Judith Kuster
Judith Maginnis Kuster, aka Judith A. Kuster, is a certified speech-language pathologist and professor in the Department of Speech, Hearing and Rehabilitation Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato.[1] She holds an MS in speech-language pathology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and an MS in counseling from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is an ASHA fellow and holds Specialty Certification in stuttering.
Kuster created and maintains the Stuttering Home Page, a guide and resources for professionals, adults and children about the treatment of stuttering, cluttering, and other communication disorders. She has been invited to give presentations about resources for the treatment of communications disorders North America, Europe and China.
Kuster chairs the annual online conference, ISAD Conference. ISAD is held on a yearly basis, for the three weeks before International Stuttering Awareness Day, every year. International Stuttering Awareness Day is October 22. She has been the organizer of this conference since 1998. This conference is the most widely available regular research on stuttering.
She has published many articles focused on speech-language pathology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, the Journal of School Health, the Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, The Clinical Connection, Speaking Out, and other journals.
Kuster lives in New Ulm, Minnesota with her husband Thomas Kuster.
ISAD Conferences
The ISAD Conference is a yearly event and copies of the entire conference are archived.[2] Kuster has hosted the conference every year from 1998 to 2008.
- 2008, ISAD 11, Don't Be Afraid of Stuttering
- 2007, ISAD 10, Stuttering Awareness: Global Community, Local Activity
- 2006, ISAD 9, Don't Talk About Us, Talk With Us
- 2005, ISAD 8, Community Vision for Global Action
- 2004, ISAD 7, International Year of the Child Who Stutters
- 2003, ISAD 6, International Stuttering Awareness is Everyday
- 2002, ISAD 5, Don't Let Stuttering Stop You
- 2001, ISAD 4, You Are Not Alone
- 2000, ISAD 3, Reach Out to Children Who Stutter
- 1999, ISAD 2, Many Languages, One Voice
- 1998, ISAD 1, The Power of Your Voice
References
- ↑ Kuster, Judith Maginnis. "Internet-Picture It! Free Art for Therapy Materials". SpeechandLanguage.com. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ↑ Archived ISAD Conferences