for cardiovascular health equity. Circulation, 149(S1), 381.
Circulation.
149(S1):381-381
[DOI] 10.1161/circ.149.suppl_1.P38.
2024
Looking Upstream to Understand Race/Ethnicity as a Moderator for Poststroke Neuroinflammation and a Social Determinant for Poststroke Aphasia Outcomes
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
33(1):74-86
[DOI] 10.1044/2023_ajslp-23-00315.
2024
Multilevel Determinants of Long COVID and Potential for Telehealth Intervention.
Ethnicity & disease.
34(3):155-164
[DOI] 10.18865/EthnDis-2024-2.
[PMID] 39211818.
2024
Protocol for exploring pathways to equitable outcomes in post-stroke aphasia and dysphagia
PLOS ONE.
19(9)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0308963.
2024
Social Networks and Communication Impairment: Racial Differences Among Stroke Survivors
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
9(3):859-867
[DOI] 10.1044/2024_persp-23-00157.
2024
The Impact of Hearing Loss on Diabetes Distress Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes.
The science of diabetes self-management and care.
[DOI] 10.1177/26350106241268383.
[PMID] 39162325.
2024
The Intersection of Social Determinants of Health and Post-stroke Aphasia Outcomes: A Need for Intersectional Analysis.
Seminars in speech and language.
45(1):84-98
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0043-1774783.
[PMID] 37751767.
2024
The role of social determinants in aphasia outcomes
Stroke.
55(S1):33-33
[DOI] doi.org/10.1161/str.55.suppl_1.WP103.
2023
Determinants of Healthcare Expenditures among People with Aphasia: Importance of Race, Sex, Residence, and Aphasia Type
Aphasiology.
1-16
[DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2023.2216921.
2023
Disparities in Health Care Utilization Among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adults
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
8(4):675-682
[DOI] 10.1044/2023_persp-22-00252.
2023
Early Nutrition among Infants Admitted to the NICU with Cleft Lip and Palate.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
60(3):299-305
[DOI] 10.1177/10556656211059371.
[PMID] 34812064.
2023
Healthcare cost and race: analysis of young women with stroke.
International journal for equity in health.
22(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12939-023-01886-7.
[PMID] 37085848.
2023
Intersectional sociodemographic and neurological relationships in the naming ability of persons with post-stroke aphasia
Journal of Communication Disorders.
105
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2023.106352.
[PMID] 37331326.
2023
Measuring Aphasia-Related Quality of Life: Efficiency and Cost of Change
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
8(1):182-188
[DOI] 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00096.
2023
Provision of Maintenance Therapy for People Who Stutter Via Telepractice
Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders.
8(1):9-22
[DOI] 10.21849/cacd.2021.00332.
2023
Racial, ethnic, and sex disparities in the incidence and cognitive symptomology of long COVID-19
Journal of the National Medical Association.
115(2):233-243
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jnma.2023.01.016.
[PMID] 36792456.
2023
Racial-Ethnic Disparities in Hearing Aid Use: Price Responsiveness Among Older Adults with Hearing Loss
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
[DOI] 10.1007/s40615-023-01889-8.
2023
Silent and suffering: Untreated depression among minority stroke survivors.
Psychological Services.
20(Suppl 1):126-133
[DOI] 10.1037/ser0000586.
2023
Stroke in women between 2006 and 2018: Demographic, socioeconomic, and age disparities.
Women's health (London, England).
19
[DOI] 10.1177/17455057231199061.
[PMID] 37735849.
2022
Considerations for the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Delivery Model
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
7(6):1802-1805
[DOI] 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00058.
2022
Disparities in Comorbidities in Lung Cancer: Findings From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Cancer nursing.
45(6):E883-E889
[DOI] 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001049.
[PMID] 35728011.
2022
Racial disparities in post-stroke aphasia: A need to look beyond the base analysis
Journal of the National Medical Association.
114(3):258-264
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jnma.2022.01.009.
2022
Relationship between Aphasia Impairment and Communication Confidence in Mild Aphasia
Aphasiology.
1-12
[DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2022.2081313.
2022
Response to the Letter to the Editor From Page (2022) Regarding Ellis and Kendall (2021), “Time to Act: Confronting Systemic Racism in Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Training Programs”
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
31(3):1555-1555
[DOI] 10.1044/2022_ajslp-22-00067.
2022
The Global Rate of Post-Stroke Aphasia
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
7(5):1567-1572
[DOI] 10.1044/2022_persp-22-00111.
2022
The Importance of Incorporating Stroke Survivors’ Health Perceptions in Addressing Health Care Disparities.
Ethnicity & disease.
32(2):145-148
[DOI] 10.18865/ed.32.2.145.
[PMID] 35497402.
2022
Understanding the Economics of Aphasia: Recent Findings from Speech and Language Research.
Seminars in speech and language.
43(3):198-207
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0042-1749132.
[PMID] 35858605.
2021
Aphasianomics: estimating the economic burden of poststroke aphasia in the United States
Aphasiology.
[DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2021.1985426.
2021
Estimating the cost and value of functional changes in communication ability following telepractice treatment for aphasia
PLOS ONE.
16(9)
[DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0257462.
[PMID] 34534254.
2021
Evaluation of the Symmetry of the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle and Velopharyngeal Closure Among a Noncleft Adult Population
The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal.
58(6):728-735
[DOI] 10.1177/1055665620961269.
[PMID] 32990031.
2021
High tech and high touch: Recruitment strategies for enrolling African American stroke survivors in Community Based Intervention under Nurse Guidance after stroke (CINGS) trial.
Contemporary clinical trials communications.
24
[DOI] 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100844.
[PMID] 34541374.
2021
Marginal assessment of the cost and benefits of aphasia treatment: Evidence from community-based telerehabilitation treatment for aphasia
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare.
[DOI] 10.1177/1357633×20982773.
2021
Sex Differences in Childhood Stuttering and Coexisting Developmental Disorders
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.
[DOI] 10.1007/s10882-021-09811-y.
2021
Social Connectivity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities among Medicare Beneficiaries
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health.
12
[DOI] 10.1177/21501327211030135.
[PMID] 34231409.
2021
Telemedicine disparities during
COVID
‐19: Provider offering and individual technology availability
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
69(9):2432-2434
[DOI] 10.1111/jgs.17280.
2021
Telepractice Treatment for Aphasia: Association Between Clinical Outcomes and Client Satisfaction
Telemedicine Reports.
2(1):118-124
[DOI] 10.1089/tmr.2020.0024.
[PMID] 33834179.
2021
The Complexity of Health Disparities: More Than Just Black–White Differences
Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups.
6(1):112-121
[DOI] 10.1044/2020_persp-20-00199.
2021
The Cost of Social Distancing for Persons With Aphasia During COVID-19: A Need for Social Connectedness
Journal of Patient Experience.
8
[DOI] 10.1177/23743735211008311.
[PMID] 34179438.
2021
The Impact of COVID-19 on Racial-Ethnic Health Disparities in the US: Now Is the Time To Address the Problem
Journal of the National Medical Association.
113(2):195-198
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jnma.2020.08.008.
2021
The Impact of Racism, Power, Privilege, and Positionality on Communication Sciences and Disorders Research: Time to Reconceptualize and Seek a Pathway to Equity
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
1-8
[DOI] 10.1044/2021_ajslp-20-00346.
2021
The Impact of Stuttering—Hiding in Plain Sight
JAMA Neurology.
78(6)
[DOI] 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0633.
2021
Time to Act: Confronting Systemic Racism in Communication Sciences and Disorders Academic Training Programs
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
1-9
[DOI] 10.1044/2021_ajslp-20-00369.
2021
Using Demographics to Predict Palliative Care Access in Inpatient Facilities in Rural North Carolina
The Journal of Rural Health.
37(2):412-416
[DOI] 10.1111/jrh.12507.
2020
Behavioral, social, and emotional well-being in children who stutter: the influence of race-ethnicity
Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology.
1-9
[DOI] 10.1080/14015439.2020.1801833.
2020
Identifying Predictors of Levator Veli Palatini Muscle Contraction During Speech Using Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
63(6):1726-1735
[DOI] 10.1044/2020_jslhr-20-00013.
2020
Quantifying Experiences with Telepractice for Aphasia Therapy: A Text Mining Analysis of Client Response Data
Seminars in Speech and Language.
41(05):414-432
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0040-1716887.
2020
Relative contributions to overall impact of stuttering in adults using the overall assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OASES)
Journal of Fluency Disorders.
65
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jfludis.2020.105775.
2020
Relative Weight Analysis of the Western Aphasia Battery
Aphasiology.
1-12
[DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2020.1787947.
2020
Semantic verbal fluency task: The effects of age, educational level, and sex in Lebanese-speaking adults
Applied Neuropsychology: Adult.
1-5
[DOI] 10.1080/23279095.2020.1821031.
2019
Barriers and Facilitators of Stroke Recovery: Perspectives From African Americans With Stroke, Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases.
28(9):2506-2516
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2019.06.012.
[PMID] 31255440.
2019
Gender differences in aphasia outcomes: evidence from the AphasiaBank
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders.
54(5):806-813
[DOI] 10.1111/1460-6984.12486.
2019
Racial and ethnic differences in post-stroke subjective cognitive decline exist
Disability and Health Journal.
12(1):87-92
[DOI] 10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.08.005.
2019
Social Network Structure in Young Stroke Survivors with Aphasia: A Case Series Report
Seminars in Speech and Language.
40(05):359-369
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0039-1688695.
2019
Urban-Rural Differences in Service Utilization and Costs of Care for Racial-Ethnic Groups Hospitalized With Poststroke Aphasia
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
100(2):254-260
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2018.06.033.
2017
Examining Velopharyngeal Closure Patterns Based on Anatomic Variables.
The Journal of craniofacial surgery.
28(1):270-274
[DOI] 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003284.
[PMID] 27941550.
2017
Life satisfaction and aphasia: an integrative review with recommendations for future research
Aphasiology.
31(6):631-642
[DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2016.1154500.
2017
Racial-Ethnic Differences in Word Fluency and Auditory Comprehension Among Persons With Poststroke Aphasia
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
98(4):681-686
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.10.010.
2017
Stroke-Related Disease Comorbidity and Secondary Stroke Prevention Practices Among Young Stroke Survivors.
The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
49(5):296-301
[DOI] 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000313.
[PMID] 28817502.
2017
The influence of race on SLP utilisation and costs among persons with aphasia
Aphasiology.
31(12):1433-1440
[DOI] 10.1080/02687038.2017.1303440.
2015
Impact of Outpatient Rehabilitation Medicare Reimbursement Caps on Utilization and Cost of Rehabilitation Care After Ischemic Stroke: Do Caps Contain Costs?
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
96(11):1959-1965.e4
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2015.07.008.
2015
Patient perspectives of barriers and facilitators of treatment-seeking behaviors for stroke care.
The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
47(3):154-9
[DOI] 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000134.
[PMID] 25859748.
2015
Racial Differences in Poststroke Rehabilitation Utilization and Functional Outcomes
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
96(1):84-90.e1
[DOI] 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.08.018.
2014
Gender differences in stroke recognition among stroke survivors.
The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.
46(1):18-22; quiz 22, E1
[DOI] 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000026.
[PMID] 24399163.
2014
Retrospective Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Treatments for Aphasia: An Approach Using Experimental Data
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
23(2):186-195
[DOI] 10.1044/2013_ajslp-13-0037.
2014
The One-Year Attributable Cost of Post-stroke Dysphagia
Dysphagia.
29(5):545-552
[DOI] 10.1007/s00455-014-9543-8.
[PMID] 24948438.
2013
Marginal costing methods highlight the contributing cost of comorbid conditions in Medicare patients: a quasi-experimental case-control study of ischemic stroke costs.
Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E.
11(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/1478-7547-11-29.
[PMID] 24238629.
2013
Microvascular decompression: a surgical option for refractory hypertension of neurogenic etiology.
Expert review of cardiovascular therapy.
11(5):629-34
[DOI] 10.1586/erc.13.30.
[PMID] 23621144.
2013
Team-oriented care for orofacial clefts: a review of the literature.
The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
50(1):13-8
[DOI] 10.1597/11-137.
[PMID] 22023220.
2012
Pediatric stroke in the U.S.: estimates from the kids’ inpatient database.
Journal of allied health.
41(3):e63-7
[PMID] 22968778.
2012
The One-Year Attributable Cost of Poststroke Aphasia
Stroke.
43(5):1429-1431
[DOI] 10.1161/strokeaha.111.647339.
2011
Associations between binge and heavy drinking and health behaviors in a nationally representative sample.
Addictive behaviors.
36(12):1240-5
[DOI] 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.034.
[PMID] 21868171.
2010
Development and psychometric properties of the 12-item diabetes fatalism scale.
Journal of general internal medicine.
25(1):61-6
[DOI] 10.1007/s11606-009-1168-5.
[PMID] 19908102.
2010
Diabetes and depression: global perspectives.
Diabetes research and clinical practice.
87(3):302-12
[DOI] 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.01.024.
[PMID] 20181405.
2010
The effect of major depression on preventive care and quality of life among adults with diabetes.
General hospital psychiatry.
32(6):563-9
[DOI] 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.08.002.
[PMID] 21112446.
2010
The effects of depression on metabolic control and quality of life in indigent patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes technology & therapeutics.
12(4):257-62
[DOI] 10.1089/dia.2009.0143.
[PMID] 20210563.
2009
A brief survey of awareness of common health conditions, access to health services, and utilization of health services in limited-English-proficiency Hispanic/Latino adults.
Journal of allied health.
38(2):e43-6
[PMID] 19753412.
2009
The effect of depression on self-care behaviors and quality of care in a national sample of adults with diabetes.
General hospital psychiatry.
31(5):422-7
[DOI] 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.06.007.
[PMID] 19703635.
2008
Development and testing of the Multidimensional Trust in Health Care Systems Scale.
Journal of general internal medicine.
23(6):808-15
[DOI] 10.1007/s11606-008-0613-1.
[PMID] 18415653.
2008
Know the signs of stroke and steps to take to help a stroke victim.
Ethnicity & disease.
18(2)
[PMID] 18507282.
2008
Knowledge of stroke risk factors and early warning signs of stroke among students enrolled in allied health programs: a pilot study.
Journal of allied health.
37(4):e296-315
[PMID] 19753403.
2008
The effects of depression on diabetes knowledge, diabetes self-management, and perceived control in indigent patients with type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes technology & therapeutics.
10(3):213-9
[DOI] 10.1089/dia.2007.0278.
[PMID] 18473696.
2005
Recovery of cohesion in narrative discourse after left-hemisphere stroke.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development.
42(6):737-46
[PMID] 16680611.
2004
The experience of time in the transition from hospital to home following stroke.
Journal of rehabilitation research and development.
41(3A):259-68
[PMID] 15543443.
2002
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study evaluating efficacy and tolerability of 2 courses of alefacept in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
47(6):821-33
[PMID] 12451365.
Grants
Sep 2023
ACTIVE
Low utilization of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy among minoritized individuals with Parkinson disease
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: AMER PARKINSON DISEASE ASSO
Jul 2023
ACTIVE
Exploring Pathways to Equitable Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia and Dysphagia
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDCD
Feb 2023
ACTIVE
Impact of COVID-19 on Continuity of Care for Veterans on Antipsychotic Medications
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF JOHNSON MED CTR
Aug 2022
ACTIVE
Improving the Collaborative Health of Minority COVID-19 Survivor & Carepartner Dyads Through Interventions Targeting Social and Structural Health Inequities PO# 2000065704
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA
via NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Sep 2021
– Jul 2022
Improving the Collaborative Health of Minority COVID-19 Survivor & Carepartner Dyads Through Interventions Targeting Social and Structural Health Inequities
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: MEDICAL UNIV OF SOUTH CAROLINA
via NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
Education
PhD
2002-2005
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University of Florida
MA
1990-1992
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The University of Georgia
BS
1985-1990
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The University of Georgia
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-5293
Emails:
- Business:
- ellisch@phhp.ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO BOX 100174
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES
GAINESVILLE FL 32610-0174