Oliver Bloodstein: reflections on a career. Interview by Mark Onslow.
Oliver Bloodstein arrived at the University of Iowa in 1941 to study under Wendell Johnson. There he began an influential career that included a seminal documentation of the development of stuttering, the development of the continuity hypothesis and the anticipatory struggle hypothesis, and the writing of five editions of the influential text "A Handbook on Stuttering." In this interview Dr. Bloodstein reflects on his remarkable and inspiring career, which continues today with his involvement in the preparation of a sixth edition of this text.


OBJECTIVE
The reader will: (1) describe the contribution to the field of stuttering made by Dr. Bloodstein; (2) discuss the career influences that led to his achievements; (3) know Dr. Bloodstein's current views on the cause of stuttering; and (4) identify the locations at which he worked during his career.
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Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, Australia. m.onslow@usyd.edu.au
D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000266:history*; D013342:Stuttering / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States