NSA MeetingNSA Meeting

MSU, Moorhead

February 21, 2013

Who I am - Judy KusterWho I am - Judy Kuster

Professor emeritus (and adjunct)

of Communication Disorders

at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Professional informationProfessional information Taught is MSU, Mankato for 25 years Member American Speech-Language and Hearing Association Member of NSA, ISA, IFA Started and facilitated the second NSA chapter in Minnesota Co-chair of Special Interest Group 4 on Stuttering ASHA Fellow Publications - including 108 ASHA Leader columns (for 16 years) Professional Websites

– Stuttering Home Page

www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/stutter.html– Net Connections for Communication Disorders

www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html Fulbright Specialist Scholar – Bulgaria and China Presenter - especially on internet resources, counseling, and stuttering – 36 states,

Washington DC, and 10 foreign countries

Personal informationPersonal information

Married to Tom Kuster 9 children and 12

grandchildren

Personal informationPersonal information

Personal informationPersonal information

Married to Tom Kuster– 9 children – 12 grandchildren

Enjoy traveling

Bucket list – set foot in ALL Bucket list – set foot in ALL 50 United States!!50 United States!!

Personal informationPersonal information

Married to Tom Kuster– 9 children – 12 grandchildren

Enjoy traveling Enjoy genealogy (studying the history of my family)

Personal informationPersonal information

Married to Tom Kuster– 9 children – 12 grandchildren

Enjoy travel Enjoy genealogy Enjoy singing

Where IWhere I live live

What I was asked to do this What I was asked to do this eveningevening

Tell the story of how The Stuttering Home Page started

Show the Stuttering Home Page – take a tour and share the challenges to keep it going

Speculate where Internet resources are heading, talk about some of the significant changes I’ve seen in the area of stuttering and where the field is heading

The Stuttering Home PageThe Stuttering Home Page

A wonderful, personal journey

Certainly haven’t done it Certainly haven’t done it alone!alone!

A few of the mentors and “heroes” A few of the mentors and “heroes” that have supported me in many that have supported me in many

different waysdifferent ways

Some I’ve never met in person!

It all started. . . .It all started. . . .

““I just learned how to open I just learned how to open my email. . . . “ R. Brooksmy email. . . . “ R. Brooks

And then Harry KrampfAnd then Harry Krampf

mentioned “gopher holes” mentioned “gopher holes”

I was discovering tons of I was discovering tons of resources on the Internet that resources on the Internet that could enhance my teaching.could enhance my teaching.

Organized them into a Organized them into a gopher sitegopher site

Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences– Section on various discussion forums I’d

found– Section on other gopher sites I’d discovered– Barely mentioned World Wide Web

Made lots of mistakes! Was amazed at the response I got!

Bob Brooks called me into Bob Brooks called me into his officehis office

Wanted me to teach his undergraduate stuttering course

Take over some of his clients who stutter Looking to retire in a few years and wanted

me to consider teaching his stuttering courses

It was clear that I was being It was clear that I was being asked to take over the asked to take over the

responsibilities in the area responsibilities in the area of stuttering for our of stuttering for our

program and needed to program and needed to learn a lot and become learn a lot and become

currentcurrent

Signed on to Signed on to

Stutt-X – Don Mowrer’s list– First question I ever asked online

Stutt-L – Woody Starkweather’s list Stut-hlp – Bob Quesal’s list

Three “BIG” namesThree “BIG” names

Stuttering Home Page - gopherStuttering Home Page - gopher

Answers to FAQ about stuttering Suggestions for listeners PWS speak for themselves Information on support organizations Therapy approaches and resources Articles and handbooks for parents Short essays about stuttering Information about the ADA

John HarrisonJohn Harrison

Chris UptonChris Upton

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The Stuttering Home PageThe Stuttering Home Page http://www.????.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html http://www.msus.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html http://www.stutteringhomepage.com http://www.mnsu.edu/dept/comdis/kuster/stutter.html http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/stutter.html http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster http://www.stutteringhomepage.com

Stuttering Home PageStuttering Home Page1995-present1995-present

http://www.stutteringhomepage.com