Michael S. Cannizzaro
Associate Professor
Department Chair
403 Pomeroy Hall
489 Main St
Burlington, VT 05405
United States
- Post-doctoral training with Pfizer Global Research & Development: The Neuropsychology of Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders; University of Connecticut
- M.S., Communication Disorders; University of New Hampshire
- B.S., Speech Pathology; Nazareth College of Rochester
Areas of expertise
Analysis of prefrontal cortical function as measured by functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), task-related processing load during discourse / complex communication, comparison of discourse performance in brain injured and typical adults, cognitive-motor interference in neurodegenerative disorders.
BIO
Dr. Michael Cannizzaro investigates brain and behavior relationships in typical and brain-injured populations. His research considers the role of the prefrontal cortex during complex communication and language tasks that involve executive functions. This includes the study of personal narrative and conversational discourse using behavioral, linguistic, computational, and hemodynamic metrics to study communication.
As part of the UVM EPSCoR SOCKS (Science of Online Corpora, Knowledge, and Stories) Health Team, Dr. Cannizzaro’s current research uses computational narrative analytics to examine personal stories, digital phenotypes, and conversational story telling to understand health, the parameters of ecologically valid forms of communication, and cognitively based communication disorders.
Dr. Cannizzaro has worked clinically as a speech-language pathologist and is experienced in the assessment and treatment of adults with acquired speech, language, and cognitive deficits secondary to neurogenic disorders (e.g., stroke, brain-injury, progressive neurodegenerative disorders, and psychiatric illness).
Bio
Dr. Michael Cannizzaro investigates brain and behavior relationships in typical and brain-injured populations. His research considers the role of the prefrontal cortex during complex communication and language tasks that involve executive functions. This includes the study of personal narrative and conversational discourse using behavioral, linguistic, computational, and hemodynamic metrics to study communication.
As part of the UVM EPSCoR SOCKS (Science of Online Corpora, Knowledge, and Stories) Health Team, Dr. Cannizzaro’s current research uses computational narrative analytics to examine personal stories, digital phenotypes, and conversational story telling to understand health, the parameters of ecologically valid forms of communication, and cognitively based communication disorders.
Dr. Cannizzaro has worked clinically as a speech-language pathologist and is experienced in the assessment and treatment of adults with acquired speech, language, and cognitive deficits secondary to neurogenic disorders (e.g., stroke, brain-injury, progressive neurodegenerative disorders, and psychiatric illness).
Publications
For a full list of publications see Michael S. Cannizzaro Ph.D. CCC-SLP - Google Scholar
- Stephens, S. R., Coelho, C., & Cannizzaro, M.S. (2023). Pragmatics: Discourse assessment and treatment in traumatic brain injury. In Clinical Applications of Linguistics to Speech-Language Pathology (pp. 163-187). Routledge.*
- VanNostrand, M., Belanger, B., Purin, G., Kasser, S. L., & Cannizzaro, M.S. (2022). Cognitive-Motor Interference and Cortical Activation While Walking in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Motor Control, 1(aop), 1-17.*
- VanNostrand, M., Belanger, B., Kasser, S., & Cannizzaro, M.S. (2020). Cognitive-motor interference and cortical activation during walking and turning in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal (Vol. 26, No. 3_ SUPPL, pp. 499-499).
- *Cannizzaro, M.S., Stephens, S. R. (2019). Discourse formulation and neurovascular activation in four genres. Clinical Archives of Communication Disorders, 4(1), 10-20.*
- Hutchins, T. L., & Cannizzaro, M.S. (2018). Review of the Test of Early Language Development, Revised. In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The Twentieth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
- Cannizzaro, M.S., Stephens, S. R., Breidenstein, M., & Crovo, C. (2016). Prefrontal cortical activity during discourse processing: An observational fNIRS study. Topics in Language Disorders, 36(1), 65-79. *
- Hutchins, T. L., & Cannizzaro, M.S. (2015). Review of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, Fifth Edition (CELF-5). In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The Twentieth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
- Hutchins, T. L., & Cannizzaro, M.S. (2014). Review of the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts? Bilingual Spanish-English version (SALT-SE). In J. F. Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The nineteenth mental measurements yearbook. Lincoln, NE: The Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.