Phone: 828-227-3291
Email: shapiro@wcu.edu 
Office Address: McKee G51

Education:

• Ph.D., Indiana University, 1984
• M.S., University of Vermont, 1977

Biography:

I'm a professor of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at WCU. I received my master's degree from the University of Vermont (Burlington) in 1977 and my Ph.D. from Indiana University (Bloomington) in 1984. My research interests focus on stuttering and people who stutter; my primary teaching areas include Fluency and Fluency Disorders, Professional Issues, and the Clinical and Supervisory Process. I am in my fourth decade of providing clinical services for people who stutter and their families, and I enjoy presenting at state, national, and international conferences.

My book, Stuttering Intervention: A Collaborative Journey to Fluency Freedom (1999, Pro-Ed), is finding a wide international audience; several of my papers have been published in multiple languages. I am a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a Board-Recognized Specialist in Fluency Disorders, and a member of ASHA's Special Interest Division 4 (Fluency and Fluency Disorders) and the International Fluency Association.

My wife, Kay, and I have two children, Sarah and Aaron. When not at work, I enjoy spending time with my children, hiking, fly fishing, bicycling, and splitting wood.