Welcome to the Swallow Your Pride Podcast. I'm your host Teresa Richard. I'm a board certified

specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders. And I know firsthand how much confusing and

conflicting information there is out there about how we

assess and treat swallowing disorders. This podcast is all about bringing everyone

together, getting on the same page, being open to new ideas, and using evidence-based treatment strategies for

our patients with dysphagia. So let's get into it.

Just a quick disclaimer that all statements and opinions expressed in this episode do not reflect on the organizations associated with the speakers and are their own opinions solely.

This is episode 84 of the Soilier Pride

podcast and today's guest is Craig Coleman. He is an associate professor at

Marshall University and chair of graduate admissions in the Department of

Communication Disorders.

Craig is Board certified specialist in Fluency Disorders and an Asha fellow.

Yes, I said Fluency.

I know this is the following podcast, but I promise there's a point to bringing Craig on.

He teaches graduate courses in stuttering and professional issues in speech language pathology,

the undergraduate capstone course, and an undergraduate course in stuttering.

Prior to joining the Marshall faculty Craig spent

over 12 years serving as clinical coordinator and co-director of the Stuttering Center at the Children's Hospital

of Pittsburgh. Craig has served as coordinator of Asha Special Interest Group 4, which is fluency and fluency disorders.

Craig is a former two-term president of the Pennsylvania Speech Language Hearing Association.

In 2011, Craig was awarded the Clinical Achievement Award of the Pennsylvania State Association and was awarded honors of Pisha in 2015.

Craig collaborated on the child versions of the overall assessment of the child's experience of stuttering, which

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