Rita Thurman
Speaker
Rita Thurman has worked in schools and clinical settings in Utah, Idaho, Illinois, Montana, Virgina and South/North Carolina. Her practice focuses on the evaluation and treatment of children, teens and adults who stutter. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Stuttering, Cluttering and Fluency Disorders and served as Chair on the Executive Board of the American Board of Stuttering, Cluttering and Fluency Disorders. Ms. Thurman was awarded the NC Clinical Achievement Award in 2012, the NSA SLP of the Year Award in 2015 and the NSA Chapter of the Year Award in 2021--for her work to improve services for children/adults who stutter. Ms. Thurman has presented workshops on stuttering at both a state and national level. She has participated in the International Stuttering Awareness Day on-line conference and contributed a chapter in the book: Stuttering–Inspirational Stories, Professional Wisdom. She is a NSA Adult and TWST (Teens Who STutter) Chapters leader.
