{"id":1502,"date":"2025-08-20T08:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=212638"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:36:01","slug":"megan-arney","status":"publish","type":"uwsp_directory","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/profile\/megan-arney\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Arney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/megan-kaye-arney-6048b6298\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LinkedIn-icon.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Bio<\/h2>\n<p>Megan Arney is an instructor and speech-language pathologist with an extensive clinical background in communicative disorders and years of experience working with people who stutter across the lifespan. Her research focuses on stuttering from the speaker\u2019s perspective and determinants of the experience of stuttering. Outside of her research and professional roles, she is a member of the ASHA Special Interest Group 4: Fluency and Fluency Disorders and holds The Ally of Stuttering Seal.<\/p>\n<h2>Experience and Interests<\/h2>\n<h4>Teaching<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor of Records, Michigan State University (2022-2025)<\/li>\n<li>Guest Lecturer, Medical University-Plovdiv (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Research Interests<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Stuttering, experience of stuttering, mindset, stuttering treatment outcomes, perceptions of stuttering, cognitive science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Professional Experience<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Speech-language pathologist (2014-2021)<\/li>\n<li>Research Assistant for NIH-funded Grant (2021-2022)<\/li>\n<li>Research Assistant for NSF Convergence Accelerator Track H: Convergent, Human-Centered Design for Making Voice-Activated AI Accessible and Fair to People Who Stutter (2023-2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Presentations and Publications<\/h2>\n<h4>Publications<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Arney, M., Moser, J., Walsh, B., &amp; Yaruss, J. S. (2025). Trait mindfulness and the experience of stuttering. <em>American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology<\/em>, 34(4), 1978\u20131991. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1044\/2025_AJSLP-24-00295\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1044\/2025_AJSLP-24-00295<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Involvement<\/h2>\n<h4>Professional Memberships<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Certificate of Clinical Competency (2015-present)<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin Department of Safety of Professional Services , Wisconsin License \u2013 Speech-Language Pathology (<br \/>\n2015-present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fun Facts<\/h2>\n<h4>Last book you read?<\/h4>\n<p><em>The Spellshop<\/em> by Sarah Beth Durst<\/p>\n<h4>Best advice you ever received?<\/h4>\n<p>Never wish time away.<\/p>\n<h4>What did you want to be when you were growing up?<\/h4>\n<p>Speech-language pathologist.<\/p>\n<h4>Favorite Quote?<\/h4>\n<p>Curiouser and curiouser!<\/p>\n<h4>One thing about your school that you are most proud of?<\/h4>\n<p>I am proud of how much our department cares about our students and their well being. I am also proud of how welcoming everyone is of newcomers!<\/p>\n<h4>What do you enjoy most about teaching?<\/h4>\n<p>I enjoy watching students grow in their ability, knowledge, and confidence in a given topic.<\/p>\n<h4>A piece of advice for students in your school?<\/h4>\n<p>Remember to stay curious and enjoy the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio Megan Arney is an instructor and speech-language pathologist with an extensive clinical background in communicative disorders and years of experience working with people who stutter across the lifespan. Her research focuses on stuttering from the speaker\u2019s perspective and determinants of the experience of stuttering. 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