ECU faculty member available to answer questions about stuttering, language disorders

Dr. Patrick Briley

When 13-year-old Brayden Harrington spoke during the Democratic National Convention, people listened. That’s because he and presidential nominee Joe Biden have something in common: They both have firsthand knowledge of the impact of stuttering.

An estimated 3 million people in the United States stutter, which affects people of all ages, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

East Carolina University’s speech-language and hearing clinic cares for patients from across eastern North Carolina, helping them to communicate more effectively. Faculty members treat a range of disorders from hearing loss to aphasia, a language impairment that can occur as a result of stroke or head injury.

ECU faculty member Dr. Patrick Briley is a leading expert and researcher in the area of stuttering and language disorders in the ECU Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Allied Health Sciences. He also has personal experience with stuttering. He is available to answer your questions about stuttering and other fluency disorders.

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