I study how the lived experience of stuttering interacts with culture and society. I am interested in the subjective experience of stuttering, specifically how stuttering feels to the speaker. I hope to improve the stuttering experience by helping people who stutter develop more robust stuttering identities and by developing therapies that make the experience of stuttering more joyful. I take a stutter positive approach in my work, asking what do people who stutter and those around us gain from our stuttering?
Education
- BS in Mechanical Engineering from SUNY Binghamton in 2009
- MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012
- PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Memphis in 2018
Research Interests
Stuttering, Identity, Neurodiversity, Therapy
Teaching Interests
Stuttering & Counseling
Publications & Research
Journal Articles
Gross, M., Constantino, C. D., Latham, D., Randolph, K., Preshia, E., & Rooney, M. (2021). Examining the information communication technology use of rural child welfare workers using the experience sampling method. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 62(3).
Constantino, C. D., Randolph, K., Gross, M., Latham, D., Rooney, M., & Preshia, E. (2021). The subjective experience of information communication technology among child welfare workers. Children and Youth Services Review, 121.
Gillespie-Lynch, K., Kapp, S. K., Constantino, C. D., Riccio, A., DeNigris, D., Santos, J. D., Endlich, E., Herrel, J., Hotez, E., Kofner, B., & Hadi, N. (2021). What Does It Mean to be an Ally? Supporting Neurodiverse People as the Rightful Leaders of their Own Advocacy through Increasingly Participatory Research. Research in Social Sciences and Disability, 12, 189-223.
Constantino, C. D., Eichorn, N., Buder. Eugene, Beck, J. G., & Manning, W. (2020). The speaker's experience of stuttering: Measuring Spontaneity. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
Douglass, J., Constantino, C., Alvarado, J., Smith, K., & Verrastro, K. (2019). Qualitative investigation of the speech-language therapy experiences of individuals who covertly stutter. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 61, 1-17.
Constantino, C. (2018). What can people who stutter learn from the neurodiversity movement? Seminars in Speech and Language, 39(4), 382-396.
Constantino, C. D., Manning, W. H., & Nordstrom, S. N. (2017). Rethinking covert stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 53, 26-40.
Constantino, C., Leslie, P., Quesal, R. W., & Yaruss, J. S. (2016). A preliminary investigation of daily variability of stuttering in adults. J Commun Disord, 60, 39-50.
Constantino, C. (2016). Knowing death differently: Green burial. Death Studies, 40, 1-3.
Constantino, C., & Manning, W. H. (2016). Origin and Pawn Calculator: Determining Agency to Improve Treatment Outcomes. In R. Gabel (Ed.), Eighth World Congress on Fluency Disorders. Lisbon, Portugal: International Fluency Association.
Constantino, C., & Manning, W. H. (2016). Passing as Fluent: A Foucauldian Analysis. In R. Gabel (Ed.), Eighth World Congress on Fluency Disorders. Lisbon, Portugal: International Fluency Association.
Constantino, C., Simpson, S., & Campbell, P. (2016). Re-visioning stuttering through art. In International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference 2016. http://isad.isastutter.org/isad-2016/papers-presented-by-2016/creative-expression/re-visioning-stuttering-through-art-christopher-constantino-sam-simpson-patrick-campbell/.
Constantino, C. (2016). Stuttering Gain. In International Stuttering Awareness Day Online Conference. [http://isad.isastutter.org/isad-2016/papers-presented-by-2016/stories-and-experiences-with-stuttering-by-pws/stuttering-gain-christopher-constantino/>.
Books
Campbell, P., Constantino, C., & Simpson, S. (Eds.). (2019). Stammering Pride and Prejudice: Contemporary approaches to stammering using the social model of disability. Albury, UK: J & R Press Ltd.
Book Chapters
Constantino, C. (2019). Stutter Naked. In P. Campbell C. D. Constantino S. Simpson (Ed.), Contemporary approaches to stammering using the social model of disability. Albury, UK: J & R Press Ltd.
Constantino, C. (2017). Covert (interiorized) stuttering and passing as fluent. In Sharon Millard (Ed.), Speech Dysfluency. In The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks.
Neimeyer, R. A., Constantino, C., & DiLollo, A. (2014). Chair Work. In A. DiLollo & R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Counseling in speech-language pathology and audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
Constantino, C., Neimeyer, R. A., & DiLollo, A. (2014). Experimenting with Experience. In A. DiLollo, & R. A. Neimeyer (Eds.), Counseling in speech-language pathology and audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
Constantino, C., Neimeyer, R. A., & DiLollo, A. (2014). Mindfulness. In A. DiLollo, & R. A. Neimeyer (Eds.), Counseling in speech-language pathology and audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
Neimeyer, R. A., Constantino, C., & DiLollo, A. (2014). Self-Characterization. In A. DiLollo, & R. A. Neimeyer (Eds.), Counseling in speech-language pathology and audiology: Reconstructing Personal Narratives. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing.
Grants & Awards
Constantino, C. (Jun 2019–Jul 2020). NSA Research Award. Funded by National Stuttering Association.
Constantino, C. (Apr 2019–Dec 2021). Advancing Academic Research Careers Award. Funded by American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Constantino, C. (2019). Stuttering Identity's Contribution to Well-Being Among Adults who Stutter. Funded by Florida State University.
Constantino, C., Gross, M., Latham, D., & Randolph, K. (2018–2019). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Use Among Rural Child Welfare Workers in North Florida. Funded by Florida State University.
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