The Bay Area Chapters of the National Stuttering Association and the Office of Disability Services at Alliant International University is proud to sponsor an evening with Nan Bernstein Ratner, Ed.D.

Dr. Ratner is the co-author of the book Handbook on Stuttering, and is Professor and Chairman, Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland at College Park. She holds degrees in Child Development, Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Psycholinguistics. Dr. Ratner is the editor of six volumes, and the author of more than 30 articles and 20 chapters addressing stuttering and language acquisition in children. She currently serves as Co-editor of Seminars in Speech and Language, Associate Editor of the Journal of Fluency Disorders and The American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and is Coordinator of the Steering Committee for ASHA's Special Interest Division #4 (Fluency and Fluency Disorders).

The local chapters of the NSA are pleased to sponsor this esteemed speaker and would like to thank Dr. Ratner for her willingness to reach out to the stuttering community in the Bay Area.

For more information on the Bay Area Chapters of the NSA: www.BayAreaNSA.com

Information on Dr. Ratner: http://www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp/facultyStaff/Ratnern.htm