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

Rehabilitation - Speech-Language/Communication Disorders

• Ellis, C. & Rittman, M.R.  (2009).  Dysfluency:  An exploratory study of the effects of subcortical stroke.  Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders.  (In Press).
• Ellis, C.  (2009).  Does Race/Ethnicity Really Matter in Adult Neurogenics?  American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.  [Epub ahead of print], PMID: 19332522.  http://ajslp.asha.org/cgi/rapidpdf/1058-0360_2009_08-0039v1.
• Ellis, C. & Peach, R.K.  (2009).  Sentence planning following traumatic brain injury.  Neurorehabilitation, 24(3), 255-266.
• 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.  (2009). Perceptual characteristics of Parkinsonian speech: A comparison of the pharmacological effects of levodopa across speech and non-speech motor systems.  Neurorehabilitation, 24(2), 131-144.
• Ellis, C. & Rosenbek, J.C.  (2008). The basal ganglia and expressive language:  a review and directions for future research – Revisited:  A response to Montgomery.  Communicative Disorders Reviews, 2(1), 17-19. 
• 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 ofRehabilitation Research & Development, 42(6), 737-746.

Health Services – Health Disparities/Minority Health/Veterans Health

• Wolff, J.  & Ellis, C.  (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), 43E-46E.
• Ellis, C., Zhao, Y. & Egede, L.  (2009).  Racial/ethnic differences in stroke mortality in veterans.  Ethnicity and Disease.  19(2),161-165.
• Ellis, C., & Egede, L.  (2009).  Racial/ethnic differences in post-stroke rehabilitation utilization in the United States.  Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 7(4), 405-410.
• Ellis, C. & Egede, L.  (2009).  Stroke recognition among individuals with stroke risk  factors.  The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 337(1), 5-10.
• Ellis, C., *Wolff, J., & *Wyse, A.  (2009).  Literacy and stroke awareness among “Low Country” South Carolina Latinos. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health.  [Epub ahead of print] http://www.springerlink.com/content/gju0j3452gl1u31x/fulltext.pdf.
• Ellis, C., Breland, H., & Egede, L.  (2008).  Racial/ethnic differences in the utilization of post-stroke rehabilitation: A systematic review.  Ethnicity and Disease, 18(3), 365-372.
• 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).  Racial/ethnic differences in stroke awareness among veterans.   Ethnicity & Disease, 18(2), 198-203.
• Ellis, C. & Egede, L.  (2008).  Ethnic disparities in stroke recognition in individuals with prior stroke.  Public Health Reports, 123(4), 514-522.
• Egede, L. & Ellis, C.  (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), 213-219. 
• 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 Post-Stroke Outcomes (Principal Investigator).  VA HSR&D Career Development Award-I.  08-01-09-07-30-11.
• 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