Amanda Jade Rabizadeh

Honors undergraduate student pursuing B.S. in Language, Speech, and Hearing Sciences with minor in Aging Sciences. Contributed to speech and language research, cognitive-linguistic assessment, data collection, and speech analysis. Aims to advance knowledge through graduate study in speech-language pathology and gain hands-on experience across diverse clinical settings.

College of Behavioral & Community Sciences Undergraduate Research Assistantship

• Awarded a research stipend for five consecutive semesters, including summer terms, beginning Fall 2024, in recognition of continued research contributions to the USF Bulls Stuttering Lab.

Speech-Language Pathology Shadow

• Observed how Dr. Lindsey Hourigan ran her speech therapy sessions.
• Interacted with patients with autism ages 3-11.

College of Behavioral and Community Sciences Study Abroad Scholarship Organizations

University of South Florida Bulls Stuttering Lab, Research Assistant

• Involved in a research study titled Interactions of Lexical Selection and Articulation in Adults who Stutter with Dr Nathaniel Maxfield, Train in administering and scoring a cognitive-linguistic assessment (CLQT), Review participant video clips from the Lexical Selection and Articulation Study to document stuttering types, avoidance strategies, and secondary behaviors

ENGin Online Volunteer Program

• Tutored a Ukrainian student in conversational English weekly for 3 months

Master Clinician Network Speech-Language Pathology Online Observation Program

• Completed 25 hours of online observation of speech-language pathology sessions across pediatric and adult populations., Analyzed clinician-client interactions, therapeutic techniques, and ethical and professional practices through written reflections.

Chi Omega Theta Theta Fraternal Organization Leadership

Director of Career and Personal Development

• Managed event budgets for career-focused programming, including LinkedIn/Handshake workshops and a chapter career fair.
• Managed Chi Omega’s LinkedIn presence to promote professional development opportunities and chapter initiatives.
• Planned and led health and career-focused programming for chapter members.

Personal Development Chair 

• Supported the Director of Career and Personal Development in planning and executing chapter programming.
• Organized a self-defense class for chapter members, coordinating event logistics and details with the IgniteHer Organization.
• Collaborated with committee members and chapter leadership to coordinate cross-programming initiatives.

Backroom Chair

• Coordinated behind-the-scenes logistics throughout multiple rounds of sorority recruitment.
• Communicated real-time updates between recruitment leadership, chapter members, and recruitment teams
• Demonstrated adaptability by responding to unexpected changes in potential new members availability and recruitment schedules.