Charles Ellis, Jr., PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor Communication Sciences & Disorders P.O. Box 250965 151B Rutledge Avenue Charleston, SC 29425 Phone: (843) 792-7492 Fax: (843) 792-0710 E-mail: ellisc@musc.edu

Education:

• PhD, Rehabilitation Science; University of Florida (2005)
• MS, Communication Sciences and Disorders; The University of Georgia (1992)
• BS, Communication Sciences and Disorders; The University of Georgia (1990)

Areas of Teaching:

• Stroke Syndromes
• Dementia & Trauma
• Motor Speech Disorders
• Diagnostic & Treatment Methods

Research Interests:

• Neurogenic Communication Disorders
• Minority Health and Health Disparities

Publications: 

• Ellis, C., Breland, H., & Egede, L.  (2008).  Racial-ethnic differences in the utilization of post- stroke rehabilitation: A systematic review.  Ethnicity and Disease. (In Press)
• Egede, L & Ellis, C.  (2008).  Development and testing of a multidimensional trust in health care systems scale.  Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(6), 808-815.
• Ellis, C. & Egede, L.  (2008).  Stroke recognition among individuals with stroke risk factors.  The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (In Press).
• Ellis, C. & Peach, R.K.  (2008).  Sentence planning following traumatic brain injury.  Neurorehabilitation (In Press).
• Ellis, C., Milner, A., & Lewis, W.  (2008).  Knowledge of stroke risk factors and early warning signs of stroke among first and second year students enrolled in allied health programs:  A pilot study.  Journal of Allied Health (In Press).
• Ellis, C. & Rosenbek, J.C.  (2008).  The basal ganglia and expressive language: a review and directions for future research - Revisited.  Communicative Disorders Reviews, 2(1), 17-19. 
• Ellis, C. & Egede, L.  (2007).  Racial/ethnic differences in stroke awareness among veterans. Ethnicity & Disease, 18, 198-203.
• Ellis, C. & Egede, L.  (2007).  Ethnic disparities in stroke recognition in individuals with prior stroke.  Public Health Reports. (In Press).
• Egede, L. & Ellis, C.  (2007). The effects of depression on diabetes knowledge, diabetes self-management, and perceived control in indigent patients with type-2 diabetes.  Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics, 10(3), 213-219.
• Plowman-Prine, E.K., Okun, M.S., Sapienza, C.M., Shrivastav, R., Fernandez, H.H., Foote, K.D., Ellis, C., Rodriguez, A.R., Burkhead, L.B., & Rosenbek, J.C. (2007). Perceptual characteristics of Parkinsonian speech: A comparison of the pharmacological effects of levodopa across speech and non-speech motor systems.  Neurorehabilitation  (In Press).
• Ellis, C. & Rosenbek, J.C.  (2007). The basal ganglia and expressive language: a review and directions for future research.  Communicative Disorders Reviews, 1(1), 1-15.
• Ellis, C., Rosenbek, J.C., Rittman, M.R. & Boylstein, C.A.  (2005).  The natural history of cohesion in narrative discourse after left hemisphere stroke.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 42(6), 737-746.
• Rittman, M., Faircloth, C., Boylstein, C., Gubrium, J., Williams, C., Holt, M., Ellis, C. (2004). The experience of time in the transition from hospital to home following stroke.  Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 41(3A), 259-268.
  

Funded Research:

• Racial-Ethnic Differences in Treatment Seeking Behaviors for Stroke Related Care (Principal Investigator).  MUSC Center for Health Disparities Research.  12-01-07–09-30-08.  $5,000.
• Racial-Ethnic Differences in Post-Stroke Recovery (Principal Investigator).  NIH-LRP #2674-18.  10-01-07–10-01-09.  $17,627.13

Awards and Honors:

• 2008 University of Florida Outstanding Young Alumnus
• 2007 MUSC Foundation Teaching Excellence Award-Developing Teacher