Kris English, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and has been a faculty member of the Distance Learning AuD program at Central Michigan/Vanderbilt Universities for six years. She has been the author, co-author, or editor of five books, including Counseling Children with Hearing Impairment and Their Families and Counseling in Audiologic Practice: Helping Patients and Families Adjust to Hearing Impairment.

Charles Healey, Ph.D. is a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and has been a faculty member there for the past 28 years. He is an ASHA Fellow and has received the Honors of the Nebraska Speech- Language-Hearing Association. He is currently chair of the Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders. He is the co-editor of two recently published books: The Proceedings of the Second World Congress on Fluency Disorders and Stuttering Research and Practice: Bridging the Gap. During his career, Dr. Healey has published many research articles in the area of stuttering and presented numerous workshops on the assessment and treatment of stuttering in children and adults.

Martin Robinette, Ph.D., is currently Professor of Audiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and is a member of the Department of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale. He received his Masters degree in Audiology from the University of Utah in 1967 and his Ph.D. in Audiology from Wayne State University in 1970. As a Professor at the University of Utah from 1974 through 1986, he served as Division Director from 1981 to 1984 and Associate Dean of the College of Health from 1984 through 1986 when he left Utah to become Head of Audiology for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He is an ASHA Fellow and a recipient of The Honors of the Association of ASHA. Over the years, he has contributed 67 publications including 4 text books and over 240 convention papers and invited presentations. He has chaired 43 graduate student committees including 5 Ph.D. candidates.

Julie Wolter, Ph.D., received her Ph.D. from Witchita State University and is currently an Assistant  Professor at Utah State University. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of preschool and school-age language and literacy development, as well as counseling in the Speech-Language Pathology clinical setting. She is currently conducting quantitative research to examine the linguistic components of morphological awareness and orthographic processing as they relate to reading and spelling development. Furthermore, she is developing a constructivist  counseling model to be utilized with adolescents and adults with language-literacy deficits. Other interests include those of evidence based practice, qualitative research, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

James C. Blair, Ph.D., has more than 33 years of experience as a teacher and researcher.  He was instrumental in establishing the discipline of Educational Audiology (which is now nationally recognized as a profession) and in the development of the Educational Audiology Association (a professional organization with more than 1,000 members). He has written grants that have brought in more than two million dollars in training money to Utah State University. Dr. Blair has written on both audiology and education of the deaf, and is recognized as an expert on children who are hard of hearing. While  accomplishing much in his profession, he has never neglected his teaching. He consistently receives outstanding teacher evaluations and is respected by students and faculty alike. He has written 25 articles, 5 book chapters and 1 book. He has presented to groups in 22 states and Canada and is frequently cited in articles and chapters written by others.

Beth Foley, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education at Utah State University. She currently serves as interim Department Head and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in adult neurogenic communication disorders, assistive technology, and severe communication impairments.  Her primary research interests are literacy development in students with complex communication needs and inclusion of students who use AAC in general education settings. She has numerous presentations and publications on these topics to her credit. Dr. Foley has more than 25 years of experience providing consultation to educators and Speech-Language Pathologists serving students with assistive technology needs.