CURRICULUM VITAE
Stephanie Karidas
Ph.D.
Communication Sciences & Disorders
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
College of Arts & Sciences
8350 N. Tamiami Trail C263
Sarasota FL 34243 Phone: 941-359-4454 Fax: 813-974-0822
Email: skaridas@mail.usf.edu
EDUCATION
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
2013
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
M.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
2011
University of Trier, Trier, Germany
M.A. in Phonetics
Minor I: Education
Minor II: Psychology
2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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2013 August
Visiting Instructor USF Sarasota-Manatee
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2012 January – 2013 February
Speech Language Pathologist (CFY) at The Aphasia Center,
St. Petersburg, FL
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2012 May
Reviewer of Short Proposal and Sample Chapter for
Neuroanatomy
Burlington, MA/ St. Petersburg, FL (Jones & Bartlett Learning)
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2010 – 2011
Research Assistant USF Tampa, FL
Mechanisms of Speed of Processing Training in Older Adults (ERP study)
Reference: Jennifer Lister, Ph.D., CCC-A; Nathan Maxfield, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
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2009 – 2010
Research Assistant USF Tampa, FL
Assistance in ERP set-up and testing of young adults
Reference: Justine VanDyke, Ph.D.
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2009 – present
Principle Investigator USF Tampa, FL
Aphasia Talkbank Interview
Reference: Jacqueline Hinckley, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
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2009 September – December
Externship II at Beth Ingram & Associates Tampa, FL
Reference: Katie Bonneau, M.S., CCC-SLP
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2009 May – August
Externship I at the Florida Institute for Neurologic
Rehabilitation (FINR) Wachula, FL
Reference: Shannon Beattie, M.S., CCC-SLP
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2008 – 2009
Research Assistant USF Tampa, FL
Effects on Age and Aphasia on Catalog-Ordering Performance in Single and
Concurrent Task Conditions (ASHA Poster Presentation, 2009)
Reference: Jacqueline Hinckley, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
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2008 – 2011
Graduate Doctoral Teaching Assistant USF Tampa, FL
SPA 4104 Neuroanatomy for Speech-Language Pathologists (2008-2011)
SPA 3101 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms (2008)
Curriculum Vitae: Stephanie Karidas, email: skaridas@mail.usf.edu, phone: 215-622-0209
Doctoral Candidate at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
CURRICULUM VITAE
Graduate Assistant for Medical Audiology (Spring 2011) and Applied Phonetics
in Communication and Sciences Disorders (Fall 2009, Spring 2011)
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2007 – 2008
Research Assistant USF Tampa, FL
Edge Trak Analysis of Speech Error Data: Comparison to Manual Measures
Reference: Stefan Frisch, Ph.D.
PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS
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Frisch, S. A. & Karidas, S. (2009, April). Edge Trak analysis of speech error data: Comparison to
manual measures. Spring meeting of the Florida Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America.
University of South Florida.
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Karidas, S., Douglas, N.F., Goff, R.A., & Hinckley, J. (201 0). Effects on Age & Aphasia on Catalog
Ordering Performance in Single/ Concurrent Task Conditions. Poster presentation presented at the
Annual Convention of the American Speech -Language-Hearing Association. New Orleans, LA.
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O’Brien, J. L., Edwards, J. D., Maxfield, N. D. M., Karidas, S., Williams, V., & Lister, J. J. (2011).
Effects of cognitive training on attention allocation and speed of processing in older adults: An ERP
study. The Tenth Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society . Naples, Florida.
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Van Dyke, J., Maxfield, N., Karidas, S., Frisch, S., & Silliman, E. (in preparation). How committed is
the parser when the parser commits?
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Karidas, S., Goff, R., Hinckley, J., & Wiggins, K. (2012). Systematic Review of the Complexity Effect
in Semantic Category Training. Poster presentation presented at the Annual Convention of the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA.
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Karidas, S., Goff, R., Hinckley, J., & Wiggins, K. (2013). Systematic Review of the Complexity Effect
in Semantic Category Training. Poster presentation presented at the START-CSD Symposium, Tampa,
FL.
LANGUAGES
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German – native language
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English – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
MEMBERSHIPS
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Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders & Sciences (ANCDS), Associate Member
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American Speech‐Language‐Hearing Association (ASHA)
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Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS)
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International Academic Honor Society for Social Science PiGammaMu
AWARDS
ANCDS Conference Scholarship
Curriculum Vitae: Stephanie Karidas, email: skaridas@mail.usf.edu, phone: 215-622-0209
Doctoral Candidate at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2012