Season 8: Episode 7: Understanding Temperament and Stuttering with Dr. Kurt Eggers

Kurt Eggers, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Ghent University in Belgium, joins host Sara MacIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP, to provide an introduction to temperament and stuttering. Drawing on his clinical and research expertise, Dr. Eggers provides an overview of temperament, reviews the historical context of temperament within research, highlights findings from his work and the broader literature, and discusses why temperament may be an important factor to consider in understanding how individuals experience and respond to stuttering.