In a field like speech-language pathology, teaching is about preparing clinicians and researchers who will directly impact people’s lives. My teaching philosophy is grounded in active engagement, experiential learning, and the pursuit of excellence.
Assistant Professor
My research is driven by the goal of improving communication outcomes for people with acquired neurogenic disorders across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts. This includes developing innovative methods, such as eye-tracking paradigms and interdisciplinary training models, that can bridge laboratory science and clinical practice.
I teach both the graduate and undergraduate courses within the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CMSD) program. They include, Aphasia, Acquired Cognitive-Communication Disorders, Speech Disorders, and the Neurobiology of Communication.
In a field like speech-language pathology, teaching is about preparing clinicians and researchers who will directly impact people’s lives. My teaching philosophy is grounded in active engagement, experiential learning, and the pursuit of excellence. I believe students learn best when they actively construct knowledge. This means designing courses that emphasize interaction, collaboration, and application through clinical scenarios, simulations, and problem-based learning.
I hope students leave my classes with more than just knowledge. I want them to develop the ability to think critically, apply evidence-based practices, and approach clinical and research problems with curiosity and confidence
I want students to know that I value their perspectives and see learning as a collaborative process. I am deeply invested in their growth as future clinicians and researchers and I strive to create a supportive environment where they feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes, and improving.
Javad Anjum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education at the University of Georgia. He worked as a physician in India and pursued clinical research in Neurophysiology at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. He then completed an MEd in Educational Research and Evaluation and a PhD in Speech-Language Science, both from the Ohio University. Javad also holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Javad’s overarching research agenda is to enhance cognitive and communication outcomes for people touched by aphasia and related conditions. He approaches this work through three interconnected lines of inquiry: (1) examining cognitive and lexical-semantic mechanisms underlying language performance in people with and without aphasia; (2) advancing equitable and person-centered neurorehabilitation models for multilingual people with aphasia and other neurogenic cognitive-communication disorders; and (3) developing interdisciplinary training programs for improving clinical service delivery for people with aphasia and older adults experiencing cognitive decline. Javad’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) interests explore the use of active learning and experiential pedagogical approaches to train future speech-language pathologists and audiologists.