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	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

CELEBRITY FOCUS

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, is well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones has spoken some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

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.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

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. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

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.