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Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Graduate Officer)
313-577-8676
313-577-8885
5201 Cass Ave.
Dr. Derek E. Daniels is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist who specializes in stuttering therapy. He has presented locally, nationally, and internationally on stuttering. He is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Fluency Disorders. Dr. Daniels is a person who stutters, conducts research on psychosocial aspects of stuttering, and supervises graduate student training in stuttering through Wayne State University's Speech and Language Clinic.
He has participated in many self-help events, workshops, and clinical training programs for people who stutter, including Camp Shout Out (www.campshoutout.org). Dr. Daniels is a native of Houston, TX, and currently enjoys urban life in Detroit. He is a former President of the Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and currently serves as the Association's Vice-President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. In 2023, he received the Professional of the Year Award from the National Stuttering Association.