“There are less than 300 specialists in the United States helping people who stutter.” American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
As a specialist and an instructor, I keep up with current research regarding stuttering therapy and etiology. I have worked within my field of expertise with Pasadena City College; Mountain View School District, El Monte, CA; San Marino Unified School District; the ENT department at Kaiser-Permanente Hospital; the Los Angeles County Office of Education; the Los Angeles Unified School District; and the Stuttering Adult Clinic, California State University, Los Angeles.
I served as the director of the Los Angles Chapter of the National Stuttering Association for 14 years.
I am a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the California Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CSHA). I have presented at ASHA, CSHA, and in several school districts. I am available for one and two-day workshops, in-services, and seminars.
My present involvement includes teaching the undergraduate and graduate level fluency classes at California State University Northridge (CSUN) and I also direct and supervise the California State University Northridge Stuttering Clinic.
I previously conducted one-day family workshops called “Children Who Stutter and Their Families” in association with Pasadena City College (PCC) Communications Department.
Degrees and Credentials
University of Tennessee, M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology
Hardin-Simmons University, B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competence (C.C.C.)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Certificate of Specialty Recognition in Fluency Disorders (Stuttering)
State of California, Instructor Credential, Community Colleges, Special Education
State of California, Speech-Language Clinical Rehabilitative Credential
State of California, Speech-Language Pathology
Additional Training
Dr. Charles Van Riper, PhD: Pioneer and authority on on stuttering, and noted author of university textbook, “Speech Correction, 9th ed.)
Dr. Carl Dell, PhD: Residing Professor at Eastern Illinois University, Speech-Language Dept., autor of “Treating the School-Age Stutterer,” Stuttering Foundation of America
Vivian Sheehan: Saint John’s Hospital, Sheehan Stuttering Center