The future of our field will be largely influenced by the doctoral students who are presently learning and testing new theories and applying those tenets to clinical practice. Dr. Courtney Byrd will moderate a panel of doctoral students with distinct trajectories to facilitate a discussion of new frontiers in stuttering research. Panelists will provide valuable insight for clinicians and persons who stutter regarding emerging data related to the nature, assessment and treatment of stuttering.

Target Audience: Speech-Language Pathologists, Adults who Stutter

Bio: Courtney Byrd, PhD, CCC-SLP, is Vice President of Continuing Education for The Stuttering Foundation, Founding Director of the Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute, Principal Investigator of the Dr. Jennifer and Emanuel Bodner Developmental Stuttering Lab, and Professor, Associate Chair and Graduate Adviser Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at The University of Texas at Austin.