Julius Fridriksson MA, PhD, CCC-SLP

Dr. Julius Fridriksson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a University of South Carolina Health Sciences Distinguished Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, SmartState Endowed Chair of Memory and Brain Function, and new Interim Vice President for Research at the University of South Carolina. He is the director of the Center for the Study of Aphasia Recovery (C-STAR) and co-directs the UofSC McCausland Center for Brain Imaging. His research examines the effects of stroke on everyday life and develops new treatments for stroke survivors. Much of this research is focused on communication, which is very often affected by stroke. In 2020, his team at the UofSC Aphasia Lab transitioned their research on the aging brain to focus on the cognitive impacts of COVID-19.