Open Spaces with Derek Daniels (LIVE #37)
Conversation with Derek Daniels
Scroll down for host and guest bio, additional resources, links, notes, and more.
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Early years and growing-up
- Being a PWS, AND a leading speech-language pathologist and academic
- Memorable experiences and influences life
- How "culture" impacts perceptions, attitudes and experiences of stuttering
- Vision for the future
NOTES
With regards to growing up with a stutter, Derek explains how he navigated difference and challenge.
Derek delves into his research and insights into the significant impact of culture in how difference is stigmatized or normalized.
He discusses his latest research related to the experiences of African American men who stutter.
Derek brings up thought-provoking questions and analyses on differences in society regarding race and stuttering.
Derek shares his approach to meeting people who stutter - getting to know his clients on an individual level and let their interests and cultural experiences emerge.
Derek and Uri discuss the significance of “being Black” - race relations, representation and more, as ongoing conversations that need to advance further.
Derek talks about identities, openness and different stages and contexts determine the level of openness one is ready for.
GUEST BIO
Derek E. Daniels, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses. He has been a certified speech-language pathologist since 2002. Derek is a person who stutters, provides clinical services for people who stutter, and supervises graduate student training in stuttering. He has participated in many self-help events, workshops, and clinical training programs for people who stutter, including Camp Shout Out. Derek's research focuses on public perceptions of people who stutter, identity construction, psychosocial experiences, and intersectionality. He is the current President-Elect of the Michigan Speech, Language, and Hearing Association.
Resources and Links
Derek Daniel’s Research Profile
HOST BIO
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life.
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.