Joe DiNapoli is a Senior Instructor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. His office is located on the Cocoa regional campus. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders from Emerson College, a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology from Columbia University, and a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, with specialization in neurobehavioral communication disorders, from Boston University. He has been a clinical, managerial and consulting speech-language pathologist in medical and educational facilities for more than forty years, and is a former senior speech-language pathologist for the Aphasia Unit of the Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center / Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center. Joe came to UCF in 2002 after several years as a full-time Lecturer at the University of Maine. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, many of which are online.
Credentials
- MS, Master of Science
- CAGS, Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
- CCC-SLP, Certificate of Clinical Competence for Speech-Language Pathologists
Areas of Specialty
- Cognitive-Communication Disorders
- Language Acquisition
- Language Disorders
- Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Speech disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
SPA 6236: Motor Speech Disorders
SPA 6410: Aphasia and Related Disorders
SPA 6565: Feeding & Swallowing Disorders
SPA 6908: Independent Study
LIN 3713: Language Science
LIN 3716: Language Development
LIN 3716L: Language Development Lab
SPA 3112: Basic Phonetics
SPA 3112L: Basic Phonetics Lab
SPA 3412: Brain Stories: A Communication Disorders Perspective
SPA 3471: Communication Disorders Through Literature and Media
SPA 4400: Language Disorders Across the Lifespan
SPA 4476: Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan
SPA 4478: Multicultural Aspects of Communication Disorders & Differences
SPA 4555: Counseling in Communication Disorders
SPA 4803: Research Methods in Communication Sciences and Disorders
SPA 4870C: Capstone in Communication Sciences and Disorder
CSD Undergraduate Defies Dire Predictions, Continues to Rise
When Ashlei McGhee, an undergraduate student in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was born two and a half months early, she weighed barely 2 pounds and her brain...
CSD Instructor Establishes Scholarship to Help Students with a Less Common Path to Graduation
Joe DiNapoli in class Joseph DiNapoli, a senior instructor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, recently established The Joe DiNapoli ‘Extended Journeys’ Endowed Scholarship Fund for “nontraditional” students,...