Christine Sapienza, PHD, CCC-SLP
Dean of the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences
Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Telephone number 904-256-7626
Email address csapien@ju.edu
Office location BRCHS 222
Office Hours
By appointment
Areas of Specialization
Voice and Swallow
Education:
Ph.D. Speech Science, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A., Communication Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
B.A., Communication Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo
Professional Information
Since May 2014, Dr. Christine Sapienza has served as the Dean of the Brooks Rehabilitation
College of Healthcare Sciences at Jacksonville University. Previously, Dr. Sapienza
was a longstanding tenured professor and Chair of the Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders at the University of Florida, as well as a Research Career
Scientist at the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center at the Malcom Randall Veteran’s
Administration Hospital.
As a Principal investigator of National Institutes of Health, VA Research Rehabilitation
Research and Development Awards and MJ Fox Foundation grants, Dr. Sapienza has provided
extensive mentoring to 16 doctoral students, one Career Development Awardee, and several
theses for master and undergraduate students, all of whom have contributed back to
academic employment, science, teaching and clinical service.
She has built a strong national and international reputation for expertise in the
design and implementation of larger scale randomized clinical trials examining treatments
and protective disorders, as well as the careful reporting of peer reviewed outcomes
from these studies. Dr. Sapienza methodically disseminates this information to the
scientific community at large in the form of presentations, workshops, clinical teaching
platforms, and keynote addresses. Through writing, she works to integrate research
findings journal articles, textbooks and clinical manuals. As a frequent contributor
to patient support groups and nonprofit organizations, she aspires to assist patients
and caregivers as they navigate available treatments and emerging science. Most recently,
Dr. Sapienza has been nominated for and the recipient of awards through a variety
of local and national channels including the Florida Blue Sapphire Award, Brooks Rehabilitation
Research Award, and various dissertation advising, faculty, and professor designations.