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Dr. Julia Hollister is a full-time Associate Professor and Program Director of the Speech-Language Pathology Doctorate (SLPD) program at Loma Linda University's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Her expertise spans 20 years in clinical practice and academia, focusing on fluency disorders, human resiliency, and reflective learning. She supervises a fluency clinic and holds certifications including ASHA's Specialty Recognition in Fluency Disorders and a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching.
Education: PhD in Speech and Hearing Science (University of Iowa), MS in Speech Language Pathology (Loma Linda University), BS in Elementary Education (Walla Walla College).
Research interests emphasize stuttering interventions, resiliency in children who stutter, and client-driven therapy approaches. Over 20 research presentations include studies on disfluency patterns in children, stuttering support organizations, and cognitive-affective changes in adolescents who stutter. Key publications explore therapeutic expectations, solution-focused therapy for children, and grammatical development's impact on stuttering.
Professional credentials include ASHA certification, California licensure, and training in preschool resiliency programs. Her work integrates clinical practice with educational innovation, advocating for spiritually responsive care and reflective practice in speech-language pathology.
