Dale Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Dale Williams is Associate Professor at Florida Atlantic University and Director of the Fluency Clinic. He teaches graduate level courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders; is a clinical supervisor at the Florida Atlantic University Communication Disorders Center; advises master's students; implements research; and participates in service to the profession, community, university, and department. Dr. Williams is also a fluency disorders specialist for a private practice where he consults with speech-language pathologists, conducts diagnostic evaluations, and administers treatment for a variety of fluency cases.

Dr. Williams received his Ph.D. in Communication Disorders and Sciences from Southern Illinois University,; his Master of Science in Communication disorders from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; and his Bachelor of Arts in English from Alma College in Michigan. He holds Specialty Recognition by ASHA Special Interest Division 4: Fluency and Fluency Disorders and was also awarded Fluency Specialist Mentor in 2001. He is also a member of The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), The Florida Language, Speech and Hearing Association, The National Stuttering Association, The International Fluency Association, The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. He is co-facilitator, for a support group for persons who stutter.

Dr. Williams has authored many publications in the Journal of Fluency Disorders and The Journal of Communication Disorders. His most recent publication from which portions of this course are based on is: Williams, D. F. (in press). Stuttering Recovery: Personal and Empirical Perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.