The Invisibility of Stuttering with Dr. Hope Gerlach (LIVE #45)
Conversation with Hope Gerlach
Scroll down for host and guest bio, additional resources, links, notes, and more.
“...stuttering adds value into the world...”
TOPICS INCLUDE
Introductions and talk
Invisibility and stuttering
The purpose for doing research
Being an ally
NOTES
0:00-8:40: Introductions, bringing research to life
8:40- 14:00: "Neurological glitch", invisible disabilities and losing control when you are about to stutter
14:00-19:07: measuring stuttering, the impact of it being invisible
19:26-28:29: Charles Van Riper legacy at Western Michigan University and the "stuttering tax"
28:29-33:09: More on the stuttering tax and managing the stigma
34:00- 42:40: concealment and severity
42:55- 55:16: Vanderbilt research (explicit and implicit biases from SLPs about stuttering), maybe a hardwired way of thinking that fluent speech is better
55:42- End: being an ally, invisible component, not everyone is struggling, closing remarks
GUEST BIO
Hope Gerlach, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at Western Michigan University. Her research focuses on identifying and reducing disparities in quality of life between people who stutter and typically fluent speakers. Currently, she is studying the role of stigma and identity constructs in psychological distress among adults who stutter. She has been actively involved in support organizations for people who stutter and has worked as a speech-language pathologist at several summer camps for youth who stutter.
Resources and Links
The value in connecting with other people who stutter
Stuttering and Invisibility article for kids
HOST BIO
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator of Transcending Stuttering Academy and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.