Daniel Furnas, PHD
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Telephone number (904) 256-7959
Email address dfurnas@ju.edu
Office location AHSC 2103
Office Hours
By appointment
Areas of Specialization
Aphasia, Cognition, Technology Integration, Eye-tracking
Education
Ph.D., Communication Sciences and Disorders, Columbia University, 2017
M.A., Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, 2012
B.A, East Asian Languages and Literatures, University of Florida, 2005
Professional Information
Dr. Daniel Furnas is an Assistant Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
He received a B.A. in East Asian Languages & Literatures - Japanese concentration,
and a minor in Computer and Information Sciences and Technology from the University
of Florida in 2005. During his Masters work at University of Florida, he wrote his
thesis on the effectiveness of Dr. Lisa Edmonds' Verb Network Strengthening Treatment
for people with aphasia using a self-designed computer program (VNeST-C) that was
administered via teletherapy. His PhD was conferred in October 2017. During his Ph.D.
work at Teachers College at Columbia University, he used eye-tracking to investigate
the effects of cognitive load, distraction, and picture integration on reading performance
in healthy adults in order to inform his current research regarding reading comprehension
in people with aphasia. He continues to be interested in integrating technology into
assessment, treatment and daily lives of people with aphasia to improve performance
outcomes and quality of life.