This episode features Gonçalo Leal, an internationally recognized speech and language pathologist, educator, and mentor who works to advance the understanding and treatment of fluency disorders through clinical practice, research, and global collaboration.

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Episode Description: In this episode, Dr. Gerald Maguire speaks with Dr. Lisa LaSalle about the complexity of stuttering, the importance of individualized support, and what progress in research and clinical care means for people who stutter at every age.

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This episode features Dr. Gerald Maguire, joined by Zach Greene, Annie Hernandez, and Sam, who share personal and professional perspectives on living with stuttering and advancing understanding through the STARS community.

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Our first episode features Dr. Shahriar SheikhBahaei, whose work focuses on the neural circuits involved in speech production and stuttering.
In this episode, Dr. SheikhBahaei discusses:

• How his lab studies the brain mechanisms that support fluent speech
• What recent findings may tell us about the biology of stuttering
• How research today may guide tomorrow’s treatments

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