6 Jun 2020

Showing Up in Support of the Black Community (Ep. 690)

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Dr. Kia Noelle Johnson
Dr. Kia Noelle Johnson

Dr. Kia Noelle Johnson and Dr. Darren Johnson join Chaya Goldstein to share their experience of what it’s like to be a black person in America today. Together they discuss the impact of overt and covert racism, microaggressions, and digging deep on self reflection to start making internal changes. Darren and Kia share what we can do as individuals and a community to show up in support of our black friends, and be part of the change.

Dr. Darren Johnson

Dr. Darren Johnson is a person who stutters and has been an active member of the New York City stuttering community since 2015. Outside of his involvement in the community, he is a cancer researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and enjoys exploring the city in his free-time.

Dr. Kia Kia Noelle Johnson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Houston and an ASHA board certified and state-licensed speech-language pathologist specializing in Fluency and Fluency Disorders with a focus on children who stutter. Her current research interest is in the examination of speech disfluencies in culturally and linguistically diverse children who do and do not stutter. She serves on the ASHA Board of Directors as the National Advisor to the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association and also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors to the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing.

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22 May 2020

Stuttering and the Politics of University Time (Ep. 689)

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Dane Isaccs

Dane Isaacs joins Chris Constantino to discuss Isaac’s recently published paper ‘I Don’t Have Time For This’: Stuttering and the Politics of University Time. Issacs and Constantino discuss stuttering from a disability rights perspective. 

Dane Isaacs is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology at Stellenbosch University. He holds a Masters degree in psychology from the University of Cape Town. His doctoral work explores discourses of masculinities amongst young adult men in Western Cape who stutter. His research interests include psychoanalytic perspectives on disability inequality and psychological experience of disability discrimination and impairment, specifically in the context of people who stutter. In addition, he is interested in poststructuralist theories of gender, the social construction of masculinities particularly within the South African context, and the perpetration of intimate partner violence against women. 
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17 May 2020

Stammering Pride and Prejudice with Chris Constantino (Ep. 688)

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Chris Constantino

Chris Constantino joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss Stammering Pride and Prejudice, a book that explores stuttering from the social model of disability. Chris shares his insights on the social model of disability and how it applies to stuttering. Dr. Constantino discusses his chapter in the book “Stutter Naked” and how stuttering has fostered intimacy and other gains in his life.

Christopher Constantino lives in Tallahassee, Florida with his wife, Megan, and son, Augustine. He is a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor at Florida State University. He teaches classes on counseling and stuttering and researches how the subjective experience of stuttering interacts with culture and society. He recently co-edited the book, Stammering Pride and Prejudice. Chris enjoys riding his bike and eating chocolate chip cookies.

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12 May 2020

First Day: A Public Service Announcement with Filmmaker Cody Packer (Ep. 687)

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Cody Packer
Cody Packer

Cody Packer joins Chaya Goldstein to discuss First Day, a short film being used as a Public Service Announcement to raise awareness about stuttering during National Stuttering Awareness Week.

Cody Mathieson Packer is a proud person who stutters from New Zealand. He started making films in his parents backyard at the age of 13, which was the time he discovered the magic of filmmaking and storytelling. Since then he studied film directing at the New Zealand Broadcasting School and Columbia College Chicago. He now lives in Los Angeles, California where he works as a commercial and film director full time. Cody is a passionate advocate involved in the National Stuttering Association Stuttering Association for the Stuttering Association for the Young communities. He released this PSA to celebrate the communities he holds close to heart, and to spread awareness about stuttering during National Stuttering Awareness Week.

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23 Apr 2020

Stuttering, It’s What You Think with Dominique Kennedy (Ep. 686)

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Dominique Kennedy joins Christoper Constantino to discuss stuttering, cluttering, and her new book Stuttering, It’s What You Think.

 

Dominique Kennedy is the author of Stuttering, It’s What You Think. Dominique is an experienced and certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Dominique earned a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders with an emphasis in Speech Language Pathology. Her experience across settings includes: schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and early intervention. Through her private practice she serves children and adults. She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and Special Interest Groups (SIGs) Fluency & Fluency Disorders and Augmentative & Alternative Communication. Through her desire to educate and empower families, she has developed educational programs and professional development courses. Dominique lives in the Atlanta Metro area of Georgia with her husband and their two daughters. She enjoys art, music and culture.

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11 Apr 2020

The Growth of Stuttering Support in Israel During COVID-19 (Ep. 685)

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Israel, stuttering, Hanan Hurwitz, StutterTalk

Hanan Hurwitz joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the growth and success of stuttering support in Israel during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Hurwitz is asked about Israel’s first support group meeting for children who stutter, a current series of online stuttering lectures, and serving in the military while stuttering. 

Hanan Hurwitz is an electronics engineer and independent Quality Management consultant, and presently the Executive Director of the Israeli Stuttering Association, AMBI.

Hanan is a PWS who started on his Journey of understanding stuttering in 2010, when he attended the National Stuttering Association annual conference.

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