Christopher M. Grindrod, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor
- Department of Speech and Hearing Science
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Education
- Degree
- Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, McGill University, 2004
- Area of Professional Interest
- Dr. Grindrod’s teaching interests are in the areas of acquired language disorders, language processing and cognitive neuroscience.
- Research Interests
- Neural basis of language processing (using data from both functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiments and behavioral experiments of individuals with acquired language disorders)
- Role of left and right cerebral hemispheres in integrating word meanings into higher-level sentence and discourse contexts
- Cognitive bases of neurological communication disorders
- Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
- Dean’s Honour List (Outstanding Dissertation), McGill University, 2004
- Doctoral Research Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2001–2004
- Bourse de Doctorat, Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec and Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l’Aide à la Recherche, 2001
- See curriculum vitae for complete list of awards, academic and professional honors.
- Publications
- See curriculum vitae for list of publications, proceedings, books, and articles.
- Professional Associations and Certifications
- See curriculum vitae for professional associations and certifications.



