Referrals - Iowa | Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter

Listed below are the names of speech pathologists in your state who might be able to help you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America provides these names only to help in locating a speech pathologist who might be able to assist you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America does not warrant the competency of these speech pathologists nor guarantee their treatment.

This list is likely to include only a small number of the speech pathologists in your area and therefore might not include the names of all speech pathologists who might be able to assist you. No negative implication should be drawn about a particular speech pathologist's qualifications or competency if he or she is not included on this list.

If the individuals located below cannot assist you or are not located near you, the Stuttering Foundation of America encourages you to request a referral from them.

Ms. Toni D. Cilek, M.A., CCC-SLP Clinical Associate Professor Dept of Comm Sciences/Disorders 122D WJ Speech & Hearing Clinic Iowa City, IA 52242 (319)335-8744 toni-cilek@uiowa.edu www.shc.uiowa.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist	Ms. Julie G. Gasway, M.A., CCC-SLP Manager, Witwer Children's Therapy UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital 1079 N Center Point Rd Hiawatha, IA 52233-1231 (319)368-5919 julie.gasway@unitypoint.org unitypoint.org
Ms. Treva L. Graves, M.A., CCC-SLP Graves Center for Speech & Hearing 1522 W. 14th Street Spencer, IA 51301 (712)363-0678 tgraves@smunet.net	Mr. Steve Gude, M.A., CCC-SLP Des Moines Public Schools Monroe Elementary Des Moines, IA 50310-4105 (515)242-8425 smgude@gmail.com
Dr. Elisa Huff, CCC-SLP MSLP Program Director St. Ambrose University 518 W Locust St Davenport, IA 52803-2898 (563)333-3922 huffelisag@sau.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist	Ms. Lynne G Warden, M.S., CCC-SLP 1755 NW 130th Clive, IA 50325 (515)267-0042 garnerlynne@live.com
Dr. Patricia M. Zebrowski, CCC-SLP Speech/Hearing Clinic Univ of Iowa 250 Hawkins Dr 127c Iowa City, IA 52242-1025 (319)335-8735 (319)335-8851 tricia-zebrowski@uiowa.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under th supervision of a certified speech language pathologist

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Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.