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Biography: Instructor Naomi Gurevich, PhD, CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Purdue University Fort Wayne and is a licensed & certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She teaches courses on anatomy & physiology, gerontology, and medical speech-language pathology. Since joining PFW she has been recognized with two teaching awards (in 2019 for the full version of the "Aging and Dementia" course, and "Science Teacher of the Year" in 2021), two research awards (2022, 2024) and was inducted into the Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) in 2025. She is the director of the Clinical Linguistics and Acquired Disorders (CLAD) Lab. Her publications include three books, two of which are directly related to the topic of dementia ("Treating Cognitive Disorders in Adults" (Pro-ed, 2019), and "The SourceŽ: Dementia" (2nd Edition, Pro-ed, 2022)). Naomi is a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange Network and the WHO dementia research community. She served as the Coordinator of the Gerontology Certificate Program at PFW (2017-2022) & was a member of the Gerontology Advisory Committee. She developed and led local initiatives at Purdue University Fort Wayne to create disability and dementia friendly businesses in the Fort Wayne area and is committed to educating the community about aging and dementia.
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