9 Jul 2017

Changing the Way the World Views Stuttering at the 2017 NSA Conference (Ep. 624)

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Chaya Goldstein, CCC-SLP

Chaya Goldstein joins Reuben Schuff at the 34th annual National Stuttering Association (NSA) conference in Dallas, Texas. They discuss following your dreams, changing the way the world views stuttering, the importance of stuttering advocacy and much more.

Chaya Goldstein is a PWS, SLP, teacher, dancer, nature-lover, and overall life-enthusiast. She incorporates multi-sensory instruction and movement into her teaching and therapy and engages in mindfulness and meditation. Chaya works as a SLP in a charter school in Queens, NY, and teaches the course on stuttering at Long Island University. She is co-leader of the NSA Midtown Chapter.

Reuben Schuff is an author and roving host for StutterTalk. By profession and passion he is an aerospace engineer, and also, a traveler, a juggler, a Toastmaster, and a person who stutters. He is a workshop presenter for the National Stuttering Association’s annual conference and is the co-founder of the Raleigh Teens Who Stutter (TWST) chapter of the NSA. Reuben also facilitates and presents with FRIENDS (the National Organization for Young People who Stutter). Reuben is author of the chapter Fluency: My Untrustworthy Friend in the StutterTalk book: Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom.

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8 Jul 2017

Finding My Stuttering Family is an Overwhelming Relief at the 2017 NSA Conference (Ep. 623)

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LJ Mucheje, Bornwell Katebe and Christopher Constantino

LJ Mucheje and Bornwell Katebe join Christopher Constantino at the 34th annual National Stuttering Association (NSA) conference in Dallas, Texas.

They discuss the overwhelming relief of meeting other people who stutter and much more.The point is made, “We may not look alike, but the stories are the same.” Other conversations include how stuttering behaviors and reactions are impacted by certain places, family and friends.

Bornwell Katebe is a person who stutters and PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette studying under Dr. John Tetnowski. Bornwell is from Mufulira, Zambia.

LJ Mucheje is a person who stutters and resides in Chesterfield, VA. He is an environmental engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation and works on reducing noise pollution. He is from Zimbabwe.

Christopher Constantino, CCC-SLP, is a person who stutters, a StutterTalk host, and a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. Chris is an ASHA certified, Tennessee licensed, speech-language pathologist at Shelby County Schools in Memphis, TN. His research has sought to understand and contextualize the experiences of passing as fluent for people who covertly stutter. Currently he is studying the subjective experience of stuttering, he is interested in defining and measuring the degree to which communication feels spontaneous, regardless of fluency. Chris’s StutterTalk episodes are known for finding common ground between disability rights and speech-language pathology.

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7 Jul 2017

The Positive Vulnerability of Stuttering at the 2017 NSA Conference (Ep. 622)

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Jia Bin, Christophe Constantino, Elizabeth Wislar and Reuben Schuff

Jia Bin, Elizabeth Wislar and Reuben Schuff join Christopher Constantino at the 34th annual National Stuttering Association (NSA) conference in Dallas, Texas.

They discuss conference highlights so far which include Lee Reeve’s keynote, Barry Yeoman and Chaya Goldstein’s movement workshop, Yeoman and Constantino’s masculinity workshop, the positive vulnerability of stuttering, the kids’s talent show and their open stuttering on stage, role models of all ages, Schuff’s Avoidance Reduction workshop followed by the difficult and meaningful break out sessions and so much more.

Jia Bin is a person who stutters from China living in Michigan. Ms. Bin is a high school Chinese Teacher.

Elizabeth Wislar is a person who stutters and a teacher of students with disabilities. She lives in Athens, Ga. USA with her husband, daughter and 7 pets. She loves to run, cook, read and write. She is a co-leader of the Athens, Georgia National Stuttering Association chapter and writes a blog about being a teacher who stutters.

Reuben Schuff is an author and roving host for StutterTalk. By profession and passion he is an aerospace engineer, and also, a traveler, a juggler, a Toastmaster, and a person who stutters. He is a workshop presenter for the National Stuttering Association’s annual conference and is the co-founder of the Raleigh Teens Who Stutter (TWST) chapter of the NSA. Reuben also facilitates and presents with FRIENDS (the National Organization for Young People who Stutter). Reuben is author of the chapter Fluency: My Untrustworthy Friend in the StutterTalk book: Stuttering: Inspiring Stories and Professional Wisdom.

Christopher Constantino, CCC-SLP, is a person who stutters, a StutterTalk host, and a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. Chris is an ASHA certified, Tennessee licensed, speech-language pathologist at Shelby County Schools in Memphis, TN. His research has sought to understand and contextualize the experiences of passing as fluent for people who covertly stutter. Currently he is studying the subjective experience of stuttering, he is interested in defining and measuring the degree to which communication feels spontaneous, regardless of fluency. Chris’s StutterTalk episodes are known for finding common ground between disability rights and speech-language pathology.

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29 Jun 2017

Is Anticipating Stuttering Ever Productive? (Ep. 621)

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Richard Arenas, Ph.D.

Richard Arenas joins Peter Reitzes for an unprecedented second consecutive week to discuss if anticipating stuttering can ever be productive, to answer questions submitted by listeners and researchers and to preview his upcoming speech at the National Stuttering Association’s 2017 Research Symposium.

Richard Arenas, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico. His research aims to understand the contextual variability of stuttering, specifically the biological mechanisms that underlie this variability. The goal is to translate research findings in to more effective treatments for stuttering. Dr. Arenas will be speaking this summer at the 2017 National Stuttering Association’s Research Symposium in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Arenas’ presentation will be based on his paper Conceptualizing and investigating the contextual variability of stuttering: The speech and monitoring interaction (SAMI) framework.

Related Episodes:

  • The Anticipation of Stuttering (Ep. 620) with Dr. Richard Arenas
  • Mindfulness in Stuttering Treatment (Ep. 321) with Dr. Michael Boyle

Related Research:

  • Responses of adults who stutter to the anticipation of stuttering (Jackson et. al).
  • Anticipation in stuttering: A theoretical model of the nature of stutter prediction (Garcia-Barrera & Davidow)
  • A preliminary study on the neural oscillatory characteristics of motor preparation prior to dysfluent and fluent utterances in adults who stutter (Mersov et. al)
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24 Jun 2017

The Anticipation of Stuttering (Ep. 620)

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Richard Arenas, Ph.D.

Richard Arenas joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his research on the anticipation of stuttering. Dr. Arenas answers listener questions and is asked about his finding that “stuttering severity was positively correlated with the belief that the anticipation of stuttering increases the likelihood of stuttering.”

Richard Arenas, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico. His research aims to understand the contextual variability of stuttering, specifically the biological mechanisms that underlie this variability. The goal is to translate research findings in to more effective treatments for stuttering. Dr. Arenas will be speaking this summer at the 2017 National Stuttering Association’s Research Symposium in Dallas, Texas on the topic The anticipation of stuttering: Its impact on quality of life and on the speech production process.

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15 Jun 2017

No Apologies: Living with Neurogenic Stuttering (Ep. 619)

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Dr. Melissa Filler

Melissa Fuller joins Peter Reitzes to discuss her experience living with neurogenic stuttering.

Dr. Fuller recently acquired stuttering after a car accident and has pursued a quick path towards stuttering acceptance. On today’s episode Dr. Fuller discusses a range of topics including how family and speech therapy have helped her and how embracing acceptance of same sex relationships has helped her accept stuttering. Dr. Fuller explains that she wants to be an advocate for diversity, that stuttering is okay, you can do anything with a stutter and there is nothing wrong with you for being different.

Melissa Fuller, PhD, LPC, NCC, is a national board certified and licensed professional counselor in Colorado. She has a PhD from Capella University and has been working in the field of neurofeedback. Dr. Fuller’s therapeutic related interests are specific to trauma in kids and survivors of sexual assault. She competes in Ironman competitions, is a bronze All-World Athlete, and an ultra-marathoner. Dr. Fuller will be speaking on a panel this summer at the 20th Annual FRIENDS convention held in Orlando, Florida, July 20-22, 2017.

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