Mariam Abdelaziz
Mariam Abdelaziz (she, her, hers), Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) department. Dr. Abdelaziz began her career in speech-language pathology as a bilingual school-based clinician serving children with high-incidence disabilities from pre-K to 8th grade.
She earned her Ph.D. at UNC-Greensboro in Communication Sciences and Disorders. She was a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Multicultural Board from 2018 to 2020. Her research interests include issues related to cultural and linguistic diversity within the field of CSD, language and literacy development, and professional issues. Her Language and Diversity Lab was previously funded by an ASHA Multicultural Grant and is currently funded by a Faculty Research Award.
At NCCU, Dr. Abdelaziz serves as the coordinator of the bilingual concentration, a specialized course sequence that prepares graduate students to assess and treat communication disorders in multilingual populations. She is also the faculty advisor for the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA).
At the state level, Dr. Abdelaziz is the North Carolina Speech, Hearing, and Language Association’s (NCSHLA) vice president for public relations and university affairs.
Courses
Publications
- Abdelaziz, M., He, Y., & Hayes, M. (2025). Applying Interprofessional Practice and Education with SLP Graduate Students: An Exploratory Study. Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 9(3).
- Kasambira Fannin, D., Mahendra, N.A., Matthews, J., Abdelaziz, M.M. (2025). Diversification of the Speech-Language Pathology workforce. In F. Khosa (Ed.), Workforce diversity across the health professions. Cambridge, MA: Elsevier.
- Abdelaziz, M. M., & Rivera Pérez, J. F. (2024). Revisiting student stories: Understanding microaggressions and interpersonal conflict within speech-language and hearing sciences training programs. American journal of speech-language pathology, 33(6), 2871-2888.
- Abdelaziz, M., Mathews, J., Campos, I., Fanin, D., Rivera-Perez, J., Wilhite., M., & Williams, R. (2021). American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 30(5), 1990-2002.
- Abdelaziz, M. & Mayo, R. (2019). Culturally responsive evaluation practices of North Carolina speech language pathologists. Journal of the National Black Association for Speech- Language and Hearing, 14(1), 116-139.
- Lowell, S., Vigil, D., Abdelaziz, M., Edmonds, K., Goel, P., Guiberson, M., Hamilton, A., Hung, P., Miller, C., Ramkissoon, I., Scott., D., & Wilkerson, D. (2018). Pathways to cultural competence: Diversity backgrounds and their influence on career path and clinical care. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 3(14), 30-39
Grants
Faculty Research Award Program (2024)
ASHA Multicultural Grant: Retaining Underrepresented Students in CSD: A Model for CSD Faculty (2022)
TESOL Research Mini-Grant, TESOL International Association (2018)
Social Media
To keep up with Dr. Abdelaziz's research lab on social media, follow @ldlslp on Instagram.